It’s spring and weddings abound.  Everyone I know has at least three wedding themed Pinterest boards, and my roommate just bought a Texan bridal magazine with more pages than War and Peace.  In a world where white lace and big color themes have become commonplace, Alvarez brings us a fresh, touching and uplifting perspective onContinue reading

Or, These Are A Few of My Favorite Things, The Lit Mag Edition! (Plus, An Awesome Giveaway. Who Doesn’t Love a Giveaway?!) Happy spring, all! Or better yet, happy half-birthday to me! I promise I’m not really one of those people who celebrates their half-birthday, but I figured today was as good a day as any toContinue reading

Congratulations, Julia Alvarez! We’re delighted to announce that Julia Alvarez is the recipient of the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Over the course of twenty years, Julia has published seven widely-acclaimed books with Algonquin—including the national bestsellers How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies. SheContinue reading

Summer’s winding down, but we still have plenty of time left to cram in more summer reading, right? We recently asked our authors to tell us about their favorite summer reads, whether from recent memory or the distant past. The variety of books they came up with is really kind of amazing. Herewith, Part 1.Continue reading

On the heels of Julia Alvarez’s  electrifying interview with Edwidge Danticat for the Algonquin Book Club, and just in time for National Poetry Month, we’re excited to announce the paperback publication of  Julia Alvarez’s collection of  poetry The Woman I Kept To Myself. The works of award-winning poet and novelist Julia Alvarez are rich withContinue reading