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June 8, 2011
Man With A Pan, Live and In Person
I have to say I’ve never been to a reading at Housing Works that didn’t get me super excited about the book being highlighted. For example, after the New Stories from the …
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June 8, 2011
What We’re Reading: An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
I was recently re-reading Annie Dillard’s An American Childhood, some 15 years after initially reading it, and was appropriately awe-struck page after page. Dillard is one of the most brilliant writers of …
June 7, 2011
Publication Day: Something for Nothing by David Anthony
When I was ten years old, I had to have minor surgery. As a result, I was forced to spend the summer moping around the house, wearing an insanely large bandage over …
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June 3, 2011
BookExpo America: Buzz Books & Photos
Recently we attended the annual BookExpo America trade show, the largest publishing gathering in the country, to promote our current and forthcoming Fall 2011 titles. The reception this year was quite spectacular, …
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June 2, 2011
What You See in the Dark Giveaway!
We’re giving away five copies of Manuel Muñoz’s new novel What You See in the Dark and five gorgeous broadsides created by Ander Monson, the multi-talented author of Vanishing Point and Other …
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June 1, 2011
Algonquin Talks with Greg Cowles, The New York Times Book Review
In our latest Algonquin Talks feature, we interview Greg Cowles, one of the esteemed preview editors at the New York Times Book Review. Previously, we featured Amy Salit, producer at Fresh Air; …
May 31, 2011
Publication Day: Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith
I made the mistake of picking up Lee Smith’s latest collection of short stories, Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger, the week before a huge test in my Prehistoric Life class. I …
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May 27, 2011
Memorial Day Cocktail!
Ahh, Memorial Day. That most American of holidays when we honor our fallen soldiers by eating our weight in hot dogs and sipping cold cocktails on the porch. Pools are open, schools …
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