Don’t want to give Dad a pair of GoldToe socks again this year? We don’t blame you. That’s why no matter who’s on your list, Algonquin has the perfect gift… For Her Going Away Shoes By Jill McCorkle Eleven short stories, full of longing and laughter, from the “guardian angel of short fiction.” The DinnerContinue reading
Scott Calhoun, who sits on the American Horticultural Society’s Book Award Committee, recently announced his top three picks for the 2010 prize — and two of them are published by yours truly! Says Calhoun, “This year, the quality of the writing and depth of the research is shining through.” Read below for his Algonquin picksContinue reading
Vander Veer Botanic Garden, in Davenport, Iowa, recently hosted a “Wicked Plants” exhibit, inspired by Amy Stewart‘s book. Check out the photos! -Katie
Dear Dr. Bleedingheart, Every autumn, the same recurring problem creeps into my marriage. Actually, it creeps into my house and spins a web in the kitchen window. My husband, you see, is a spider fanatic, and as far as he’s concerned, any eight-legged creature who strolls into our house is a welcome guest. Now, I’mContinue reading
On Monday, October 26, our very own Amy Stewart appeared on TLC’s popular new reality show, Cake Boss. Back in July, the Cake Boss team was so inspired by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden “Wicked Plants” exhibit–based on Stewart’s hit book, Wicked Plants–they whipped up a sinister Venus Flytrap cake that was unveiled at BBG. CanContinue reading
Castor bean (Ricinus communis) One autumn morning in 1978, communist defector and BBC journalist Georgi Markov walked across London’s Waterloo Bridge and stood waiting at a bus stop. He felt a painful jab in the back of his thigh and turned around in time to see a man pick up an umbrella, mumble an apology,Continue reading