Posts Tagged: The Help

June 12, 2012

<b>Publication Day:</b><br /><i>Heading Out to Wonderful</i>

Publication Day:
Heading Out to Wonderful

“It’s okay to head out for wonderful, but on your way to wonderful you’re going to have to pass through all right. And when you get to all right, take a good …

December 12, 2011

Algonquin Staff Picks of 2011

Algonquin Staff Picks of 2011

2011 was definitely a banner year for books. For this year’s roundup of our favorites, many of us selected Kevin Wilson’s hilarious and brilliant novel, The Family Fang. (Kevin, come back and …

August 12, 2011

Martha Southgate on CNN

Martha Southgate on CNN

Martha Southgate, author of THE TASTE OF SALT, now available in bookstores, was on CNN yesterday to discuss her Entertainment Weeekly article on The Help. See the video below. You can read an …

August 8, 2011

The Truth about the Civil Rights Era: Martha Southgate on <i>The Help</i>

The Truth about the Civil Rights Era: Martha Southgate on The Help

The current issue of Entertainment Weekly (August 12) has a wonderful cover story on The Help, the blockbuster book that was made into a movie, opening soon. As part of the photo-heavy …

June 23, 2011

Summer Reading List

Summer Reading List

It’s no secret that we Algonkians are voracious readers. This summer, we’re excited to dive into a wide variety of books, from the eclectic (The Decameron, Emily Post’s Etiquette, Yakuza Moon) to …

April 18, 2011

Giveaway & Event Countdown: Algonquin Book Club with Sara Gruen and Kathryn Stockett

Giveaway & Event Countdown: Algonquin Book Club with Sara Gruen and Kathryn Stockett

Just 8 more days… We’re counting down to April 26th, 7:00 pm EST and our next Algonquin Book Club event! Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help, will interview Sara Gruen about her international …

April 11, 2011

<i>Water for Elephants</i> Book Club: Recipes, Movie Clips, & a Deluxe Giveaway

Water for Elephants Book Club: Recipes, Movie Clips, & a Deluxe Giveaway

In exactly two weeks from today (!), Sara Gruen and Kathryn Stockett (author of the amazing debut novel The Help) will discuss Water for Elephants in front of a live audience, which will …

April 4, 2011

Algonquin Book Club event: Sara Gruen in conversation with Kathryn Stockett

Algonquin Book Club event: Sara Gruen in conversation with Kathryn Stockett

Join us April 26th, 7:00 pm EST for our next Algonquin Book Club event! Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help, will interview Sara Gruen about her international bestseller, Water for Elephants. As with …