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November 1, 2011
Publication Day: A Curable Romantic by Joseph Skibell
“I fell in love with Emma Eckstein the moment I saw her from the fourth gallery of the Carl Theater, and this was also the night I met Sigmund Freud.” So begins …
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October 28, 2011
The John Jeremiah Sullivan: An Essential Autumn Cocktail
Like most well-adjusted Americans, I can use almost anything to justify wanting a drink. It’s raining? Better have a toddy. It’s hot out? A gin and tonic! Bad days, great days, taxes …
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October 25, 2011
Publication Day: William Alexander’s 52 Loaves with Special Guest Baker Kelly Bowen
William Alexander’s culinary memoir, 52 Loaves: One Man’s Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a Perfect Crust, is now out in paperback. This book lends new meaning to the term “from scratch.” …
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October 24, 2011
On Writing: Brock Clarke and Kevin Wilson
Brock Clarke and Kevin Wilson talk inspiration, performance art, unlikeable characters, Cormac McCarthy, short stories, and potato guns. Brock Clarke is the author of An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New …
October 21, 2011
Booksellers: Apply for the Draybak Fellowship to WI7
This is cross-posted from Bookselling This Week. For the second year, Workman Publishing is sponsoring the Joe Drabyak Frontline Fellowship to the Winter Institute. The fellowship was launched last year with a …
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October 20, 2011
Beer and Pretzels (and Football and Books)
Earlier this month, excited about the baseball playoffs and eager to cheer for the Philadelphia Phillies (Official Baseball Team of the Algonquin Marketing Department), I volunteered to share my favorite baseball-watching recipes …
October 18, 2011
Publication Day: Lions of the West by Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan’s engrossing saga of the Westward Expansion, Lions of the West, is now available at your local bookstore. (Excerpt below.) Grab a copy today, pour yourself a mug of tea, and …
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October 17, 2011
Celebrating the Playoffs: Cardboard Gods Giveaway
Here at Algonquin, we like to celebrate the playoffs in true American style: by kicking up our feet, turning on the tube, and belting “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” while eating bacon-wrapped …
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