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 to peruse their fantastically stocked shelves. We were absolutely thrilled that Flyleaf recently hosted an Algonquin Book Club evening with special guest HeidiContinue reading

The New York Times Book Review has only good things to say about Algonquin reads! The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern The July 3rd issue of The New York Times Book Review gave a full page rave for The Frozen Rabbi: “Tradition is too modest a word for the extraordinary story behind the icebound rabbi’sContinue reading

The Book-of-the-Month Club announced today that Robert Goolrick’s A Reliable Wife is the 2009 winner of their annual First Fiction Award! The Book-of-the-Month First Fiction Award is granted annually by the Book-of-the-Month Club editorial board to recognize an outstanding first work of fiction in the English language. The First Fiction Award represents the high standardContinue reading

Robert Goolrick‘s reading for the Desert Mountain Book Club in Arizona last week. A Reliable Wife is still on the NY Times Paperback Bestseller list, this week at #5! Visit the website for A Reliable Wife to read an excerpt, download discussion questions, and watch a video interview with Robert Goolrick. Thanks to Phyllis Lerner,Continue reading

Robert Goolrick’s novel A Reliable Wife has been at the top of The New York Times bestseller list since it was released in early January. If you haven’t had a chance to see the author during his nationwide bookstore tour for this title, watch the video below to hear him read! Click here to readContinue reading