Posts Tagged: Chuck Adams

August 20, 2012

<b>Giveaway Monday:</b> <i>The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving</i>

Giveaway Monday: The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving

It’s Monday, which means we’re just a bit more than a week away from the publication of Jonathan Evison’s highly acclaimed and greatly anticipated new novel, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving. And …

June 28, 2012

Ask an Editor: How to Avoid the Dreaded “No”

Ask an Editor: How to Avoid the Dreaded “No”

Today we post the fifth installment in our Ask an Algonquin Editor series. Executive Editor Chuck Adams shares what aspiring authors should NOT do. These tips will help you avoid getting a quick …

April 12, 2012

Ask An Editor: Chuck Adams On Getting To Yes

Ask An Editor: Chuck Adams On Getting To Yes

Today we post our fourth installment in our Ask an Algonquin Editor series. Executive editor Chuck Adams shares what editors look for in manuscripts and how aspiring authors can work towards hearing “yes” …

March 13, 2012

Lucky 7: Staff Favorites

Lucky 7: Staff Favorites

STAFF FAVORITES We’ve hand-picked seven titles—four novels, three memoirs—that dazzled, inspired, thrilled, enlightened, and captivated us. Some made us laugh, some made us cry, and some made us do both. We guarantee …

May 16, 2011

Editor and Author: Chuck Adams and Jonathan Evison

Editor and Author: Chuck Adams and Jonathan Evison

Before embarking on any author/editor relationship, I—as the editor—like to get to know the other person at least a little bit. That way I can avoid the true crazies and focus on …

May 9, 2011

In Pictures: <i> Water for Elephants</i> Screening

In Pictures: Water for Elephants Screening

April 21, 2011 – The circus came to town Or at least it seemed like it: The Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth was larger than life on the big screen, …

March 30, 2011

Ask An Algonquin Editor: Chuck Adams on <i>Water For Elephants</i>

Ask An Algonquin Editor: Chuck Adams on Water For Elephants

.       Today we launch our new video series, Ask an Algonquin Editor. Have a question about the publishing world? Submit it in the comments section and one of our …

March 16, 2011

Manuel Munoz’s <i>What You See in the Dark</i>: A very Hitchcockian book trailer

Manuel Munoz’s What You See in the Dark: A very Hitchcockian book trailer

As someone who is actually old enough to remember life BP—Before Psycho—I was thrilled when upon my first reading of Manuel Munoz’s wonderful novel, What You See in the Dark, I found …