Algonquin authors, a spectacularly talented lot, are also exceptionally generous with their hard-earned writing advice. During the dog days of summer, even the most dedicated writer’s momentum can stall, so we’ve compiled another installment of Algonkian wisdom to help you keep going. Bill Roorbach, author of Life Among Giants and the forthcoming The Remedy forContinue reading
“…Fiction tells a different kind of truth, the truth according to feelings rather than just the facts; that there is nothing shameful in being a complex human being; that a writer has to try to capture the fullness and variety of a family, a culture, a country, a situation, without picking out the problematic partsContinue reading
The last day of the month means that today is your last chance to get these Julia Alvarez e-books for only $1.99. With such a short month, February has flown by! But before it’s over, be sure to check out these wonderful books – such as today’s NOOK Daily Find, In the Time of theContinue reading
Celebrate Julia Alvarez’s extraordinary catalog of work─from poetry to essays to novels to memoir─by completing your library of her books, now available in e-book for all platforms, and all for just $1.99 apiece throughout February! Each one of these classic titles, including the acclaimed How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the TimeContinue reading
In A Wedding in Haiti, Julia Alvarez takes us on a journey–a journey to Haiti, a journey to the joys and burdens of love, a journey beyond borders and between families. “She is the ideal travel companion—witty and observant and, as in all of Julia Alvarez’s writing, compassionate and full of heart,” said Mark Kurlansky, theContinue reading
In honor of this 30th day of National Poetry Month, we’ve listed 30 of our favorite poems of all time. This is by no means an exhaustive list of the best poems out there, but it is a list of poems that have moved us, stuck with us, and kept us going. Do you have a favoriteContinue reading