Algonquin Books currently has a great promotion on a selection of their eBooks. Today through Feb. 19th, the following titles are only $1.99! French Dirt by Richard Goodman Going Away Shoes by Jill McCorkle An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England by Brock Clarke A Blessing on the Moon by Joseph Skibell If you’ve never bought [...]

In honor of National Poetry Month, all the books in our poetry section will be 10% off for the month! Saturdays in April, if you can answer our poetry trivia question, we’ll give you a copy of either 101 Great American Poems or English Romantic Poetry: An Anthology (limit one per customer, while supplies last). [...]

First there was Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, then Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Later this month, Quirk Classics will release a prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies called Dawn of the Dreadfuls, which will give the backstory of the zombie plague and how Elizabeth Bennett became a “savage slayer of the undead.” [...]

Following the runaway success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, Quirk Books has announced a follow-up by Jane Austen and Ben Winters. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a humorous take on the Austen classic, featuring most of the original text. Quirk Books describes it as “The Classic Regency [...]

The IndieBound website now has cute spring e-cards. The dog pictured here is an example, but the actual e-cards are animated. The winners of the 2009 Indies Choice Book Awards, which are voted on by owners and booksellers of ABA member book stores, were announced this week. The winners are: Best Indie Buzz Book (Fiction): [...]