Do you love the new novel Maintenance, by author and musician Rob Benvie, but need something to listen to while you read it? You're in luck!
Benvie, formerly of Thrush Hermit, currently of The Dears, has created a 'soundtrack' or 'audio companion' to his novel Maintenance, and Coach House is making the download available for free!
Available for the first time online: the Coach House Books Fall 2009 Catalogue!
Download the attached PDF to get a sneak preview of our fall titles. You can see what we've got in store months before the books hit stores, and check out the wonderful catalogue cover by illustrator Tamara Garvey.
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.
