Each of the November Lucky Stars books introduces us to women, real or imagined, on a journey of a lifetime. Travel into their unforgettable and wise worlds. Go first class with these e-books — for just $2.99 or less throughout the month!      A Life in Men by Gina Frangello: The friendship between Mary and NixContinue reading

From Freudian to sentimental, our thoughts turn to mom this time of year. This month’s collection of Lucky 7 e-books–just $1.99 each through April 30–looks at the complex, comforting, and confounding relationships between mothers and children. Each e-book also contains a free preview of What My Mother Gave Me, the upcoming anthology edited by ElizabethContinue reading

This Sunday is Grandparents’ Day, which means we all get a chance to show our grandparents how much we love them by mailing them hand-knitted sweater vests or taking them fly-fishing. If that’s not your style, I’m sure an old-fashioned phone call never went amiss. Grandparents are inexhaustible resources of kindness, wisdom, and snickerdoodles, andContinue reading

We’re delighted to give you an early peek at Ilene Beckerman’s upcoming book, The Smartest Woman I Know. Her sensational debut, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, charted the course of her life through a series of wardrobe changes. It became a runaway bestseller and inspired a hit Off-Broadway play of the same name byContinue reading

Recently we attended the annual BookExpo America trade show, the largest publishing gathering in the country, to promote our current and forthcoming Fall 2011 titles. The reception this year was quite spectacular, and many of our authors–Tayari Jones (Silver Sparrow), Jon Michaud (When Tito Loved Clara), Martha Southgate (A Taste of Salt), Heidi Durrow (TheContinue reading

Will you be at Book Expo America this year? The Algonquin booth (#4252) will be rocking all week with author appearances and signings, must-grab galley giveaways, and more. Please join us for the following–all events in the Algonquin booth unless otherwise noted: Monday 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Editor’s Buzz Panel: Senior Editor Kathy Pories discussesContinue reading