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Nicolas Billon talks about his obsession with Iceland

March 5, 2013 — Nicolas Billon spoke with fellow playwright Amy Lee Lavoie in the Charlebois Post about his play Iceland, which runs this month at the Factory Theatre. Iceland, which focuses on a confrontation between a real estate agent and a tenant, will be published this spring in Fault Lines collected along with Billon's plays Greenland and Faroe Islands.

Nicole Brossard discusses the collaborative art of translation with the Montreal Gazette

February 27, 2013 — In advance of the Found in Translation events happening in Montreal (February 27) and Toronto (February 28) to mark the launch of White Piano, the English translation of her poetry collection Piano blanc, Nicole Brossard spoke with the Montreal Gazette about the collaborative work of translation. Brossard likens her relationship to her translators Erín Moure and Robert Majzels to a 'dance ... that gets better with time.'

The New York Times raves about Mathew Henderson's The Lease

February 27, 2013 — In a review for The New York Times (!), Dwight Garner says ‘The Lease cuts into its primary subjects — grease, technology, physical labor, alienated sex, mud, fear, profound loneliness — like a welder’s oxyacetylene flame. [...] I've read more adept books of poetry than The Lease in the past six months, with more self-conscious chaos and precision wordplay. But I've read none that I was more eager to run through again in my mind.’

Maidenhead shortlisted for The Believer Book Award!

February 26, 2013 — Coach House is excited to share that Tamara Faith Berger's Maidenhead has been shortlisted by the editors of The Believer magazine for their 2012 Book Award.

Andrew Kaufman interviewed by The Void

February 23, 2013 — Andrew Kaufman, was interviewed by the UK online magazine The Void about his work, including perennial favourite All My Friends Are Superheroes, which will be released in a special tenth-anniversary edition this spring by Coach House. An excerpt follows in which Andrew likens the process of writing his first book, Superheroes, to repairing an old car.

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Heather Birrell answers rob mclennan's 12 or 20 questions

February 17, 2013 — Heather Birrell (Mad Hope, I know you are but what am I?) took on rob mclennnan's 12 or 20 questions (second series) feature. (Learn more about this series on his blog.)

Maidenhead inspires civic pride in WORN's Haley Mlotek

February 15, 2013 — WORN Fashion Journal Publisher Haley Mlotek spoke to Emily Books about the Canadian publishing scene, and gave a shoutout to Tamara Faith Berger's Maidenhead, which was Emily Books' September 2012 pick:

Edward Keenan does Open Book Toronto's Dirty Dozen

February 15, 2013 — Edward Keenan (Some Great Idea) got personal with Open Book Toronto for their Dirty Dozen feature, discussing, among other things, his talent for making omelettes, his third nipple and why you can call him Eddy ... maybe. If those revelations weren't enough for you, Keenan also shares some thoughts on writing:

A boring life and lots of vegetables: Lisa Robertson shares writing advice with Rusty Toque

February 11, 2013 — Lisa Robertson (Lisa Robertson's Magenta Soul Whip) shares her thoughts on creativity and experimental writing a Rusty Toque's Kathryn Mockler. Her best piece of writing advice?

"Writing is the good use of boredom. I try to have a boring life. I don't socialize, and I eat nine servings of vegetables a day."

Win a copy of Nellcott Is My Darling on Goodreads

Want to make Nellcott Is My Darling your darling? Head over to Goodreads, where author Golda Fried is giving away 10 copies of the book.