December 30, 2009

December's Why-I-Love-Books Roundup

Our offices close at 3 today and I’m looking forward to a jump-start on the New Year! We’ll see all of you in 2010! Amazon’s top 100 from 2009. This made me …

December 29, 2009

Cheers to the New Year!

With New Year’s Eve right around the corner, we wanted to share a cocktail recipe from Hemingway & Bailey’s Bartending Guide to Great American Writers. Following a celebratory evening and one too …

December 28, 2009

Roy Williams is the Coach of the Decade!

Earlier this month, Sports Illustrated dubbed Coach Williams “Coach of the Decade.” It goes without saying we love Roy ’round these parts. Congrats, Coach, and here’s to another GREAT year in 2010! …

December 23, 2009

An Excerpt from Seasoned in the South

My mother’s mother followed the German tradition of not decorating until Christmas Eve. My other grandmother, my parents, and everyone else in town were finished weeks in advance, but Annie would never …

December 22, 2009

Meet the Staff: Farewell, Courtney! Edition

-Katie

December 21, 2009

Many hands making light work!

Friday morning, the entire Algonquin staff in Chapel Hill worked together to get 350 packages of A Reliable Wife (and a fleece blanket to read it under) out to bookstores and booksellers …

December 18, 2009

Algonquin's Holiday Party

Thursday night was the annual Algonquin Holiday Party, graciously hosted by the Popelars family. This year’s event included all of the Algonquin traditions, plus a few new ones (zip line, anyone?).

December 18, 2009

A Reliable Wife – Giveaway Announcement

Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s Winter-Inspired Book Booty Giveaway!  The first place winner of the blanket, mug, and a copy of A Reliable Wife is Erica with: Five Features …