Obsessed with Richard Pryor since they were kids, David and Joe Henry celebrate Pryor’s genius in this groundbreaking and profoundly entertaining biography.  The brothers recently had a conversation with National Book Award winner Colum McCann about researching Pryor and working as a writing team. And this is your chance to enter for a chance toContinue reading

Happy Publication Day to New York Times bestselling author Lauren Grodstein! And it’s a happy day, indeed, as The Explanation for Everything has been tabbed for both Amazon’s Best Books of the Month for September and Flavorwire’s 10 Must-Read Books for September. The Explanation for Everything by Lauren Grodstein There is nothing inherently threatening aboutContinue reading

It’s publication day for The Road from Gap Creek! Robert Morgan dives back into the multidimensional landscape of his 1999 national bestseller, Gap Creek.  It is a place and story, a story of a family and an era, that speaks to us all, says acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash (The Cove, Serena):Continue reading

Lauren Grodstein has a way of getting inside her characters’ angst and the big issues of our lives that is entertaining and illuminating. She did this with page-turning success in The New York Times bestseller, A Friend of the Family. And she’s done it again in her hotly anticipated new novel… The Explanation for EverythingContinue reading

Happy Birthday to Zelda Fitzgerald! In honor of the birth of the first American flapper, we’re giving away an advance copy of one of the hot books of Fall 2013… Guests on Earth by Lee Smith Evalina Toussaint, the orphaned child of an exotic dancer in New Orleans, is just thirteen when she is admittedContinue reading

Our dear, fabulous, wonderful new Algonquin Young Readers imprint takes over Giveaway Monday today, giving you a chance to win a signed copy of the big YA buzz book… If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan Click here to enter for a chance to win on the Algonquin Young Readers website. “Accomplished and compassionateContinue reading