July 22, 2010

This Summer’s Hottest Frozen Treat!

“Extraordinary.”–The New York Times Book Review “Page after page, Stern embraces every outrageous possibility, in lush, cartwheeling sentences that layer deep mystery atop page-turning action atop Borscht Belt humor.”—Washington Post “A funny, …

July 21, 2010

Water For Wednesdays

News from the set! What’s 42 years old, 8 feet 8 inches tall, weighs in at 9,000 pounds, and gets to touch Robert Pattinson? Tai, the adorable Asian elephant, plays Rosie in …

July 21, 2010

This Day In History…

It’s Birthday Week here at Algonquin! Today, Publicity Director Michael Taeckens turns…(well, wouldn’t you like to know). We’ve been celebrating in the office with giant cakes and a champagne kiddie pool and …

July 20, 2010

Ask Dr. Bleedingheart

Dear Dr. Bleedingheart, I’ve leaving in a few weeks for a vacation with extended family at a beach house that we’ve rented for a week. Do you have any tips for surviving …

July 16, 2010

When two snailsreally love each other…

Baby-mama-drama for senior publicist, Kelly Bowen, and her snails, Snookie and The Situation. So for those of you who frequent the Algonquin Book blog, you might remember my last post about the …

July 14, 2010

Water For Wednesdays

News from the set! They’re wrapping the circus set in Piru, CA! Director Francis Lawrence is keeping fans up to date via his Twitter account, @hibbits. On taking down the Big Top: …

July 12, 2010

Bill Smithand the Honeysuckle Hunt

Bill Smith has served as chef at Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for more than a decade. His essays have been featured in newspapers and on radio and television, and …

July 12, 2010

Milagro Creek Interview and Excerpt!

Author of The School of Beauty and Charm and Polite Society, recipient of a Whiting award in fiction in 1995, and creative writing professor at Kennesaw State University, Melanie Sumner is out …

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