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

Will you be at Book Expo America this year? The Algonquin booth (#4252) will be rocking all week with author appearances and signings, must-grab galley giveaways, and more. Please join us for the following–all events in the Algonquin booth unless otherwise noted: Monday 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Editor’s Buzz Panel: Senior Editor Kathy Pories discussesContinue reading

“A remarkable and eloquent book, a handful of dresses that write a life.” – Newsday On Monday, Barnes and Noble hosted an author event with Ilene Beckerman, talking about her book Love, Loss, and What I Wore and the stage adaptation. Some of the current cast from the off-broadway hit (Carol Kane, Caroline Rhea, LucyContinue reading

As we mentioned earlier, Ilene Beckerman’s New York Times bestselling book Love, Loss, and What I Wore was made into an off-Broadway production by Nora Ephron and her sister Delia. CNN interviewed the Ephrons about the play in a recent feature. Watch the great video, with clips from the play and its rotating cast–including JaneContinue reading

What’s the latest buzz about the off-Broadway hit sensation Love, Loss, and What I Wore, based on Algonquin’s beloved and bestselling book? As Variety reports, “After setting a house record for advance sales, Nora and Delia Ephron’s show Love, Loss, and What I Wore will extend its run at Off Broadway’s Westside Theater into 2010Continue reading

Reviews are pouring in for Nora and Delia Ephron’s new star-studded off-Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore, based on Ilene “Gingy” Beckerman’s best-selling memoir of the same name–the book that received rave reviews from USA Today, the New York Times Book Review, People, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, and many, many more. Enthusiastic assessments for last week’s premiere are in fromContinue reading