November 4, 2009

In My Father's Shadow: A Daughter Remembers Orson Welles — Now Available!

Though many books have been written about Orson Welles, exploring his success as an actor and producer and his faults as a person, none have given a more intimate reflection than In …

November 3, 2009

HARD WORK: On Sale Today! Plus a BIG giveaway!

Today is the first day that you can buy Coach Roy Williams‘ new memoir Hard Work; A Life On and Off the Court. His autobiography describes his hardscrabble childhood in the mountains …

November 2, 2009

Algonquin Astrology

Dan Kennedy tells us what the stars have in store for November… CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) My hat is off to the pudgy girl dressed as a sexy maid this …

November 2, 2009

Algonquin's Costumed Canines!

Our parent company, Workman, does a fabulous 365 Puppies-A-Year Calendar (which features a photograph of an adorable puppy each day). How excited was I to flip to the month of October and …

October 30, 2009

October's Why-I-Love-Books Roundup

Every day, I wake up, go to work, and then I get to help make books. That’s a beautiful thing. And no matter how many years I’ve been doing it, I suspect …

October 29, 2009

Ask Dr. Bleedingheart

Dear Dr. Bleedingheart, Every autumn, the same recurring problem creeps into my marriage. Actually, it creeps into my house and spins a web in the kitchen window. My husband, you see, is …

October 28, 2009

The Cake Boss Takes on Our Wicked Plants

On Monday, October 26, our very own Amy Stewart appeared on TLC’s popular new reality show, Cake Boss. Back in July, the Cake Boss team was so inspired by the Brooklyn Botanic …

October 28, 2009

Consider Yourself Warned…

Castor bean (Ricinus communis) One autumn morning in 1978, communist defector and BBC journalist Georgi Markov walked across London’s Waterloo Bridge and stood waiting at a bus stop.  He felt a painful …

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