December temperatures might keep you trapped indoors, but this month’s Lucky Stars offer you the chance to reconnect with the outdoors from the warmth of your living room. Get the low-down of the oddly beautiful courtship of a Neohelix albolabris woodland snail, heed warnings of paralysis-inducing shrubs, and discover how Rowan trees were used to prevent the dead fromContinue reading

The New York Times‘ Nicholas Kristof is one of our favorite columnists. Each year he writes about his family’s backpacking vacation trips, reflecting on the importance of preserving our environment and experiencing nature. In all of these columns he’s mentioned Richard Louv, whose seminal book, Last Child in the Woods, launched a nation-wide movement toContinue reading

Baby-mama-drama for senior publicist, Kelly Bowen, and her snails, Snookie and The Situation. So for those of you who frequent the Algonquin Book blog, you might remember my last post about the new additions to the Algonquin family – Snooki and The Situation, our pet snails. The past few months have been a whirlwind ofContinue reading

Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, we have a guest post from Kelly Bowen, senior publicist at Algonquin. Her earthy topic? SNAILS! I recently joined the Algonquin team, moving from NYC to Chapel Hill. I knew leaving the Big Apple would require some adapting – the slower pace of life, the southern culture of ma’am andContinue reading