Summer isn’t over yet! We’re giving away one more set of refreshing reads, while the days are still long and the hammock beckons. Enter below, starting August 2, for a chance to win these ten books. The Last Nomad by Shugri Said Salh “I am the last nomad. My ancestors traveled the East AfricanContinue reading
In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re sharing some of our favorite new books of, by, and about women—and for all readers! The Firsts: The Inside Story of the Women Reshaping Congress by Jennifer Steinhauer In November 2018, the greatest number of women in American history entered Congress. Inspiring, controversial, talented, and rebellious. Now, award-winningContinue reading
We are thrilled, just thrilled, to see how many, so many, of our books earning spots on best-of-the-year lists. (They say it ain’t bragging if it’s true. And it’s true!) All of the bragging about our fabulous Algonquin Young Readers books is listed below, too. His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie The New York Times – “100Continue reading
After more than 50 years working in the publishing industry, in part at Dell/Delacorte and Simon & Schuster in New York, and for the last 16 years working as Executive Editor here at Algonquin Books, the one and only Chuck Adams is leaving full-time work at the end of this year. To say we willContinue reading
. His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie Afi Tekple is a young seamstress in Ghana. She is smart; she is pretty; and she has been convinced by her mother to marry a man she does not know. Afi knows who he is, of course—Elikem is a wealthy businessman whose mother has chosen Afi in theContinue reading
Dear Reader, His Only Wife is my debut novel and is about Afi, a young woman who finds herself in an arranged marriage. Set in Ghana, it follows Afi on the winding path to finding her voice in a relationship in which she is expected, by both her own family and her new in-laws, toContinue reading