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August 27, 2012
Giveaway Monday: High-flying T-shirt edition
It’s Monday, time to give you free stuff. And this Monday, we are NOT giving away a book. Oh no, no books here. What do you think we are — a publishing …
August 24, 2012
Lucky 7: Exley
“Sometimes you have to tell the truth about some of the stuff you’ve done so that people will believe you when you tell them the truth about other stuff you haven’t done.” …
August 23, 2012
Lucky 7: The Evil B.B. Chow and Other Stories
“Wildly inventive…enough sex, wit, and brutal honesty to revive interest in the short story.” - Library Journal As August nears its end and kids trudge back to school, we could all use a …
August 20, 2012
Giveaway Monday: The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving
It’s Monday, which means we’re just a bit more than a week away from the publication of Jonathan Evison’s highly acclaimed and greatly anticipated new novel, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving. And …
August 17, 2012
Lunchtime Desk Read: All Woman and Springtime
It’s lunchtime. Are you eating at your desk? We all are here at Algonquin HQ in Chapel Hill. And nothing goes better with your sandwich than a side of book. Even better …
August 16, 2012
Lucky 7: The Frozen Rabbi
Sometime during his restless fifteenth year, Bernie Karp discovered in his parents’ food freezer — a white-enameled Kelvinator humming in its corner of the basement rumpus room — an old man frozen in …
August 15, 2012
Lunchtime Website Look: Jonathan Evison
Grab a cold beer with Jonathan Evison as his brand-spankin’-new website goes live today: www.jonathanevison.net And then you can hop in the van for a ride into Johnny’s brand-spankin’-new novel, The …
August 14, 2012
Lucky 7: Enslaved By Ducks
“Tarte has an ordinary-Joe voice that makes each chapter a true pleasure, while revealing a sophisticated vision of animals and their relationship to humans.” –Publisher’s Weekly Packed with laughs and heartwarming quirks, …
