News and Publicity
March 9, 2010
Best Supporting Actor Supports Water For Elephants!
Ok, so there was a rumor that Sean Penn was going to play August in the film adaptation of Sara Gruen‘s Water For Elephants. This would have been great. But today I …
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March 5, 2010
In Case You Missed It…
Wednesday, NPR’s All Things Considered did a feature on Heidi Durrow and her book The Girl Who Fell From The Sky. The piece is called “Reimagining The ‘Tragic Mulatto’” and discusses the …
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March 3, 2010
Love, Loss, Off-Broadway
“A remarkable and eloquent book, a handful of dresses that write a life.” – Newsday On Monday, Barnes and Noble hosted an author event with Ilene Beckerman, talking about her book Love, …
March 2, 2010
Need More Durrow?
I’ve decided that I would like Heidi Durrow to be my best friend, please. She’s smart. She’s glamorous. And she wrote this novel, called The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, that’s …
March 1, 2010
Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home on Tour
Maria Finn, author of the new memoir Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home, has been on a whirlwind tour of West Coast bookstores for the past month and just touched down …
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February 25, 2010
Maria Finn on The New Yorker "Book Bench"
Maria Finn’s new memoir Hold Me Tight, and Tango Me Home (and the ongoing Heartbreak Competition at Maria’s website) is featured on The New Yorker’s “Book Bench” blog today. Read the article …
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February 24, 2010
James Beard News!
Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalist nominees for their annual awards ceremony (“the Oscars of the food world”). We are excited to announce that Algonquin author (and owner of …
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February 23, 2010
Mom, I'm Moving to PlanetEsme.
Last week, Algonquin author Esmé Raji Codell was featured on the Chicago television station WCIU, where she showed off her wonderful Bookroom–PlanetEsme. Her mission? To educate and inspire future generations of book …
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