Algonquin Books

Models, actors, writers, musicians, and artists talk candidly about their bodies in these essays, lists, comics, and…

A riveting history of punk in Germany behind the iron curtain in the 1970s and 1980s. Radio waves brought the sounds of…

In this true crime story, author Dean Jobb brings the reader back to the 1892 murder trial of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream,…

This work of fiction by Julia Alvarez, author of the best-selling and acclaimed In the Time of the Butterflies, adds…

An office-worker-turned-metal-shaper visits with fellow artisans—calligraphers, potters, stone carvers, glassblowers,…

"Crazy" has been justly deemed a controversion. With the subjectivity of language and personal mental illness…

A fresh look at racism in the US through the lens of racist monuments. A young journalist interviews people who feel…

If you're into cocktails and such, or even just into food, plants, and cultural history generally, this is the perfectly…

In The Earth Moved, Amy Stewart takes us on a journey through the underground world and introduces us to one of its most…

Bob Tarte moved to the country and hoped for a little bit of piece and quiet. He picked up a bunny, and although it…

Citing fascinating new studies on sports fandom, Larry Olmsted makes the case that the more you identify with a sports…

“It’s not you, it’s me” is the tired trope of a question — but when the you in question is capitalism, it most…

These are the powerful stories of kid-involved protests in America. Kids have always been on the front lines of the…

In this new novel from author Jonathan Evison, a father and a daughter retreat into the North Cascades to live in a…

100 pithy and skewering three-panel literary summaries, from curriculum classics like Don Quixote, Lord of the Flies,…

In 2012, an Oregon mother named Julie Keith opened up a package of Halloween decorations. The cheap foam headstones had…

John Waters' gleefully subversive Rhode Island School of Design commencement speech, zanily illustrated with line…

Whew, is there a more loaded topic than hair? Race, gender, class, history, body image, sexuality, religion... it's all…

This nonfiction graphic novel tells the story of Fishs Eddy, an iconic New York City business. It started as an eclectic…

This book celebrates an intersection of of sex work, burlesque performance, social work in the life account of performer…

By integrating nature more deeply into our lives, we can enhance mental sharpness, creativity, and overall well-being.…

In this entertaining and incisive book, author Heather Lende shares her story of running for assembly member (and…

As social media has broadened its grasp on humans all over the earth, one of any number of unfortunate side effects has…

Sally Kohn explores the roots of hate and investigates how we can, maybe someday, stop it. She talks with former…

Looking to learn more about record labels? This book dishes the deets on the founding of Merge Records by Mac McCaughan…

A profound look into the relationships between humans and animals. Author Richard Louv interviews naturalists,…

Jamal Joseph, formerly known as Eddie Joseph, was on track to graduate from high school and begin a college education at…

Lesbian partners known for cross-dressing and creating the kind of gender-bending work that the Nazis would come to call…

Hannah Carlson, a lecturer in dress history at the Rhode Island School of Design, explores gender politics, security,…