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October 5, 2010

Happy Exley Day!

Hooray, today’s the publication date of Brock Clarke’s new novel, Exley! And to celebrate, we’re giving you an exclusive excerpt to read. But first, check out some of the great reviews Exley …

October 4, 2010

Book Club Bash! Tuesday, 10/5, 7pm, Regulator Bookshop

NC residents! Join us at The Regulator Bookshop (Durham, NC) this Tuesday, 10/5, 7pm for the Regulator’s annual gathering of local book clubs, where Algonquin Books will present recent and forthcoming Algonquin …

October 4, 2010

Booksellers Rock! Stephanie Anderson, WORD Bookstore

Welcome to “Booksellers Rock!,” our profile series of independent booksellers. We’re thrilled to hear from Stephanie Anderson, manager of one of the best indies in the universe, WORD. What books recently rocked …

September 30, 2010

Happy Birthday Megan! A Few of My Favorite Things

In honor of my recent arrival at Algonquin (and, let’s be honest, my birthday  week), Algonquin has been nice enough to let me cap off the month by sharing a few of …

September 29, 2010

Hempel. Tower. Pories. Housing Works, 9/24

This past Friday, September 24th, at New York City’s Housing Works, guest editor Amy Hempel, series editor Kathy Pories, and contributor Wells Tower gathered together to celebrate Algonquin’s 25th anniversary of NEW …

September 28, 2010

Short Story Pick of the Month

What begins as a fantastical story of a small Southern town’s populace living in trees after a devastating flood becomes a serious and sensitive portrayal of a strained marriage told through the …

September 27, 2010

Algonquin Talks with Ron Charles, Washington Post Book Critic

Welcome to the first of “Algonquin Talks,” our series of interviews with book reviewers, producers, and bloggers. Ron Charles, the esteemed fiction editor and weekly critic at the Washington Post, is one …

September 24, 2010

Celebrate 25 years at Housing Works Bookstore tonight!

5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND TONIGHT’S NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH READING AT HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE . 1. Award-winning author Amy Hempel may bring her dog. . 2. You may get …