Tim Johnston, the author of Descent, used to make his living as a carpenter, a carpenter to the stars — well, one rock star, one day, one time. Here’s the story of that day. • • • The last time I was in the same room with a rock star, I didn’t know who theContinue reading

Does this sound like a book you’d like to read? Outstanding. . . . The days when you had to choose between a great story and a great piece of writing? Gone.” —Esquire “Tim Johnston’s high-wire literary thriller . . . will leave you gasping.” —Vanity Fair “The story unfolds brilliantly, always surprisingly, but the gloryContinue reading

It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but we’re giving you a gift, the gift of buzz — all wrapped up with a pretty bow. Excitement for Tim Johnston’s novel Descent is at a fever pitch. The book comes out in January, but booksellers are already reaching for the thesaurus to find new adjectives to describe thisContinue reading

We’ve matched up the first lines of our Fall 2014 fiction with the titles from which they come. This handy-dandy guide also serves as the answer key for the Fall’s First Lines quiz in our new Inside Algonquin newsletter. (Have you signed up for the Inside Algonquin newsletter? Oh, please do! It’s great fun.) 1.“I’mContinue reading

Galleys, we’ve got galleys. We’ve got lots and lots of galleys. This is your chance to get your mitts on advance reading copies of our Fall 2014 titles. Get ’em now. Get ’em before BEA even. Just fill out the form below to enter for a chance to win a complete set of our FallContinue reading