The wonderful Julia Alvarez always has a way of helping us understand ourselves and our world a little bit better. In this video, she talks about the importance of reading and stories in our lives, particularly right now. “Stories help us survive the worst of times.” The best books, she says, don’t provide answers inContinue 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

We’re thrilled to announce Afterlife, the new novel by beloved writer Julia Alvarez. Julia has written multiple bestselling novels including How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies, which has sold over one million copies worldwide and just celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Afterlife, the first new adult novel inContinue reading