Coach House returns victorious from Book Expo Canada

Thank you to all the booksellers, media people, and fellow publishers who came by the Coach House Books booth at Book Expo Canada. Coach House had a blast this past weekend, playing table hockey, trying to name our in-booth goldfish and telling people about our exciting new fall titles.<!--newline--><!--newline-->In addition to winning a Libris Award for Small Press Publisher of the Year, Coach House is also very happy to announce that the Quill & Quire declared the Coach House booth its pick for booth of the year:<!--newline--><!--newline-->'Employing utterly and unapologetically unscientific methodology, Q&Q has picked Coach House’s “hockey office” (our name) as booth of the year. Yes, other booths were splashier, with poker tables or 3-D Simpsons families, some were slicker, with cover images everywhere and thick carpeting on the floor, and certainly some were creepier (we’re thinking of the world’s tallest man at the Guinness World Records booth) or more touchy-feely (such as the man giving out hugs, or the massage booth), but Coach House’s booth was infused with a sense of low-budget fun, while keeping the focus on its upcoming titles.<!--newline--><!--newline-->'The hockey table and fake hockey tickets were a charming touch, as was the contest to name the live goldfish swimming in a bowl on the mock-office table. (Not quite a return to the days of Jack Stoddart’s BookExpo elephant, but cute nonetheless.) We also liked the Monday addition of Coach House’s Libris award to the hockey table, as if players were contending for the glass statuette.'<!--newline--><!--newline-->And best of all, we have a winner in our "name-the-Coach-House" goldfish contest. The Coach House goldfish (part of our promotions for Jessica Westhead's forthcoming novel, Pulpy and Midge) has been named 'Paperclip'. Congratulations to the entrant who submitted 'Paperclip'. You will receive a free copy of Pulpy and Midge upon its publication this fall.<!--newline--><!--newline-->