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

There’s only one way to handle the heat of summer: Dive into an absorbing read. Just turning the pages of these page-turning novels will keep you cool. Fill out the form below—beginning July 15, 2021—to enter for a chance to win a set of these 10 books. The Temple House Vanishing by Rachel Donohue PerchedContinue reading

Kaitlyn Greenidge’s newest novel is Libertie, a riveting tale that explores and pushes the idea of true freedom while examining the past. … Before I became a writer, I worked for many years at the Weeksville Heritage Center, which is a museum in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, dedicated to the history of the free Black community founded inContinue reading

“This immersive story is a soaring exploration of what ‘freedom’ truly means. Libertie is an elegantly layered, beautifully rendered tour de force that is not to be missed.” —Roxane Gay Readers are raving about Libertie—and that’s before they even open up Kaitlyn Greenidge‘s exquisite, epic, intimate new novel. The gorgeous jacket illustration by Laurindo FelicianoContinue reading

Critically acclaimed and Whiting Award–winner Kaitlyn Greenidge returns Libertie, a brilliant new novel—one of the most anticipated of the year! Read this excerpt, the opening of an unforgettable story about one young Black girl’s attempt to find a place where she can be fully, and only, herself. I saw my mother raise a man fromContinue reading