We close out this year by saying goodbye, farewell, good luck—and oh, how we’ll miss you!—to the truly incomparable Elisabeth Scharlatt. Elisabeth has been Algonquin’s publisher since 1989, and now she is retiring. Retiring after one heckuva fantastic run, thirty years of bringing great books and great authors, from Julia Alvarez and Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieContinue reading
STAFF FAVORITES We’ve hand-picked seven titles—four novels, three memoirs—that dazzled, inspired, thrilled, enlightened, and captivated us. Some made us laugh, some made us cry, and some made us do both. We guarantee they’ll do the same for you, too. From March 12-25, you can get any of them for only $1.99. Who knows, maybe they’llContinue reading
Recently we attended the annual BookExpo America trade show, the largest publishing gathering in the country, to promote our current and forthcoming Fall 2011 titles. The reception this year was quite spectacular, and many of our authors–Tayari Jones (Silver Sparrow), Jon Michaud (When Tito Loved Clara), Martha Southgate (A Taste of Salt), Heidi Durrow (TheContinue reading
To celebrate the publication day of Penelope Rowlands’ fabulous Paris Was Ours, we’re giving away three copies. Just leave a comment here or on our Facebook page to enter. The anthology features essays by David Sedaris, Stacy Schiff, Judith Thurman, Joe Queenan, Lily Tuck, Diane Johnson, and more. An essential volume for any Francophile orContinue reading