Archive for: March, 2013

March 25, 2013

<b>Giveaway Monday:</b> <i>Life After Life</i>

Giveaway Monday: Life After Life

For her first novel in seventeen years, Jill McCorkle has created a cast of unforgettable characters who face life and death with humor while staying “firmly tethered to Earth and reality,” as …

March 21, 2013

<b>“Grovel Well”</b> and More Wisdom from Chuck Adams

“Grovel Well” and More Wisdom from Chuck Adams

The amazing Chuck Adams accepted the Editor’s Award at Poet & Writers’ In Celebration of Writers dinner earlier this week in New York City.  He says he’s not a writer, but we …

March 19, 2013

Cocktail Hour Giveaway: <i><b>The Drunken Botanist</b></i>

Cocktail Hour Giveaway: The Drunken Botanist

 

March 18, 2013

Chuck Adams – editor <i>par excellence</i>

Chuck Adams – editor par excellence

Congratulations to our very own Chuck Adams, who is being honored tonight with the Editor’s Award at Poets & Writers’ annual dinner, In Celebration of Writers! Despite Chuck’s protests otherwise, there isn’t …

March 13, 2013

A Real Page-Turner, served over ice

A Real Page-Turner, served over ice

What’s one of benefits of publishing a book called The Drunken Botanist? A care package of liquor from the author, of course. (Liquor care packages are the very best kind of care …

March 12, 2013

Batter up: Baseball Greats in Our Books

Batter up: Baseball Greats in Our Books

Spring training is underway, springing anew with the lore and legend of baseball.  As James Earl Jones’ Terrence Mann says in the movie, Field of Dreams, “It reminds us of all that …

March 11, 2013

<b>Giveaway Monday:</b> <i>A Wedding in Haiti</i>

Giveaway Monday: A Wedding in Haiti

Travel beyond borders and between families with Julia Alvarez, as she journeys to the title event, a wedding in Haiti, and so much further. It is a journey beyond culture and country …

March 7, 2013

Happy World Book Day Giveaway!

Happy World Book Day Giveaway!

In honor of World Book Day, we’re giving away a copy of My Bookstore from our friends at Black Dog & Leventhal. It’s a book of essays about bookstores written by the …