Over half of our Chapel Hill office lives in Durham, which is (undeniably) the coolest town in the Triangle. We–the 50% plus of us, that is–are not-so-secretly trying to move our office to downtown Durham. One major reason? The Regulator Bookshop. (Also, Banh’s, which has the best Vietnamese food anywhere, bar none.) We frequent theContinue reading

Elisabeth Tova Bailey, author of The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (an office favorite), spoke with NPR “Weekend Edition Saturday” host Scott Simon about her illness, her ongoing recovery, and the benefits of slowing down to a “snail’s pace.” You can listen to the interview here and read an excerpt from The Sound ofContinue reading

This week for Paperback Thursday: The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her encounter with a Neohelix albolabris—a common woodland snail. It’s a remarkable journey of survival and resilience, showing us howContinue reading

Everyone at Algonquin is excited about the charming little memoir we’re publishing this week, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating–a true story about how life, even on the smallest scale, can be rewarding. There’s some major press coming in the near future, including a feature in the New York Times and an interview withContinue 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