Jen Currin, author of The Inquisition Yours and Hagiography, returns to her hometown of Portland for a Cross Border / Shared Coast reading with poets and authors from both sides of the American-Canadian border.
Join Vancouver poets Jen Currin (Hagiography) and Christine Leclerc (Counterfeit), and Portland poets Heather Lane and Franciskza Voeltz for a night of women's poetry and who-knows-what-gender music.
Short readings, with an acoustic set by Portland's own Pelican Ossman to follow.
West Meets West poetry reading
featuring Jen Currin, Heather Lane, Christine Leclerc and Franciska Voeltz
with music by Pelican Ossman
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Portland author Rodney Koeneke recently saw Rachel Zolf (Human Resources) read at the Spare Room Reading Series. He captured some of his feelings on his blog. Below, should you need further proof, is evidence why you must see Rachel Zolf read if she ever visits your town:
Coach House will, as of February 14, offer free digital downloads with the purchase of any print edition (provided, of course, the book currently exists in e-format). You buy one of our print books, the electronic book is yours for the taking.
Sounds great, but how does it work? One of two ways:
Coach House founder and master printer Stan Bevington is this year’s recipient of the Robert R. Reid lifetime achievement award for excellence in book art. The award is given annually by the Alcuin Society, a non-profit dedicated to preserving and celebrating Canadian contributions to print culture.
Previous Robert R. Reid recipients include former Coach House typesetter and designer Glenn Goluska.
In a two-part interview with Coach House founder and master printer Stan Bevington, Nigel Beale, from the Biblio File podcast, delves into the intriguing combination of factors that inspired Bevington's passion for print culture and took Coach House to the forefront of Canadian book design.
The interview is both a journey through the history of technologies and typefaces, as well as an advice manual for collectors seeking rare pieces of Canadiana.
