Posts Tagged: Megan Fishmann

May 18, 2012

Going Away Megan

Going Away Megan

  Going Away Megan An epic told through Algonquin jackets and poorly-executed Photoshop   Today is our beloved publicist and dear friend Megan Fishmann’s last day at Algonquin. She will soon be …

March 22, 2012

The Return to the Nest Syndrome

The Return to the Nest Syndrome

Growing up is terrifying. No one told me when I was a wee young thing that once I hit 21, gone would be the days of sleeping past noon, purchasing frivolous items …

March 16, 2012

The Writer-Groupie Experiment

The Writer-Groupie Experiment

Algonquin Publicist Megan Fishmann, a fabulous writer in her own right, shares her thoughts on meeting famous authors. (This article originally appeared in The Hairpin–a portion of it is below.) 1. Growing …

September 30, 2011

Happy Birthday, Megan!

Happy Birthday, Megan!

Being the narcissist that I am, most people know I enjoy nothing more than talking about myself. I like to discuss my weird violent bug dreams, the $9.00 organic boxed wine sold …

September 23, 2011

Goodbye, Sarah Rose

Goodbye, Sarah Rose

This isn’t goodbye, this is only farewell I’m having a hard time writing this. In a few short days, Sarah Rose Nordgren–Algonquin’s beloved publicity assistant and one of my closest friends–will be …

January 10, 2011

Algonquin Night:  An Evening with Heidi Durrow

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 …

November 17, 2010

Like My Jacket? Paperback versus Hardback

This month marks the publication of the beautiful paperback edition of Lauren Grodstein’s critically acclaimed novel A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, an Algonquin staff favorite. Lauren’s suburban tragedy charts a father’s fall …

October 15, 2010

Detroit Diary The GLIBA trade show

DETROIT DIARY Morning BBQ, Bookstores in Airports, & Red Cowboy Boots: Life on the road at GLIBA’s trade show . Monday, October 7th, 10:48am: On Friday, Algonquin has me all set to …