Accordion file folder containing research for City of Glass
- RBSC-ARC-1643-190-04
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- [ca. 2000]
Accordion file folder containing research for City of Glass
Radio interviews featuring Coupland
SPC-001
19 September 1991
Douglas Coupland on CBC with Vicki Gabereau discussing Generation X.
SPC-002
October 1991
The Vicki Gabereau Show with Allen Carr as guest. Tape is mislabeled as featuring Coupland.
SPC-003
11 September 1992
Douglas Coupland on CBC Morningside discussing Generation X and Shampoo Planet.
SPC-004
March 1994
Douglas Coupland on the Arts Tonight with Sheila Rogers discussing Life After God.
SPC-005
29 August 1995
Douglas Coupland on CKNW with Bill Good.
Taped interviews from Imprint and the Dini Petty Show
Tape (SPVT-007) contains two interviews recorded from television:
1) Imprint, hosted by Daniel Richler interviews Coupland about Generation X. Approximate tape time of interview is from 05:00 to 20:00. Aired on TVOntario; date unknown.
2) The Dini Petty Show, in which Petty discusses Generation X and Shampoo Planet with Coupland. Approximate tape time of the interview is 20:00 to 33:00. The label on the VHS cassette suggests this interview is from November 12, 1991
Letter and clipping sent to Coupland's parents
Contains a brief letter sent to "Dr. and Mrs. D.C.T Coupland" that includes a press clipping about Coupland's Generation X (Nickle, David. "Never mind Generation X, what about the Y kids?" North York Mirror, July 18, 1992, p. 5).
A press clipping sent to Coupland's parents
Contains a brief letter sent to Coupland's parents, accompanying a clipping in which Coupland's novel is referenced (Pinkerton, James P. "Economy Bites the Edge Off Generation X" Los Angeles Times, February 24, 1994, B19).
Press clippings and magazine articles
Annotated copy of 1, 000 Years (Life After God)
Advanced preview copy of Life After God
Audiobook of Polaroids from the Dead
Contains an audiobook of selections from Polaroids from the Dead, read by the author (Harper Audio, 1996, approx 90mins).
Japanese edition of Life After God
Contains clippings with either articles by or about Coupland.
Invitation card to a Life After God launch event in Washington, DC
Newspaper clippings and magazine articles
Contains clippings that either review Coupland's work, or contain an article by him, or which make reference to either his work or himself.
Contains clippings that either review Coupland's work, or mention him in some way.
Contains a copy (2/20) of Canada Goose, a self-published novella by Coupland.
Generation X hardcover book jacket
Two reviews and an exhibition announcement
Contains printouts of two novel reviews and an exhibition announcement culled from the web: A review of Eleanor Rigby from the Guardian (October 9, 2004, another review of Eleanor Rigby from readysteadybooks.com (October 17, 2004; Natasha Tripney), and a Government of Canada public announcement for Canada House, Trafalgar Square (UK) exhibit (September 21, 2004).
Images of Coupland on set of JPod
Pink plastic "All Families Are Psychotic" tape
Screenwriting harcopy of Eleanor Rigby
"Generation X [bar team]" t-shirt
"Why is Brad Smirking? Because he's appearing in: VISTA" t-shirt
Letter regarding IFOA from Authors at Harbourfront Centre
2009 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize award finalist certificate
Letter and thank you card from Wordfest 2009
Contains a receipt for Coupland's $1000 author's fee for his reading from Generation A at Wordfest (October 17, 2009, Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Centre), where Coupland was the 2009 Banff Distinguished Author.
Coupland and McCarthy event invitation in Toronto
Contains a print-out of an event invitation hosted by Knopf Canada: "A conversation between Tom McCarthy and Doug Coupland about books, art and the meaning of it all", held October 30th, 2010 at the Rooster Cafe in Toronto.
Player One hour four text and travel arrangements
Vancouver Sun article about Coupland
Handwritten notes about Player One
Finalist plaque for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for The Gum Thief
Nomination for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for The Gum Thief
Finalist certificate for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for The Gum Thief
Correspondence with Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Life After God advance preview booklet
Miss Wyoming advance preview booklet
Janklow & Nesbit Associates card
David Weir's comp tickets to the 2010 Massey Lectures
Contains two tickets to the 2010 Massey Lecture at Convocation Hall (University of Toronto), October 29, 2010, at which Coupland was reading Player One.
Kinsella v. Lau et al. defendant's documents
Contains a copy of documents submitted by the defendants in the libel case launched by author W.P. Kinsella following an article written by former lover and fellow writer Evelyn Lau, entitled "Me and W.P." that appeared in Vancouver Magazine (1997). Because Coupland had guest-edited the issue of the magazine in which the article appeared, he was also named in the libel suit, along with Jim Sutherland and Telemedia Communications, Inc. Ultimately the suit was settled out of court.