May 13, 2013
In honor of National Short Story Month, we’re giving away a rare treat — an autographed hardcover copy of the beloved collection… Going Away Shoes by Jill McCorkle We’ve been talking a …
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Share ThisDecember 29, 2009
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 …
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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! …
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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 …
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December 21, 2009
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
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?).
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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 …
December 17, 2009
Our holiday office party is tonight. And that means a big pot-luck dinner, a white elephant exchange full of cheesy delights, and apparently –this year– a bonfire beneath a backyard zip-line. Katie …
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