Be sure to check out these four fabulous reads—all now in paperback— about family and home and connection in their many forms. Use the discount code FLOWERS for 20 percent off these books on Workman.com: Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui: This Time and NPR best book of 2020 is “a fascinating and beautifully writtenContinue reading

Celebrate Mother’s Day with Ross Gay. Celebrate Mother’s Day by giving Ross’ The Book of Delights to the mothers in your life. In this excerpt below, Ross shares a story about his own mother, along with two other essays from this collection. Written daily over one tumultuous year, these essays cover everything from taking aContinue reading

Most moms aren’t like the moms we see in movies or in chapter books from our childhood. Most moms don’t get it right every time. Most moms aren’t like, well, most moms. So, for Mother’s Day, here are five books about and for moms who live and think outside the box. The Leavers: For theContinue reading

Most moms don’t come straight from central casting. Most moms aren’t like the moms we see in movies, on television or in chapter books from our childhood. Most moms don’t get it right every time. Most moms aren’t like, well, most moms. So, for Mother’s Day, here are five books about and for moms whoContinue reading

The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth J. Church: The No. 1 Indie Next pick for May and Amazon’s Debut Spotlight of the Month, this is the much-buzzed-about book of the moment. Bustle calls it a “mother-daughter book club must read of 2016.” For Meridian Wallace—and many other smart, driven women of the 1940s—being ambitiousContinue reading

Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas! Here at Algonquin we never get bored of giving books as gifts. I like to think that those of us who have grown to be such devoted book lovers inherited this passion from our parents. For Mother’s Day this year, I urge all of you to run to yourContinue reading