As all you patriot-minded people probably know, today is Lincoln’s Birthday! In honor of our 16th President, we’re holding a little contest to see how well you know him. To one randomly selected winner, we’re giving away a free copy of Lincoln As I Knew Him. This book collects interviews and anecdotes from the peopleContinue reading

Algonquin would like to congratulate Amy K. from Oakland, California for winning our nature-centric Book Booty giveaway! Amy took home three titles by Diana Wells to celebrate today’s release of Lives of Trees: An Uncommon History. Amy’s answers were: 1. Which tree is also known as the upside-down tree (because the sparse branches resemble roots)?Continue reading

On January 19, Algonquin will publish Diana Wells‘ Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History. An author interview with Michele Norris just aired yesterday on All Things Considered — check it out here!Wells is the bestselling author of 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names and 100 Birds and How They Got Their Names.Continue reading

Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s Winter-Inspired Book Booty Giveaway!  The first place winner of the blanket, mug, and a copy of A Reliable Wife is Erica with: Five Features of a “Reliable Spouse” 1) He can’t be Tiger Woods, 2) or Jon Gosselin, 3) or Mark Sanford. 4) He also needs toContinue reading

To celebrate the cold weather and a seasonal excuse to curl up on the couch with a warm beverage and an engrossing novel for hours (and the upcoming big release of the paperback version of A Reliable Wife), we are announcing a new blog giveaway! In this suspense-driven novel, Ralph Truitt placed a notice inContinue reading

Congratulations to Jamey, Michael, Kathy, Allison and Jennie – each winners of a signed copy of the New York Times bestseller, Hard Work. I’ll send you an email in just a bit to get your address! If you weren’t a lucky winner, you can still get a signed copy of Hard Work! Coach Williams willContinue reading