Posts Tagged: Mudbound
June 5, 2012
Barbara Kingsolver announces
Susan Nussbaum as Winner
of 2012 PEN/Bellwether Prize
New York City, June 5, 2012—PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, joined Barbara Kingsolver, founder of the Bellwether Prize, and Algonquin Books of …
February 24, 2012
Brandon Jones at the ABA Winter Institute and ALA Midwinter Conference
On January 18th, my wife, Michi, and I flew to the city of New Orleans to make an appearance at the American Booksellers Association Winter Institute. This was my first time visiting the …
October 4, 2011
Publication Day: When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
“When she woke, she was red. Not flushed, not sunburned, but the solid, declarative red of a stop sign. She saw her hands first. She held them in front of her eyes, …
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September 26, 2011
On Writing: Hillary Jordan and Michael Dahlie
Hillary Jordan is the author of two novels: Mudbound, which won the 2006 Bellwether Prize and a 2009 Alex Award from the American Library Association, and When She Woke, publishing October 4, …
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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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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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