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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 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 …

November 8, 2011

Julia Alvarez awarded Vermont Governor’s Award

Julia Alvarez awarded Vermont Governor’s Award

Congratulations, Julia Alvarez! We’re delighted to announce that Julia Alvarez is the recipient of the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Over the course of twenty years, Julia has published …

October 18, 2011

Publication Day: <i>Lions of the West</i> by Robert Morgan

Publication Day: Lions of the West by Robert Morgan

Robert Morgan’s engrossing saga of the Westward Expansion, Lions of the West, is now available at your local bookstore. (Excerpt below.) Grab a copy today, pour yourself a mug of tea, and …

October 14, 2011

Wicked Bugs: Amy Stewart in the BBC Gardening Blog

Wicked Bugs: Amy Stewart in the BBC Gardening Blog

I generally don’t consider a bug that eats a plant to be wicked. Plants are, after all, the food supply for many insects; I’m hardly going to blame them for eating their …

October 13, 2011

Join the Conversation! Live Twitter Book Club Chat with Hillary Jordan

Join the Conversation! Live Twitter Book Club Chat with Hillary Jordan

Hillary Jordan is now on Twitter! Her new novel, When She Woke, is a modern dystopian take on The Scarlet Letter and is the #1 Indie Next Pick for October. Follow Hillary …

September 28, 2011

Giveaway: Naomi Benaron’s <i>Running the Rift</i>

Giveaway: Naomi Benaron’s Running the Rift

Naomi Benaron’s riveting debut novel, Running the Rift (pub. date: January 17, 2012), chronicles the story of a gifted Rwandan boy, Jean Patrick Nkuba, from the day he knows that running will …

September 19, 2011

KIPP Schools in the <i>New York Times</i>

KIPP Schools in the New York Times

The New York Times Magazine just featured a fantastic article on KIPP Charter Schools. (Read the full article here.) We recently published Jay Mathew’s book Work Hard, Be Nice on the KIPP founders, Mike Feinberg and …