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Christian Bök on Breakfast Television Calgary

Christian Bök (Eunoia, Crystallography) will appear on CityTV's Breakfast Television in Calgary on Tuesday, January 13. Tune in for a rare chance to catch the poet, renowned for his masterful performances, in the audio-visual medium!

http://www.citytv.com/calgary/tvshows_14388.aspx.

Mike Hoolboom profiled in Eye Weekly

Fringe filmmaker and writer Mike Hoolboom talks to Eye Weekly's Jason Anderson about the utilitarian and magical applications of video art. He also gives some insight into motivations and aspirations behind his novel, The Steve Machine.

“I had always wanted to make useful art,” Hoolboom says, “videotapes that could be strong enough to tow cars, but light enough to serve as the bow on a boy’s birthday present.”

Guy Maddin wins $10,000 award for My Winnipeg

Last night, filmmaker and author of the forthcoming My Winnipeg companion (as well as 2003's From the Atelier Tovar) Guy Maddin was awarded the inaugural $10,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award, presented by the Toronto Film Critics Association.

CBC.CA covers Eunoia's international success

For those who missed Christian Bök's interview on CBC Radio's 'Q,' the following article provides a good recap of Eunoia's interesting U.K. success story and quotes from Bök's responses in the interview.

Visit http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/01/05/eunoia-poet.html#socialcomments-submit.

Stunt one of CBC.CA/ARTS' top pop culture mementoes of 2008

CBC.CA/ARTS has listed the publication of Claudia Dey's Stunt among 100 pop culture events that defined 2008. The novel, according to the CBC, 'announces Claudia Dey as a major new voice in CanLit.'

View the complete list here: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2008/12/29/f-2008-top-100-part-4.html.

Christian Bok on CBC's 'Q'

Christian Bok will be on CBC Radio's 'Q' (hosted by Jian Ghomeshi) this Monday, January 5, to talk about the success of his bestselling poetry book Eunoia, in the UK. Eunoia was just released this fall in England by Canongate, and it's causing quite a stir across the pond.

Maggie Helwig interviewed by Ryerson Free Press

Maggie Helwig, author of Girls Fall Down, was interviewed by the Ryerson Free Press:

Author uses nursery rhyme as inspiration for social commentary
By Angela Walcott
November 2008 Issue

Coach House makes end-of-year lists

As 2009 approaches, many newspapers, blogs and critics are making their end-of-year lists, and Coach House is proud to announce some of our books are among 2008's most lauded titles.

NOW Magazine listed their top ten books of 2008, and Coach House novels took the number one and ten spots! Of number one book, Maggie Helwig's Girls Fall Down, Susan G. Cole said:

Critics name My Winnipeg best screenplay of 2008

indieWIRE's annual national survey of film critics brought Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg two votes for best screenplay, cast by critics J Hoberman (Village Voice) and Jonathan Rosenbaum (freelance).

Visit the following links to view their full ballots:

Crabwise to the Hounds a Poetry Foundation book of the year!

Jeramy Dodds's Crabwise to the Hounds has been named one of the prestigious Poetry Foundation's favourite books of the year. The citation begins: