News and Publicity

April 25, 2011

Rescheduled: Gruen and Stockett Book Club Event

Rescheduled: Gruen and Stockett Book Club Event

  We’re very sorry to announce that the Tuesday night Algonquin Book Club event with Sara Gruen and Kathryn Stockett will need to be postponed. Please stay tuned for the reschedule date.

March 28, 2011

Publishing Tomorrow: <i>What You See in the Dark</i> by Manuel Muñoz

Publishing Tomorrow: What You See in the Dark by Manuel Muñoz

Tomorrow marks the publication day for What You See in the Dark, the debut novel by Manuel Muñoz. Love? Intrigue? Hitchcock? What could be better? We have three copies of What You …

March 24, 2011

Publication Day: <i>I Thought You Were Dead</i> by Pete Nelson

Publication Day: I Thought You Were Dead by Pete Nelson

On Tuesday we launched a new Algonquin paperback with a new, snazzy cover (featuring my new favorite dog): I Thought You Were Dead by Pete Nelson. We’re giving away three copies of …

March 15, 2011

Publication Day and Bonus Soundtrack: <i>Cardboard Gods</i> by Josh Wilker

Publication Day and Bonus Soundtrack: Cardboard Gods by Josh Wilker

Today we add a new pastime to the list of America’s favorites–apple pie, baseball, singing flight attendants and, now, Josh Wilker’s brilliant memoir, Cardboard Gods. The 1970s was a decade marked by …

March 8, 2011

Publication Day: <i>When Tito Loved Clara</i> by Jon Michaud

Publication Day: When Tito Loved Clara by Jon Michaud

Today is a momentous occasion: the publication day of Jon Michaud’s debut novel When Tito Loved Clara, one of our favorite titles on our Spring 2011 list. And it’s not just because …

February 22, 2011

Joseph Skibell nominated for the $100K Sami Rohr Prize

Joseph Skibell nominated for the $100K Sami Rohr Prize

When I first read Joseph Skibell’s A Curable Romantic last fall, I knew Algonquin had a winner on its hands. On vacation with my in-laws-to-be, I continuously snuck away to read Joseph’s …

February 18, 2011

Sign up for an online chat with Jonathan Evison, author of <i>West of Here</i>

Sign up for an online chat with Jonathan Evison, author of West of Here

Hey y’all, good news! The awesome folks at The Nervous Breakdown–one of our favorite online lit sites–have opened up their February Book Club chat (taking place at end of this month) with West …

February 14, 2011

Publication Day: <i> West of Here</i> by Jonathan Evison

Publication Day: West of Here by Jonathan Evison

. Happy February 15th, the Publication Day for one of the most buzzed-about books of 2011: JONATHAN EVISON‘s new book, WEST OF HERE! A.AB ABOUT THE BOOK: An exciting, innovative, and daring …