These three books illuminate the indomitable strength of women and girls—both fictional and real—in the face of daunting challenges. A People’s History of Heaven: Longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner award for Fiction, Mathangi Subramanian’s novel tells a story of a graffiti artist, a transgender Christian, a blind dancer, and the queer daughter of a hijabi unionContinue reading

As you celebrate Women’s History Month, pick up one of the wonderful books by and about women coming soon from Algonquin! These upcoming books include National Medal of Arts winner Julia Alvarez’s first novel for adults in almost 15 years, as well as new books from the wonderfully talented Jill McCorkle, Kendra Atleework, Heather Lende,Continue reading

In honor of Presidents Day and bestselling author Louis Bayard’s latest novel, Courting Mr. Lincoln—about a young Abraham Lincoln—Algonquin Books, HarperPerennial, and William Morrow are offering you a chance to win a set of three books by Bayard:   Courting Mr. Lincoln: The bestseller now available in paperback! “Exquisite.” —People A page-turning novel about theContinue reading

Gabriel Bump shared this list of the bus routes he—and his main character Claude in Everywhere You Don’t Belong, his debut novel—took while growing up in Chicago and how those routes shaped his view of the city and his life.Jeffery Local, #15 We moved slow up Jeffery Boulevard, turned left before the lake, and madeContinue reading

    Crissy Van Meter shared this list of the beaches that inspired Winter Island, the fictional setting of Creatures, and the novel itself. (That’s Crissy Van Meter as a baby with her dad in the photo above.)     Creatures by Crissy Van Meter   Newport Beach My father moved to the Balboa PeninsulaContinue reading

We close out this year by saying goodbye, farewell, good luck—and oh, how we’ll miss you!—to the truly incomparable Elisabeth Scharlatt. Elisabeth has been Algonquin’s publisher since 1989, and now she is retiring. Retiring after one heckuva fantastic run, thirty years of bringing great books and great authors, from Julia Alvarez and Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieContinue reading