On Wednesday, October 5, Coach House Books takes over The Dance Cave (529 Bloor Street West, above Lee's Palace) for our big Toronto group launch. Not only will we have readings from all our fabulous fall authors, it will be in The Dance Cave (!), so you can relive the glory days of your youth (if you're not currently still living them).
Coach House Books Fall 2009 Launch
featuring readings by Cordelia Strube, David Derry, Susan Holbrook, Kate Hall, Kate Eichhorn and Margaret Christakos
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Stones Place, 1255 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
8:00 p.m.
Free
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.
