Giveaway Monday: The Art Forger
May 20, 2013
Tomorrow is its official publication day, but The Art Forger is already climbing up the paperback bestseller lists — #6 on IndieBound’s list, #5 on the Boston Globe’s list. And today is …
January 31, 2012
A Blessing on the Moon: Now on Stage!
Joseph Skibell is no stranger when it comes to accolades and awards. Recently, his novel A Curable Romantic won the prestigious Sami Rohr Choice Award (which comes with a $25,000 grand prize). …
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January 27, 2012
January Poetry Roundup
As Carl Phillips said, “The truest poetry speaks to us not as documentation . . . but as confirmation—echo—of something essential to being human, flawed, mortal.” Because we Algonkians are voracious readers …
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January 25, 2012
What We’re Reading: Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
When I was a kid, my dad–a doctor–worked insane hours, as doctors are wont to do. When he was home, our time together primarily consisted of his reading to me and my …
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January 23, 2012
What We’re Reading: The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
North Koreans have only seven options of government-approved hair cuts. They have loudspeakers in their homes that relay government propaganda 24/7 (“The Inuit people are a tribe of isolated savages that live …
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January 20, 2012
Caroline Leavitt Attends Pulpwood Queens Weekend
What would make fifty authors hightail it down to the tiny town of Jefferson, Texas for the chance to dress like clowns, 80’s prom queens, fortunetellers, circus animals and big haired divas …
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January 17, 2012
On Writing: Martha Southgate and Elissa Schappell
Martha Southgate and Elissa Schappell talk marine biologists, mom stereotypes, sluts, and being labeled as “Women Writers.” Martha Southgate is the author of The Taste of Salt, as well as Third Girl …
January 11, 2012
Sneak Peek: Broadway Baby by Alan Shapiro
Today we have an early peek at Alan Shapiro’s forthcoming novel, Broadway Baby, landing in bookstores on January 24th. We have five autographed copies to give away to our readers. For a …
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December 22, 2011
A Toast to You: Happy Holidays from Algonquin
Today marks our last blog post until we return on January 3. Until then, we leave you with the recipe for the perfect holiday drink, courtesy of our editorial assistant/resident mixologist, Daniel …
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