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June 26, 2012
Publication day:
The Receptionist
Janet Groth lived the Mad Men experience, minding the magazine and the men who created it for The New Yorker. From a lost Woody Allen to a marriage-proposing John Berryman to a …
June 25, 2012
Lucky 7: Still time for
$1.99 e-books in June
Cool Summer Reads June is coming to a close, but don’t worry – there’s still time to get that perfect summer read at the perfect price. You can purchase any of the …
June 23, 2012
Algonquin Talks: Allan Fallow, Editor
(What We Had Hoped Would Be) A Brief Conversation with Allan Fallow, Book Editor of AARP The Magazine 1. You worked as a senior editor at National Geographic Books from 1999 to …
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June 21, 2012
Deal of the Day:
Until the Next Time e-book
$1.99 e-book TODAY Until the Next Time by Kevin Fox For Sean Corrigan the past is simply what happened yesterday, until his twenty-first birthday, when he is given a journal left him …
June 20, 2012
Algonquin Book Club:
Watch Tayari Jones and Judy Blume
“Silver Sparrow will break your heart before you even know it. Tayari Jones has written a novel filled with characters I’ll never forget. This is a book I’ll read more than once.” …
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June 19, 2012
Welcome to The Watery Part of the World
Epic in scope and intimate in theme with “a blue-green, underwater feel, a timeless forgetfulness,” (Los Angeles Times), Michael Parker’s The Watery Part of the World weaves an entirely unique tapestry of a story …
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June 18, 2012
Tayari Jones & Judy Blume:
Remember Your Teenage Self
We all remember our teenage selves. The good, the bad and the misguided fashion choices. It’s the stuff of great novels. Just ask Tayari Jones, author of Silver Sparrow. Or Judy Blume, …
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June 17, 2012
Father’s Day: Apple Doesn’t
Fall Far from the Tree
Today we mark Father’s Day with another essay by William Alexander, author of The $64 Tomato and 52 Loaves. To read Alexander’s previous essay, click here, and don’t miss our Father’s Day gift guide if …
