A poem today from Laura Farina, who Coach House Books is thrilled to be publishing in 2027(!):

Celebrate Poetry Month and join us in reading a month's worth of poems via Chaudiere Books! A poem from Jason Christie linked below (Christie is the author of CH title Cursed Objects, now 15% off as well across April: chbooks.com/Books/C/Curs...). 📖

'In Canada, Ondaatje has always been understood as a poet ... His earliest efforts in this vein were supported by Coach House Books, an independent press known for its experimental and avant-garde disposition.' Ben Libman on Michael Ondaatje: www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/178...

On Occasion, edited by Sina Queyras, is officially out May 12! Advance copies have begun arriving to contributing poets and we can't wait for its release. Learn more and pre-order a copy here: chbooks.com/Books/O/On-O...

'I was a student at the University of Toronto and was writing poetry and got a call from a place called Coach House Press, who asked if I had perhaps a book of poetry they could publish...' Michael Ondaatje reflects on Coach House, for Brick, A Literary Journal: brickmag.com/coach-house-...

The Coffin of Honey by Geoffrey D. Morrison has been selected for The Booksellers’ List Spring 2026! ‘An existential romp and a heartfelt cry for an international humanitarian awakening.’ – Basil Sylvester, Flying Books Out May 12: chbooks.com/Books/T/The-...

We're so thrilled that What I Know About You, by Éric Chacour and translated by Pablo Strauss, has been shortlisted for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award! Across Canada in April, What I Know About You is available with no holds/waitlists in library systems. Learn more here: tr.ee/uAqQ1AdB2H

Encampment! What I Know About You! The Sleeping Car Porter! Fifteen Dogs! Ring! Messy Cities! Stroll! We ❤️ library readers!!

Happening this Thursday (April 9): a one-day symposium on the bpNichol.ca Digital Archive!

As a special Poetry Month treat, all poetry published before 2026 is 15% off throughout April on chbooks.com! Shop the sale now on our site, no discount code needed. Browse poetry here: chbooks.com/Categories/P...

What I Know About You, by Éric Chacour and translated by Pablo Strauss, has been selected for One eReads Canada! All April, What I Know About You is available digitally with no holds in libraries across Canada. Join Canada's largest digital book club here: 1ereadlivrelcanada.ca

Excited for the Indie to Indie Party this Wednesday along with @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @graywolfpress.bsky.social @milkweededitions.bsky.social @sevenstories.bsky.social @groveatlantic.bsky.social and more!!!

Congratulations to Jennifer Bowering Delisle, whose poetry collection, Stock, has been shortlisted for the Robert Kroetsch – City of Edmonton Book Prize! Learn more about all of the 2026 finalists here: www.edmontonarts.ca/blog/2026-ed...

Tonight at 5 PM EST, free and open to all:

Early reviews – and lots of enthusiasm and anticipation from independent booksellers! – have begun arriving for Lisa Robertson’s Riverwork, out from Coach House Books May 5, 2026! Pre-order here: chbooks.com/Books/R/Rive...

"The structure of Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette’s 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 is a masterclass in time travel..." writes Sharon Morisey in her review. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/when... @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

'Lisa Robertson is one of those writers who seems to invent a new genre with each book.' Frieze recommends RIVERWORK in "What to Read This Spring": www.frieze.com/article/what...

Upcoming events! Tomorrow at Trident Cafe (Halifax), join Heather Birrell for a reading from Born! Birrell will be joined by Jaime Forsythe and Nanci Lee.

Out from Maggie Helwig (June 9!), Instructions for the End of the World. Learn more and pre-order here: chbooks.com/Books/I/Inst...

Announcing finalists for the 2026 #ShaughnessyCohen Prize for Political Writing: ◢ On Oil by Don Gillmor ◢ Encampment by @maggiehelwig.bsky.social ◢ On the Ground by Brian Stewart ◢ On Book Banning by Ira Wells ◢ Women Who Woke up the Law by Karin Wells writerstrust.com/ShaughnessyCohen

Congratulations to @maggiehelwig.bsky.social, whose book Encampment is one of the five finalists for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing! Learn more about the prize here: www.writerstrust.com/awards/shaug...

Tonight in Hamilton! Two great authors and a wonderful host.

Happy pub day to Rebellious Bodies and Radical Acts: Deaf and Disabled Artists Raise the Curtain on Cripping the Stage, edited by Alex Bulmer and Debbie Patterson! chbooks.com/Books/R/Rebe...

My new book NEBULAS comes out in May from @coachhousebooks.bsky.social! In 2022, I started writing a bunch of poems inspired by images from the James Webb telescope. Stellar nurseries, glowing clouds, gods' eyes, fox pelts, and human brains. Preorder: chbooks.com/Books/N/Nebu...

