We continue our occasional series of customer reviews with the latest from novelist Barbara Kingsolver.The LacunaThe United States has some 'splainin' to do. Kingsolver's newest novel, The Lacuna, shines light on some of the darkest episodes in American and Mexican history, including the brutal suppression of the 1932 bonus army protests, Leon Trotsky's murder in … Continue reading Citizen Review: The Lacuna
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That Study Carrel Will Look Great in My Media Room
The Elkhart (Indiana) Public Library is auctioning off its vintage furnishings. When the library opened on March 31, 1963, it was full of desks, tables and chairs by Herman Miller, fiberglass chairs from Charles and Ray Eames, and desks and credenzas by Jens Risom. According to the library's sale website, "Some have been in use … Continue reading That Study Carrel Will Look Great in My Media Room
Starting Strong
St Paul's Replacement Press has announced its very first title. If You Lived Here, You’d Already Be Home is a collection of short stories by John Jodzio of Minneapolis. You might already know Jodzio's work from McSweeney's or from miniSstories. Jodzio won the miniStories competition in the summer of 2008 for "Shoo Shoo". You can … Continue reading Starting Strong
Musings from Magers and Quinn 