October 22, 2010

Short Story Pick of the Month

Danielle Evans‘s debut story collection, Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self, received tons of critical acclaim when it was published just a couple months ago–from the New York Times, People, O: …

October 21, 2010

Why I Love English Teachers

1. I had my first shameless obsession with an English teacher when I was in kindergarten. Of course, she was also the craft maker and the hand holder and the nap enforcer, …

October 20, 2010

Halloween cocktail, anyone?

With Halloween right around the corner, you’re most likely facing three crucial questions: Where am I going to go? What am I going to wear? And what am I going to drink? …

October 18, 2010

CMJ Giveaway: The Extra Lens & Our Noise

In New York City, fall is marked by the leaves in Central Park changing color, the sun setting well before the end of the work day, the return of chunky knitwear and …

October 15, 2010

Detroit Diary The GLIBA trade show

DETROIT DIARY Morning BBQ, Bookstores in Airports, & Red Cowboy Boots: Life on the road at GLIBA’s trade show . Monday, October 7th, 10:48am: On Friday, Algonquin has me all set to …

October 14, 2010

Booksellers Rock! Lanora Hurley, Next Chapter Bookshop

Hey, whadda ya know, it’s the second installment of “Booksellers Rock!,” our series of profiles of independent booksellers. Today we hear from Lanora Hurley, owner of Next Chapter Bookshop in beautiful Milwaukee, …

October 13, 2010

AN INTERVIEW With Suzanne Berne

Algonquin talks with Suzanne Berne about her new memoir, Missing Lucile. Get Berne’s thoughts on family secrets, her grandmother’s French fling, and the battle between fact and fiction. 1. What was your …

October 12, 2010

READ THIS: Missing Lucile Excerpt

Every family has a ghost. There’s the aunt we don’t talk about, the cousin who disappeared, and where DID your sister get her flaming red hair, anyway? The need to know where …