Posts Tagged: Wicked Bugs

February 13, 2012

Algonquin’s Lucky 7: Introducing Our Monthly E-book Promo

Algonquin’s Lucky 7: Introducing Our Monthly E-book Promo

AHH, FEBRUARY, THE MONTH OF LOVE! What better way to commemorate Valentine’s Day than by spreading the love of reading? We asked seven Algonquin authors to choose their favorite Algonquin title ever—a …

October 14, 2011

Wicked Bugs: Amy Stewart in the BBC Gardening Blog

Wicked Bugs: Amy Stewart in the BBC Gardening Blog

I generally don’t consider a bug that eats a plant to be wicked. Plants are, after all, the food supply for many insects; I’m hardly going to blame them for eating their …

July 20, 2011

Drunken Botany 101

Drunken Botany 101

A few months ago, the Algonquin team received a rather innocuous looking box in the mail. Because we receive dozens of boxes each day, we weren’t too excited…until we opened it up …

July 12, 2011

On Writing: Amy Stewart and Paul Collins

On Writing: Amy Stewart and Paul Collins

Amy Stewart and Paul Collins talk belles-lettres, the art of nonfiction, e-publishing, colonial mixed drinks, and cramming for your own interviews. Amy Stewart is the acclaimed author of Wicked Plants, Wicked Bugs, …

May 5, 2011

Amy Stewart: “A funny thing has happened with <i>Wicked Plants</i>”

Amy Stewart: “A funny thing has happened with Wicked Plants

A funny thing has happened with Wicked Plants. It’s turned into a road show. A carnival of sorts. Social networking, nineteenth-century style. A year before Wicked Plants was released, I was hanging …

May 3, 2011

Publication Day: <i>Wicked Bugs</i>

Publication Day: Wicked Bugs

Amy Stewart, author of the New York Times bestsellers Wicked Plants and Flower Confidential, is back with her newest book, Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon’s Army and Other Diabolical Insects. …

November 15, 2010

Wicked Trailer Amy Stewart, Wicked Bugs

We bring you this important news bulletin about Amy Stewart’s Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon’s Army & other Diabolical Insects (May 2011). Amy Stewart is also the author of the …