Intrepid former Algonquin intern David Bradley and his trusty sidekick, Lucky the Leprechaun, hit the road for a tour of (almost all) the coolest, hippest, greatest indie bookstores in the United States. Join us for the journey… ALBUQUERQUE — Although I was still feeling good when I rolled into Albuquerque, I could feel a tumbling cloud of consternation start toContinue reading
Intrepid former Algonquin intern David Bradley and his trusty sidekick, Lucky the Leprechaun, hit the road for a tour of (almost all) the coolest, hippest, greatest indie bookstores in the United States. Join us for the journey… TUCSON, Arizona — Driving into Tucson after spending the day at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, I kept telling myself to readjust my expectations. Continue reading
Cue the music. Unfurl the flags. Get Bob Costas a throat lozenge. It’s time for the Olympics. And whether you’re a true fan who loves the wide world of sports, a casual observer who catches a bit of patriotic fervor, or just a TV watcher who’s looking for any Games to fill the Game ofContinue reading
New York City, June 5, 2012—PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, joined Barbara Kingsolver, founder of the Bellwether Prize, and Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing, to announce Susan Nussbaum as the winner of the 2012 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction.Continue reading
Book-Tour: a verb meaning to live in airports, airplanes and hotels while whisking about the country, drinking in gulps of countryside that remains beyond reach. Also: to connect with audiences across the country about a book you have written that is very close to your heart and soul and to feel each “thank you forContinue reading
I read Naomi Benaron‘s Running the Rift over the holidays, and I think my family may have been frustrated by the way I kept sneaking off to lock myself in the basement and read in peace. As much as I love family games of Yahtzee, Running the Rift transported me straight to Rwanda and IContinue reading