March 9, 2011

Happy Mardi Gras! How To Make a King Cake

Happy Mardi Gras! How To Make a King Cake

  Before , my experience with New Orleans was comprised of beignets at Café du Monde, my first (and hopefully last) hurricane, and a visit with a psychic (he may not have …

March 8, 2011

Publication Day: <i>When Tito Loved Clara</i> by Jon Michaud

Publication Day: When Tito Loved Clara by Jon Michaud

Today is a momentous occasion: the publication day of Jon Michaud’s debut novel When Tito Loved Clara, one of our favorite titles on our Spring 2011 list. And it’s not just because …

March 7, 2011

Giveaway for the Algonquin Book Club: <i>In the Time of the Butterflies</i>

Giveaway for the Algonquin Book Club: In the Time of the Butterflies

Today’s Shelf Awareness, one of our favorite daily reads, gives a fantastic shout out to the Algonquin Book Club. There are only two weeks left until the first event with Julia Alvarez …

March 4, 2011

Booksellers Rock! Jay D. Peterson, Magers & Quinn Booksellers

Booksellers Rock! Jay D. Peterson, Magers & Quinn Booksellers

. Jay Peterson, an expert in the art of napping, has been the store manager at Magers and Quinn Booksellers in uptown Minneapolis for over 9 years. He is also a board …

March 3, 2011

Introducing the Algonquin Book Club! Live events & live webcasts with notable writers

Introducing the Algonquin Book Club! Live events & live webcasts with notable writers

Welcome to the Algonquin Book Club! Each year we’ll be featuring four Algonquin Book Club selections at literary events held around the country and simultaneously webcast on our site. For each event, …

March 1, 2011

Why I Love Books February Roundup

Why I Love Books February Roundup

I always get anxious when writing the word “February.” There are just so many ways it can go wrong. It’s like “Wednesday.” Very confusing. And does anyone really pronounce that first “r”? …

February 28, 2011

Autographed copies of <i>Water for Elephants</i>–plus a visit with Tai the elephant!

Autographed copies of Water for Elephants–plus a visit with Tai the elephant!

Sara Gruen has kindly signed multiple copies of the Water for Elephants movie tie-in edition, which officially publishes tomorrow, March 1! We’re giving away TWO copies this week–just leave a comment here …

February 24, 2011

Two poems from Algonquin’s Sarah Rose Nordgren

Two poems from Algonquin’s Sarah Rose Nordgren

Here at Algonquin, it’s no secret that most, if not all, of our staff members lead double lives outside of the office. Our team includes writers, marathon runners, bakers, painters, and bass …