Coach House Press is purchasing its home! The Coach House, located at 80 bpNichol Lane and home to Coach House Printing and Coach House Books since 1968, has been acquired by Coach House Press. The historic building (which dates from the late 1800s) and its four-decade legacy of innovative printing and publishing are safer and sounder than ever. A cause for celebration indeed!
Recently, Dani Couture sat down with Maggie Helwig to discuss her new novel, Girls Fall Down. In an interview that is featured on the Pages Books and Magazines website, Helwig reveals how she found a voice for her schizophrenic character, Derek: <!--newline--><!--newline-->DANI COUTURE: In your novel, you wrote intense dialogue for Derek, Susie’s schizophrenic brother who had disappeared off the grid.
The 2008 Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts were announced at a ceremony in Toronto last night, and Coach House Books is beyond thrilled to announce that we’ve won the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts in the category of arts organization!<!--newline--><!--newline-->Our jaws are still wide open in shock and amazement.
Coach House Books is ecstatic to announce we’ve been shortlisted for the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts!<!--newline--><!--newline-->The award, administered by the Ontario Arts Council, recognizes outstanding achievement in the professional arts by an individual or a group.
Last night, at a ceremony at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Coach House Books was named the Small Press Publisher of 2007 at the Libris Awards! <!--newline--><!--newline-->Given annually by the Canadian Booksellers' Association, the Libris Awards are nominated and voted on by members of the Canadian bookselling community, and honour outstanding achievement in Canada’s bookselling industry. Coach House triumphed over some very impressive competition, including Cormorant Books and Gaspereau Press.
The Canadian Booksellers Association announced the shortlist for the 2007 Libris Awards and Coach House Books has been nominated for Small Press Publisher of the Year!<!--newline--><!--newline-->The other publishers shortlisted for Small Press Publisher of the Year are Cormorant Books and Gaspereau Press -- worthy opponents, indeed.<!--newline--><!--newline-->Winners of the Libris Awards are announced at Book Expo Canada, Canada's annual book publishing trade show, Jun
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.
