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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.

Get caught in our Bad Romance Sale this February!

Coach House wants your love and your revenge, but mostly, we want you to read our books! We hate to remind you, but Valentine's Day is around the corner. But don't give in to the hype; no holiday can boss you around about your love life! Who's to say your imagined relationship with Miley Cyrus, your courtship of your clone or even your active program of self-love isn't a valid bond worthy of celebrating on February 14?

Some Great Idea featured on Indigo blog

January 31, 2013 — Want another sneak peek at Edward Keenan's new book, Some Great Idea? Indigo's Non-Fiction Blog has a new excerpt up for your reading pleasure.

The Puritan recaps the Some Great Idea Launch

Over at The Town Cryer, the blog supplement to The Puritan, an online quarterly publication based in Toronto, they've posted a recap of the launch of Edward Keenan's Toronto book, Some Great Idea. In writer Shaun A. Hogan's review, he mentions the weather, the on-stage conversation and the sense of optimism.

Listen to Christian Bök discuss his Xenotext Experiment on the CBC

January 28, 2013 — Mad poet-scientist Christian Bök (Eunoia, Crystallography) spoke with Doug Dirks on the January 21st edition of the CBC The Homestretch about his Xenotext Experiment, which involves injecting DNA poetry into resilient bacteria. Listen to the interview on the CBC Calgary website.