#hamont folks: I'll be at The City & The City Books next Tuesday night, acting as moderator for two authors who lack all sense of moderation. @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

Riverwork by Lisa Robertson (out May 5) and The Coffin of Honey by Geoffrey D. Morrison (out May 12) are both featured in CBC Books' anticipated Canadian Fiction Spring 2026 list! www.cbc.ca/books/new-ca...

Friday, March 20, in Halifax: Heather Birrell reads at Trident Booksellers & Cafe! Heather will be reading alongside Jaime Forsythe and Nanci Lee. Full details here: kingsbookstore.ca/events/47662...

BOOK REVIEW: "Indigenous Toronto: Stories that Carry This Place", a 2021 collection of essays centering the Indigenous history and culture of Toronto. I read it as part of a small book club, and it was delightful to share our thoughts, questions, and experiences around reading it with others. 1/6

On Tues., March 17: Kate Cayley and Andrew Kaufman will be at The City & The City Books in Hamilton! They'll be discussing their new books, Property and Enjoy Your Stay at the Shamrock Motel, in conversation with Nathan Whitlock. Check out all of our forthcoming events here: chbooks.com/Events

Wonderful as always to see our indie books being enjoyed by library readers: Encampment, The Sleeping Car Porter, What I Know About You, Indigenous Toronto, Fifteen Dogs, Ring, Messy Cities, Stroll, and Days by Moonlight!!

We're excited to see everyone at #AWP! Coach House Books is all set up at Booth 856 📚❤️

Spending the evening with Fifteen Dogs from @coachhousebooks.bsky.social and one judgemental cat. #booksky #caturday

Tonight! Hear poetry from Domenica Martinello. 🌟

For the Toronto Star, Kristjana Gunnars answers their author questionnaire and discusses writing The Silence of Falling Snow as a way to "punch holes in that wall of numbness." Read here: www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

This Sunday! We'll be selling books alongside lots of great printmakers, zinesters, publishers, etc. ✂️ ✂️ ✂️

New work from Sarah Burgoyne, Coach House author of Because The Sun. 💌

Next week in London, Ontario: Join Domenica Martinello, alongside Kyle Flemmer and local opener Jaya Sinha, at Antler River Poetry. Weds., Feb. 25 from 7 to 8:30 PM! More info here: antlerriverpoetry.ca

Congratulations to What I Know About You, from Éric Chacour and translated from the French by Pablo Strauss, on making the Dublin Literary Award Longlist! 🌟 Learn more about What I Know About You: chbooks.com/Books/W/What...

"I've watched you soar all day. Please teach me how you do that." #TodaysPoem #poetry The Trouble With Wormholes by @damianrogers.bsky.social from Dear Leader (2015 @coachhousebooks.bsky.social) chbooks.com/Books/D/Dear...

Happy Valentine's Day from Coach House Books! We love a theme, especially one that can cover such a broad range of our titles. Our picks for the day:

Next Sunday (Feb 22) in Guelph: Join us at the Rock/Paper/Scissors Print + Book Fair to celebrate small scale publishing! 🪨📖✂️ artgalleryofguelph.ca/event/rock-p...

Breanna MacElwain interviews @awapointe.bsky.social about her @coachhousebooks.bsky.social poetry collection, "Circumtrauma," for @the-wood-lot.bsky.social:

Read an excerpt from REBELLIOUS BODIES AND RADICAL ACTS (@coachhousebooks.bsky.social), edited by Alex Bulmer & Debbie Patterson. A special preview of an extraordinarily powerful book, in advance of its nearing February release! #AmReading #Anthologies #Essays #Drama open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

We ❤️ library readers of indie books. Thanks for borrowing What I Know About You, Encampment (@maggiehelwig.bsky.social), The Sleeping Car Porter, Fifteen Dogs, and Messy Cities ( @dylanreid.bsky.social, @zahraeb.bsky.social, @shebuildscities.bsky.social, @johnlorinc.bsky.social).

Tonight in Ottawa: join André Alexis to talk books and enjoy some light refreshments!

Tonight (Feb. 3) in Toronto: @maggiehelwig.bsky.social will be joining the By the Lake Book Club for their meeting on Encampment! More info here: www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...

We're having a great time at the OLA (Ontario Library Association) Super Conference! #OLASC Visit us in the OBPO Pavillion. This morning, our author Kate Cayley stopped by to sign copies of Property:

And learn more about the book, What You Won't Do For Love: A Conversation, from David Suzuki, Tara Cullis, Miriam Fernandes, and Ravi Jain: chbooks.com/Books/W/What...

What You Won't Do For Love (@whynottheatreto.bsky.social) is going on tour in Ontario this spring! After a lifetime devoted to activism, environmentalists David Suzuki and Tara Cullis take to the stage in an intimate and inspiring theatre experience. More info here: whynot.theatre/work/what-yo...