Posts Tagged: Heidi Durrow
June 3, 2011
BookExpo America: Buzz Books & Photos
Recently we attended the annual BookExpo America trade show, the largest publishing gathering in the country, to promote our current and forthcoming Fall 2011 titles. The reception this year was quite spectacular, …
May 18, 2011
Booksellers Rock! Debra Linn, Books & Books
Debra Linn is a Miami Beach native and former newspaper sports editor (17 years and lived to tell!) who found her way to Books & Books five years and four new stores …
May 11, 2011
Ask an Algonquin Editor: Kathy Pories on the Bellwether Prize
Algonquin Books Senior Editor Kathy Pories talks about the Bellwether Prize, the publication prize founded by Barbara Kingsolver to recognize literature that addresses issues of social justice. Algonquin published two Bellwether Prize …
May 4, 2011
Kathy Pories on Barbara Kingsolver & the Bellwether Prize
Five years ago, I stood on the periphery of the Duke University Chapel during the North Carolina Literary Festival, straining to hear the speaker. I was on the periphery because the chapel …
March 10, 2011
Heidi Durrow reports from the NAACP Image Awards
For the last few weeks my to-do list has read something like this: Pack Unpack Write thank you notes Finish essay Laundry Wash dishes Pick up dry cleaning Try to get to …
March 3, 2011
Introducing the Algonquin Book Club! Live events & live webcasts with notable writers
Welcome to the Algonquin Book Club! Each year we’ll be featuring four Algonquin Book Club selections at literary events held around the country and simultaneously webcast on our site. For each event, …
February 16, 2011
On Writing: Heidi Durrow and Jamie Ford
Today on the blog, Heidi Durrow, author of The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, and Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, talk writing methods, Twitter …
February 9, 2011
AWP Recap by Caroline Leavitt
AWP doesn’t really stand for awesome writers party, but it sort of should. I’m in the midst of my vintage beaded sweater and red cowboy boots tour but I’m reporting from the …
