As 2021 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on the things books that brought us joy over the past year. This year, we were proud to have had booksellers nationwide pick ten books from Algonquin and Algonquin Young Readers for this honor— including April’s No. 1 pick, Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge. You can buy theContinue reading
We’re excited. Booksellers are excited. Readers are excited. Let’s face it, there’s a lot of excitement. Whoa, Nelly, a heapin’ helping of excitement. What’s all the excitement, you ask? Today’s the official publication day for the paperback of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. Now in paperback! (Did we say “paperback”? It’sContinue reading
“When she woke, she was red. Not flushed, not sunburned, but the solid, declarative red of a stop sign. She saw her hands first. She held them in front of her eyes, squinting up at them. For a few seconds, shadowed by her eyelashes and backlit by the hard white light emanating from the ceiling,Continue reading
The Millions, one of our favorite literary blogs, has an excellent post on killer books coming down the pike–“Most Anticipated: The Great 2011 Book Preview.” We now have a ridiculously long list of titles we’re dying to read. And of course we’re thrilled that The Millions gang chose Jonathan Evison’s West of Here (pub. date:Continue reading
We bring you this important news bulletin about Amy Stewart’s Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon’s Army & other Diabolical Insects (May 2011). Amy Stewart is also the author of the New York Times and Indie Next bestsellers Wicked Plants and Flower Confidential. You may have seen her byline in the New York TimesContinue reading