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Matthew Tierney’s Probably Inevitable wins the Trillium Book Award for Poetry

Coach House author Matthew Tierney is among the winners of the 2013 Trillium Book Awards, Ontario’s prestigious literature awards. Tierney received the Trillium Book Award for Poetry in the English Language category, which carries a $10,000 prize for his third poetry collection, Probably Inevitable.

Watch Edward Keenan discuss Toronto's 'civic psychodrama' on TVO's The Agenda

Edward Keenan (Some Great Idea) appeared on TVO's show, The Agenda on June 6, to talk on a panel about City Hall and Mayor Ford. View the video on the TVO website.

Spencer Gordon shares 5.3 rules for author interviews with 49th Shelf

June 11, 2013 — In a tongue-in-cheek post on 49th Shelf, Spencer Gordon (Cosmo) outlines key questions NOT to ask authors in interviews, doing his part to save everyone a little time and frustration:

3. Number three is a three-parter, cleverly:

a) Do not ask the author if she likes to see her name in print.

Matthew Tierney v. Mathew Henderson: Trillium finalists face off in the National Post

June 17, 2013 — Over on the National Post's Afterword blog, Trillium Award finalists Mathew Henderson (The Lease) and Matthew Tierney rap with one another:

'No slacking off allowed': Matthew Tierney talks Strong Beginnings with CBC Writes

June 12, 2013 — CBC Writes reached out to poet Matthew Tierney for a feature called Strong Beginnings, which asks Canadian writers about the decisions that went into opening their most recent works.

Coach House congratulates Griffin winner David McFadden

Coach House Books was delighted to learn that poet David McFadden was named the Canadian winner of the Griffin International Poetry Prize for his book, What's the Score? (Mansfield Press).

Coach House Printing operations featured in the Globe and Mail

June 8, 2013 — Coach House Printing was the first subject of a 'Toronto, Brought to Light,' a new feature in the Toronto section of the weekend Globe and Mail. Photographer Fred Lum documented our presses with some impressive equipment of his own, including a Hasselblad 6x6 camera (take that, Instagram!).

Listen to Mathew Henderson interviewed on CBC Mainstreet PEI

June 6, 2013 — Coinciding with launch of The Lease in his native PEI, poet Mathew Henderson spoke with CBC Mainstreet PEI's Karen Mair about going from working on the oil fields to getting his debut book of work poems reviewed in the New York Times.

Listen to the interview online here!

Listen to John Goldbach interviewed on CBC Calgary's The Homestretch

June 6, 2013 — In advance of the Calgary launch of The Devil and the Detective, John Goldbach spoke with Frank Rackow, guest host for CBC Calgary's The Homestretch about his philosophical take on the hardboiled tradition. "I wanted to pay homage to the genre that I've always loved. [...] Detectives think. What if we had access to the ways they think and the roundabout ways we think, rather than the direct line to the conclusion?"

Charlottetown Guardian interviews Mathew Henderson about striking poetic oil

The Charlottetown Guardian interviewed 'poet of the oil patch' Mathew Henderson in advance of the June 5 launch of his debut collection The Lease in his native PEI. (Read more about the event here.)