Karen Mac Cormack reads a selection from At Issue, reprinted in Prismatic Publics (2009). The recording is graciously provided by PennSound. For more audio by Karen Mac Cormack, visit her PennSound page.
New Coach House poet Leigh Kotsilidis reads "Notes Toward Suburbia," "With Every Departure" and "Before Meteorologists" from her debut collection, Hypotheticals.
Lisa Robertson reads 'Tuesday' from The Weather. The recording is graciously provided by PennSound. Visit their site for more readings by Lisa Robertson and others.
Audio excerpts from our fall 2011 literary titles are now streamable online for the low low price of free. Listen to David McGimpsey reading from Li'l Bastard (above), and click on the links below to hear the rest.
In addition to being the start of the summer movie season, a time for flowers and the last name of Rod Stewart's friend Maggie, May is also the month of Doors Open Toronto and the start of Book Expo America! But here's the thing about May: it's the fifth month of the year, and as such (and because we're stumped for sale ideas), we're taking a fifth of the price off every title on the Coach House site!
From May 30 to June 1, the largest publishing event in North America – Book Expo America (or 'BEA' to those in 'the biz') – is hosted at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, and Coach House will be there. Like every year, the Expo provides booksellers and publishing industry workers a preview of exciting new things happening in the world of books.