It’s only fitting that one of our first “On the House” posts should feature the words of co-founder Louis Rubin, whom we lost recently but whose ethos we try hard to keep alive. Rubin’s astute observations of a manuscript’s problems could be as pointed as they were keenly observed, but they were always, always deliveredContinue reading
“This is really going to be fun, I think.” — Louis Rubin, on the founding of Algonquin in January 1983. In 1983, launching a publishing venture outside the well-established literary circles of New York City was defiant, courageous, and, perhaps, a bit capricious. But Louis Rubin, a professor at UNC Chapel Hill, founded Algonquin BooksContinue reading
Today’s bonanza: Amy Hempel’s COLLECTED STORIES; Wells Towers’s EVERYTHING RAVAGED, EVERYTHING BURNED; the 25th anniversary edition of NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH; and three Algonquin titles of your choosing. Just leave a comment on our Facebook page to enter; or, if you’re not on Facebook, here on our blog. Today is our final post forContinue reading