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December 7, 2012 — Karen Hines's Drama: Pilot Episode, an 'ingenious, acidic comedy' (Globe and Mail) that was a finalist for the 2012 GG Award for Drama, has been announced as an official selection in the German 'New Plays in Canada' competition.

Prince William and Kate Middleton (or, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, if you prefer) are expecting a child! That sounds as good a reason as any for a book sale! Coach House is proud (sort of) to announce our new Royal Fertilization Sale!

Since this future royal will be third in line to the throne, we thought it only fitting to offer all our titles somewhat related to a royal pregnancy for one-third off the cover price! Those titles include:

Two of Canada's finest independent presses jump on the merger bandwagon ... sort of.

Random House and Penguin decided to make their union official. HarperCollins and Simon and Schuster have been talking about tying the knot, too. Why should the multinational publishers hog the society pages? Canadian indies have been sharing the love for a long time, though living in sin (which is just how we like it). So this December, we're making things a (little) bit more official with our good friends at ECW Press.

November 27, 2012 — Shawn Micallef (Stroll) gives Hazlitt a tour of the city on his bookshelf for Shelf Esteem, 'a weekly measure of the books on the shelves of writers, editors, and other word lovers.' Through the lens of his library, Shawn examines how writing both reflects and shapes the cities we live in.