Manuel Munoz's What You See in the Dark: A very Hitchcockian book trailer

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Manuel Munoz's What You See in the Dark: A very Hitchcockian book trailer

As someone who is actually old enough to remember life BP—Before Psycho—I was thrilled when upon my first reading of Manuel Munoz’s wonderful novel, What You See in the Dark, I found that one of his plot threads imagined how that film was conceived and put together, complete with several scenes that take the readerContinue reading

Algonquin Night: An Evening with Heidi Durrow

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

Algonquin Talks with Sara Nelson, O: The Oprah Magazine

. How long have you been at O: The Oprah Magazine? Oprah and you are totally best buds now, right? I started in September ’09, so it’s been a little over a year. Oprah and I are [she holds up two fingers, not too close together] like THIS. . …. I really admire how youContinue reading

Jonathan Evison The Buzz Is Building

We have four exciting Jonathan Evison-related items to share with you today: 1) Behold, the brand-spanking-new website for WEST OF HERE. Isn’t it gorgeous? Bonus points if you can find the Bigfoot Easter egg! 2) That portrait of Johnny to the right? It was recently painted by none other than Don Bachardy, Christopher Isherwood’s lifetimeContinue reading

A Soupy Sales Claim to Fame

I was flipping through The Independent with an evening cup of coffee this week when I came across an essay by Algonquin Editor-in-Chief, Chuck Adams. Turns out, Chuck was partnered with Soupy Sales on an episode of The $10,000 Pyramid back in the mid-’70s and actually took the grand prize! What a story. Read belowContinue reading

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