Books published by Algonquin Books

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A Wedding in Haiti

Algonquin Books | March 19, 2013 | 208 pages
Julia Alvarez has been called a one-woman cultural collision by the Los Angeles Times Book Review, and that has never been truer than in this story about three of her most personal relationships—with her parents, with her husband, and with a young Haitian boy known as Piti. A teenager when Julia... More Info

Purple Hibiscus

Algonquin Books | April 17, 2012 | 307 pages
A promising new voice from Nigeria delivers an exquisite and powerful first novel about a 15-year-old Nigerian woman who is awakening at a time when both her country and family are on the cusp of change.  More Info
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The Day My Brain Exploded

Algonquin Books | January 22, 2013 | 256 pages
A first-generation Indian American explains how he had a full-on brain bleed at the age of 25, right before his brother's wedding; how he had to relearn even the most basic tasks; and how his family helped during his recovery. Original.  More Info

Pocket Kings

Algonquin Books | March 27, 2012 | 355 pages
When Frank Dixon discovers he has a knack for winning in online poker, he sees his online persona thrive while his real life becomes more complicated.  More Info

The Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac

Algonquin Books | March 20, 2012 | 352 pages
Calvin Moretti can't believe how much his life sucks. He's a twenty-four-year-old film school dropout living at home again and working as an assistant teacher at a preschool for autistic kids. His insufferable go-getter older brother is also living at home, as is his kid sister, who's still in high... More Info

A Wedding in Haiti

Algonquin Books | April 24, 2012 | 304 pages
Julia Alvarez has been called “a one-woman cultural collision” by the Los Angeles Times Book Review, and that has never been truer than in this story about three of her most personal relationships—with her parents, with her husband, and with a young Haitian boy known as Piti. A teenager when... More Info
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The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving

Algonquin Books | August 28, 2012 | 278 pages
After losing virtually everything meaningful in his life, Benjamin trains to be a caregiver, but his first client, a fiercely independent teen with muscular dystrophy, gives him more than he bargained for and soon the two embark on a road trip to visit the boy's ailing father.  More Info

Panther Baby

Algonquin Books | February 7, 2012 | 272 pages
The author chronicles his amazing journey from radical Black Panther to his stint at Rikers Island prison, from his awakening while incarcerated at Leavenworth to his rise to chair of Columbia University's School of the Arts film division.  More Info