Posts Tagged: Hillary Jordan
August 17, 2011
Algonquin Authors Pick Their Favorite Summer Reads: Part 1
Summer’s winding down, but we still have plenty of time left to cram in more summer reading, right? We recently asked our authors to tell us about their favorite summer reads, whether …
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June 27, 2011
Sneak Peek: When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
We’re excited to give you an early look at Hillary Jordan’s novel When She Woke, landing in bookstores on October 4th. (Read an excerpt at the very bottom of this post.) It’s …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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January 10, 2011
Algonquin Night: An Evening with Heidi Durrow
We’re big fans of the Triangle’s newest independent bookstore, Flyleaf Books, conveniently located a mere seven minutes from our office. On more than once lunch break, I’ve slipped out of the office …
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October 28, 2010
MUDBOUND A convocation and a giveaway
What does Hillary Jordan’s debut novel, Mudbound, have in common with the likes of Nickel & Dimed, Freakonomics, The Glass Castle, and Three Cups of Tea? The answer: it’s the 2010 selection …
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