June 28, 2012

Ask an Editor: How to Avoid the Dreaded “No”

Ask an Editor: How to Avoid the Dreaded “No”

Today we post the fifth installment in our Ask an Algonquin Editor series. Executive Editor Chuck Adams shares what aspiring authors should NOT do. These tips will help you avoid getting a quick …

June 27, 2012

<b>Cat Scratch Fever:</b> <i>Kitty Cornered</i> Soundtrack

Cat Scratch Fever: Kitty Cornered Soundtrack

Ten Catterrific Songs By Bob Tarte For 20 years I somehow managed to crank out a world music review column for The Beat magazine, and I rarely think about it now without …

June 26, 2012

Publication day:<br /><b><i>The Receptionist</i></b>

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<br /> <b>$1.99 e-books in June</b>

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

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 …

June 21, 2012

<b>Deal of the Day:</b> <br /><i>Until the Next Time</i> e-book

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:<br /><b>Watch Tayari Jones and Judy Blume</b>

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.” …

June 19, 2012

Welcome to <b><i>The Watery Part of the World</b></i>

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 …