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September 24, 2012

<b>Giveaway Monday</b>: <i>Running the Rift</i>

Giveaway Monday: Running the Rift

Today’s Giveaway Monday book will have you talking. It’s a book that begs to be discussed because it’s a book that will stay with you. Once you meet Jean Patrick Nkuba, you’ll …

September 21, 2012

Algonquin builds a chair…

Algonquin builds a chair…

You may know us for our literary fiction and narrative nonfiction, but at Algonquin, we build more than just great stories. Oh yes, we build chairs. After all, you need to a …

September 21, 2012

<b>Red Rocking Chair Read:</b> Sit a spell with Algonquin

Red Rocking Chair Read: Sit a spell with Algonquin

Join us for some Southern hospitality, Algonquin style. Sit on the front porch (or at least our entryway), settle into our brand new red rocking chair, and enjoy homecooking with… Maman’s Homesick …

September 19, 2012

<b>Lucky 7:</b> <i>Man with a Pan</i>

Lucky 7: Man with a Pan

Beloved chef Julia Child once said, “The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-heck attitude.”   This month’s Lucky 7  allows you to …

September 18, 2012

<b>Lucky 7:</b> <i>The Dinner Diaries</i>

Lucky 7: The Dinner Diaries

“Part memoir, part how-to, … [these] war stories and chatty tone will likely resonate with many mothers.” – The Washington Post With so many definitions and opinions on what constitutes “healthy,” from …

September 17, 2012

<b>Giveaway Monday:</b> How do you spell Rosh Hashanah?

Giveaway Monday: How do you spell Rosh Hashanah?

No, that’s not exactly the title we’re giving away. With wishes to all for a happy and healthy New Year, we’re thinking ahead to holidays to come — and the books for …

September 14, 2012

Friday’s <i>Revised</i> Desk Read

Friday’s Revised Desk Read

So much praise, so much love for The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving this week, that we just had to pull the book out for our Friday Desk Read: •Amazon features Jonathan Evison …

September 13, 2012

<b>Lucky 7:</b> <i>Candyfreak</i>

Lucky 7: Candyfreak

“Part memoir of childhood candy consumption, part paean to small candy makers.” – Chicago Sun-Times Candy may be the one thing we never outgrow out of from childhood.  And we can help …