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September 22, 2010

AN INTERVIEW WITH Jay Varner

Jay Varner, author of the brilliant memoir Nothing Left to Burn, offers some insights on the origins of his memoir, the tricky business of writing about a small town, good books, and …

September 16, 2010

GET READ: A Friend In The Book Business

Some Submissions Guidelines and Conspiracy Speculations . It’s a tough world out there for writers: incomplete manuscripts cluttering our workspace, relatives asking what our real jobs are, and our hole-in-the-wall coffeehouses being …

September 8, 2010

Watch This: A Curable Video

We’re continuing our celebration of Joseph Skibell Week: Leave a comment on our Facebook page (or here on our blog if you’re not on Facebook) to enter to win copies of A …

September 7, 2010

Read This: A Curable Romantic Excerpt

Happy Skibell Week! Comment on our Facebook page (or here if you don’t have a Facebook account) to be entered in a drawing to win a copy of Joseph Skibell’s new novel, …

September 1, 2010

Water For Wednesdays

Even though the movie isn’t set to release until April 15 (which is still 256 days away), fans of Water for Elephants (and Robert Pattinson) cannot wait to see this movie! Filming …

August 30, 2010

NPR's Scott Simonon The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

Elisabeth Tova Bailey, author of The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (an office favorite), spoke with NPR “Weekend Edition Saturday” host Scott Simon about her illness, her ongoing recovery, and the …

August 25, 2010

Books & Books Presents Algonquin Night

Craig Popelars, Algonquin’s Marketing Director, writes about a magical trip to the land of Miami. _______________________________________ STOP, collaborate, and listen, Algonquin’s in Miami with a frontlist edition. Our fiction grabs a hold …

August 24, 2010

Author Q&A:Elisabeth Tova Bailey

Yesterday we featured an excerpt from Elisabeth Tova Bailey’s exquisite memoir The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating. Today we have an interview with the snail aficionado herself. The book is about …