‘The Art Forger:’ Can Lightning Strike Twice for Algonquin?

In a day and age when computer data rule book ordering and midlist authors can be penalized for their track records, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill is trying to give Barbara Shapiro a fresh start for The Art Forger. It’s a tack that the press, an imprint of Workman Publishing, used successfully six years ago when it bought Sara Gruen’s novel about the world of the circus. Water for Elephants became a huge hit and was turned into a movie. Although Algonquin never claimed that the book, which was widely embraced by independent booksellers, was Gruen’s first, it did nothing to promote the fact that she had previously published two others, Flying Horses and Riding Lessons. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Danny Caine Sells the Raven Book Store to Co-Owners

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Compass Rose Publishing Looks to Harness the Power of Indie Booksellers

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Eight New Books Indie Booksellers Want You to Read

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Big Indie Books That Booksellers Want You to Read

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Omar: An Opera of the Past and Present, by Marame Gueye

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Workman Sales Boosted 2022 Hachette Book Group Results

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HBG Completes Purchase of Workman

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New Grant Program Will Aid Indie Bookstores

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