Coach House Books

Coach House Books Tucked away on Toronto's bpNichol Lane, Coach House has been printing & publishing innovative poetry, fiction, drama & nonfiction since 1965. It’s true.

There’s a laneway in downtown Toronto named after a poet: bpNichol Lane. Tucked away on that back alley is a crumbling old garage—a coach house—and inside it are two Heidelberg printing presses, an Autominabinda binder, and a big guillotine-like cutter. Passing through those machines is a gorgeous, antique-colored laid paper called Zephyr. And on that paper sits some of the most intriguing lines a

nd sentences you’ll ever encounter.

“To say that Coach House ‘publishes’ books would be to diminish the magic of what really happens within the old brick walls on bpNichol Lane,” says The Globe and Mail of our publishing program. Our books are handsome, but they’ve got personality and wit too—they are, like our building, a little off the beaten path: innovative poetry, brazen fiction, provocative nonfiction. Every one of our books is a little portable piece of bpNichol Lane’s magic. For a taste, try out Christian Bök’s bestselling, Griffin Prize–winning EUNOIA, or a New York Times’ Top 100 selection, LISA ROBERTSON'S MAGENTA SOUL WHIP. Or the internationally acclaimed ALL MY FRIENDS ARE SUPERHEROES by Andrew Kaufman. Or MY WINNIPEG, by visionary filmmaker Guy Maddin. We’ve got a swath of award nominations to our name—Griffins, Trilliums, Commonwealths, Lambdas, and more—and a stockpile of laudatory press, like NewPages’ claim that our books offer “a reason to read. A reason to write. A reason to believe in poetry.” Heck, Bookforum called us “the most esteemed literary house in Canada.” But we don’t let it go to our heads; we, and our Heidelbergs, just keep on beavering away in our little coach house to bring you the most unexpected, delicious, carnival-ride-like books we can find. Visit us at www.chbooks.com.

Join John Lorinc, author of No Jews Live Here, and Hamutal Dotan at Another Story in Toronto for a discussion about hist...
01/28/2025

Join John Lorinc, author of No Jews Live Here, and Hamutal Dotan at Another Story in Toronto for a discussion about history, family, and the Holocaust.

Tonight at Shelf Life Books in Calgary! Don't miss Stuart Ross with Monica Kid and Laurie Anne Fuhr!
01/28/2025

Tonight at Shelf Life Books in Calgary! Don't miss Stuart Ross with Monica Kid and Laurie Anne Fuhr!

Pale Shadows by Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda Mullins, is longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award! Congratula...
01/23/2025

Pale Shadows by Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda Mullins, is longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award! Congratulations to all the nominated authors.

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! To celebrate please enjoy our sale of all pre-2025 at 20% off. Today only at chbooks.co...
01/21/2025

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! To celebrate please enjoy our sale of all pre-2025 at 20% off. Today only at chbooks.com!

What I Know About You by Éric Chacour is longlisted for on ! Congratulations to all the authors! Looking forward to t...
01/09/2025

What I Know About You by Éric Chacour is longlisted for on ! Congratulations to all the authors! Looking forward to the conversations.

Happy New Years!Enjoy the last day of our Boxless Boxing Week Sale at chbooks.com with 26% off all ebooks and audiobooks...
12/31/2024

Happy New Years!

Enjoy the last day of our Boxless Boxing Week Sale at chbooks.com with 26% off all ebooks and audiobooks!

12/31/2024

Amanda Leduc's Disfigured was the first book in Canada to be "born accessible," published in a variety of accessible formats that were made available to readers on publication day.

Check back tomorrow for the next book in our countdown to the 2025 FOLD Reading Challenge!

[Image Description: White graphic with gold border. Title reads, "A Book That Shaped The Way We Read: Celebrating a Decade of Change." On left is cover of Disfigured by Amanda Leduc. On the right is a short paragraph about the book's impact. Below this is a teal stripe, the FOLD 10th anniversary logo, and the text, "To see more change-making titles, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2025."]

Amanda Leduc, Author Coach House Books

The CHB Boxless Boxing Week Sale is still in effect!26% off all ebooks and audiobooks at chbooks.com!
12/28/2024

The CHB Boxless Boxing Week Sale is still in effect!

26% off all ebooks and audiobooks at chbooks.com!

Welcome to our Boxless Boxing Week Sale! 26% off all ebooks and audio books at chbooks.com!And Happy Holidays from every...
12/26/2024

Welcome to our Boxless Boxing Week Sale! 26% off all ebooks and audio books at chbooks.com!

And Happy Holidays from everyone at Coach House! 🎅

It's the final days of our and we're celebrating with 25% off our website TODAY & TOMORROW (Dec. 6 & 7) ONLY! Shop now...
12/06/2024

It's the final days of our and we're celebrating with 25% off our website TODAY & TOMORROW (Dec. 6 & 7) ONLY! Shop now at www.chbooks.com

Come on by Coach House HQ (80 bpNichol Ln., Toronto) today and tomorrow (Dec. 6 & 7) for our Holiday warehouse sale! 25%...
12/06/2024

Come on by Coach House HQ (80 bpNichol Ln., Toronto) today and tomorrow (Dec. 6 & 7) for our Holiday warehouse sale! 25% off all books and you get to see our weird warehouse!

It's Day 11! Pipers piping! Music music-ing! 🎶Tomorrow is our final day of sales, and it's a sweet one, stay tuned to ou...
12/05/2024

It's Day 11! Pipers piping! Music music-ing! 🎶

Tomorrow is our final day of sales, and it's a sweet one, stay tuned to our social media for details!

It's day 10, a day for the dudes. Everyone always needs some guy gift inspiration, so here you go! 🎁 Shop at www.chbooks...
12/04/2024

It's day 10, a day for the dudes. Everyone always needs some guy gift inspiration, so here you go! 🎁 Shop at www.chbooks.com.

Join us this Friday (December 6th) for a reading in celebration of Martha Baillie's There is No Blue winning the Hillary...
12/03/2024

Join us this Friday (December 6th) for a reading in celebration of Martha Baillie's There is No Blue winning the Hillary Weston Prize at Another Story Bookshop with Canisia Lubrin and Kate Cayley.

Day 9 is giving Dancing On My Own by Robyn ✨💃 Shop at www.chbooks.com.
12/03/2024

Day 9 is giving Dancing On My Own by Robyn ✨💃 Shop at www.chbooks.com.

Drop on the Coach House (80 bpNichol Lane, Toronto) HQ this Friday and Saturday (December 6 & 7) for our in-person wareh...
12/03/2024

Drop on the Coach House (80 bpNichol Lane, Toronto) HQ this Friday and Saturday (December 6 & 7) for our in-person warehouse sale! 25% off all our books! And you get to see our warehouse. Neat! 🎅

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80 BpNichol Lane
Toronto, ON
M5S3J4

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+14169792217

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Living Disability is out next week! 🎉Courage’s chapter is translated and adapted from this video - the full video is linked on our website and the book is available for preorder now! 🩵

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨 Check out the latest Coach House Books Podcast episode ft. Pasha Malla, Matthew Tierney, and Catriona Wright, available now wherever you get your podcasts 😍 #bookpodcast #bookpodcasts #podcast #PashaMalla #CatrionaWright #MatthewTierney #TorontoPodcasts #canadianpodcast

🎉 🎧️ NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🎧️🎉 Kate Black and Shawn Micallef are on the pod talking about malls and public space – check it out now here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4atYDskYBBD64QEEFvLe3S?si=2467a3ea5c2f40be

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