Our Giveaway Week has been one heckuva ride, so it’s the perfect time to Get in the Van with the  paperback edition of… The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison A devastating incident leaves Benjamin Benjamin with no wife, family, home, or livelihood, so he enrolls in a night class called The Fundamentals ofContinue reading

  Algonquin is bringing sexy back this Valentine’s Day. Here is suggested mood music for “rounding the bases” — yes, those bases—from some of Algonquin’s authors. (We’ve finally answered the question, “Who wrote the book of love?) Click on each song to sing along… First Base Suggestions by Jill McCorkle, author of Life After LifeContinue reading

Viewer discretion advised: this post has been rated R for reading.  We’ve uploaded several new book trailers on our YouTube channel, and you have a front row seat.  You won’t have to worry about missing these trailers while waiting in the concession stand line. In the trailer for The Day My Brain Exploded, Ashok RajamaniContinue reading

Name: Gerry Donaghy Bookstore: Powell’s City of Books Title: New Book Purchasing Supervisor Brief Bio: I was born in Philadelphia in the late 60’s, graduated from Reed College, and have worked at Powell’s for over 16 years (despite promising my mother it would only be a summer job). In addition to Powell’s, I’ve recently startedContinue reading

So much praise, so much love for The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving this week, that we just had to pull the book out for our Friday Desk Read: •Amazon features Jonathan Evison — “Ken Kesey’s spiritual heir, one of our editors called him” — and The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving in its Omnivoracious Q&A blog.Continue reading

Jonathan Evison’s new novel, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, officially hits bookstores and e-bookshelves today, and it’s hitting the ground running, as the rave reviews are streaming in. In today’s The New York Times, Janet Maslin writes, “Evison’s third and most powerful novel… [is] a book so poignant yet improbably funny.” And Johnny is hittingContinue reading