July 7, 2010

Water For Wednesdays

Because the closest I care to get to a circus is Robert Pattinson’s trailer. Water For Elephants: Movie News The buzz surrounding the Water For Elephants film has people asking “Wait a …

July 7, 2010

The Frozen Giveaway

July 6, 2010

The Ghost Of Milagro Creek – Book Trailer

Put on your Southwestern-coming-of-age-mystery hat for The Ghost of Milagro Creek by Melanie Sumner. This story of Ignacia Vigil Romero, a full Jacarilla Apache, and the two boys, Mister and Tomás, she …

July 6, 2010

The N.Y. Times Loves…

The New York Times Book Review has only good things to say about Algonquin reads! The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern The July 3rd issue of The New York Times Book Review …

July 2, 2010

A Rose By Any Name

Today we have a guest post from Algonquin editor Andra Miller. It was a beautiful spring day in May and our publisher, Elisabeth Scharlatt, hosted a pre-event luncheon at her home in …

June 30, 2010

June's Why-I-Love-Books Roundup

Ah, June. One of the great, transitional months. Spring becomes Summer. The wool coats get packed away. Everybody moves up a grade, except for the graduates, who get ready to move out. …

June 28, 2010

Ask Dr. Bleedingheart

Dear Dr. Bleedingheart, I’m attending a housewarming party for a young couple who love good food and outdoor entertaining. I want to get them something useful and enduring–maybe to help with their …

June 25, 2010

Water for Elephants: More Movie News!

At last! We have photos of Rosie, the title elephant of the upcoming movie version of Water for Elephants. In this photo she is towering above star Robert Pattinson, who plays Rosie’s …