As Father’s Day rapidly approaches, remember that books make great last-minute gifts. Easy to wrap, too. Here are three books dad will dig, from a brand-new novel to a heartfelt (and funny) memoir to an exuberant study of the benefits of being a sports fan. Legends of the North Cascades by Jonathan Evison “A beautifullyContinue reading
. His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie Afi Tekple is a young seamstress in Ghana. She is smart; she is pretty; and she has been convinced by her mother to marry a man she does not know. Afi knows who he is, of course—Elikem is a wealthy businessman whose mother has chosen Afi in theContinue reading
All times Eastern. Monday, October 5 Michael Ian Black, A Better Man, 8pm at Left Bank Books Tuesday, October 6 Michael Parker, Prairie Fever, 7:30pm at the Thomas Wolfe Prize Speech Michael Ian Black, A Better Man, with Maria Konnikova, 8pm at Powell’s City of Books Wednesday, October 7 Connor Towne O’Neill, Down Along withContinue reading
We’re so excited to be publishing three simply wonderful books today, September 15! A Better Man by comedian/actor/author Michael Ian Black breaks down the masculine code for a new era in this heartfelt, smart, and often funny book, written as a letter to his son. Furia, the young adult novel by Yamile Saied Méndez, hasContinue reading
From blockbuster new novels to wide-ranging nonfiction to fabulous paperbacks, these 11 books are just what you need for this new reading season. Enter for a chance to win a complete set of these Fall 2020 books from Algonquin Books. FICTION Impersonation by Heidi Pitlor “By turns revealing, hilarious, dishy, and razor-sharp, Impersonation lives inContinue reading
The upcoming book A Better Man is a poignant look at boyhood, in the form of a heartfelt letter from comedian Michael Ian Black to his teenage son before he leaves for college, and a radical plea for rethinking masculinity and teaching young men to give and receive love. Honest, funny, and hopeful,Continue reading