In the National Post's books section on Saturday, March 12, they asked the authors of some of this spring's most anticipated books (including Monoceros's Suzette Mayr and The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn's Sean Dixon) to tell them the books they arere most looking forward to reading this Spring.
Here were Suzette Mayr's and Sean Dixon's responses:
Over at Karen the Small Press Librarian's blog, she's listed some Small Press Recommendations on the eve of the Eve of the New Year, with books highlighted by Doug Gordon (New Door Books, Philadelphia), Samantha Giles (Small Press Traffic, San Francisco) and Veronica Liu (Fractious Press, New York)
As 2009 draws to a close, many publications are compiling their lists of the best books of 2009. And Coach House is delighted to find several of our titles making those various 'Best of 2009' lists.
Coach House will, as of February 14, offer free digital downloads with the purchase of any print edition (provided, of course, the book currently exists in e-format). You buy one of our print books, the electronic book is yours for the taking.
Sounds great, but how does it work? One of two ways:
Coach House founder and master printer Stan Bevington is this year’s recipient of the Robert R. Reid lifetime achievement award for excellence in book art. The award is given annually by the Alcuin Society, a non-profit dedicated to preserving and celebrating Canadian contributions to print culture.
Previous Robert R. Reid recipients include former Coach House typesetter and designer Glenn Goluska.
In a two-part interview with Coach House founder and master printer Stan Bevington, Nigel Beale, from the Biblio File podcast, delves into the intriguing combination of factors that inspired Bevington's passion for print culture and took Coach House to the forefront of Canadian book design.
The interview is both a journey through the history of technologies and typefaces, as well as an advice manual for collectors seeking rare pieces of Canadiana.
