The BEA fun continues at Booth 839 with Friday’s signing with Lin Enger. Preview his upcoming novel and discover the family history that inspired it with this excerpt from his essay in the Algonquin Reader. The High Divide by Lin Enger (signing at 11am Friday): “In 1883 my great-grandfather, a Norwegian immigrant, arrived in Dakota Territory toContinue reading
Here are excerpts from the Algonquin Reader essays by Lin Enger, Bill Roorbach and Brock Clarke: The High Divide by Lin Enger: “In 1883 my great-grandfather, a Norwegian immigrant, arrived in Dakota Territory to homestead 160 acres of rolling prairie. A year later, according to family legend, the last wild buffalo east of the JamesContinue reading
New in paperback — today! — Lauren Grodstein’s The Explanation for Everything and Julie Wu’s The Third Son. And here’s your chance to win a copy of each in this week’s Giveaway Tuesday! Fill out the form below to enter for a chance to win both books. One form, two books, untold reading enjoyment. The Explanation forContinue reading
Intrepid former Algonquin intern David Bradley and his trusty sidekick, Lucky the Leprechaun, hit the road last summer for a tour of (almost all) the coolest, hippest, greatest indie bookstores in the United States. And just in time for the start of Summer 2014, we have the final stop on The Lucky Tour… CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Two months,Continue reading
Algonquin is one of a dwindling number of publishing houses that still accepts unsolicited queries, and we accept them only through regular mail. Since you’ve worked so hard already and may soon be adding a stamp and a trip to the post office to your list of Things You’ve Endured to Get This Puppy OutContinue reading