March 28, 2011

Publishing Tomorrow: <i>What You See in the Dark</i> by Manuel Muñoz

Publishing Tomorrow: What You See in the Dark by Manuel Muñoz

Tomorrow marks the publication day for What You See in the Dark, the debut novel by Manuel Muñoz. Love? Intrigue? Hitchcock? What could be better? We have three copies of What You …

March 24, 2011

Publication Day: <i>I Thought You Were Dead</i> by Pete Nelson

Publication Day: I Thought You Were Dead by Pete Nelson

On Tuesday we launched a new Algonquin paperback with a new, snazzy cover (featuring my new favorite dog): I Thought You Were Dead by Pete Nelson. We’re giving away three copies of …

March 22, 2011

What We’re Reading: <i>The Tiger’s Wife</i>

What We’re Reading: The Tiger’s Wife

It seems like you can’t go anywhere these days without brushing up against a tiger. With the arrival of spring, we have talk on TV of whether or not golfer Tiger Woods …

March 21, 2011

Tonight! Our first Algonquin Book Club event: Julia Alvarez in conversation with Edwidge Danticat

Tonight! Our first Algonquin Book Club event: Julia Alvarez in conversation with Edwidge Danticat

  Tonight’s the night! Our first Algonquin Book Club event, featuring Julia Alvarez in conversation with Edwidge Danticat about Alvarez’s beloved classic In the Time of the Butterflies. The event, being held …

March 18, 2011

On Writing: Jonathan Evison and Dan Chaon

On Writing: Jonathan Evison and Dan Chaon

Jonathan Evison, author of West of Here, and Dan Chaon, author of Await Your Reply, talk “TAGTLAY,” the writing life, music, and the lighter issues–like the role of the subconscious in creative …

March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Eugene O’Neill’s favorite cocktail

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Eugene O’Neill’s favorite cocktail

For our literary St. Patrick’s Day cocktail needs (yes, that’s a real need), we must look to the great drinkers of the Irish-American lit tradition. In fact, I didn’t have to look …

March 16, 2011

Manuel Munoz’s <i>What You See in the Dark</i>: A very Hitchcockian book trailer

Manuel Munoz’s What You See in the Dark: A very Hitchcockian book trailer

As someone who is actually old enough to remember life BP—Before Psycho—I was thrilled when upon my first reading of Manuel Munoz’s wonderful novel, What You See in the Dark, I found …

March 15, 2011

Publication Day and Bonus Soundtrack: <i>Cardboard Gods</i> by Josh Wilker

Publication Day and Bonus Soundtrack: Cardboard Gods by Josh Wilker

Today we add a new pastime to the list of America’s favorites–apple pie, baseball, singing flight attendants and, now, Josh Wilker’s brilliant memoir, Cardboard Gods. The 1970s was a decade marked by …