Holly Hughes and Ethna McKiernan read from Beyond Forgetting: Poetry And Prose About Alzheimer’s Disease--Thursday, October 15, 7:30pm at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.Beyond Forgetting is a unique collection of poetry and short prose about Alzheimer's disease written by 100 contemporary writers--doctors, nurses, social workers, hospice workers, daughters, sons, wives, and husbands--whose lives have been touched … Continue reading Mark Your Calendars
Author: Anders
History… It’s Coming
The winner of this year's Man Booker Prize was announced yesterday. It is Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. It's a novel based on the life of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's chief minister from 1532 to 1540. Cromwell was a strong promoter of Henry's divorce from his first wife and the subsequent break with the Catholic … Continue reading History… It’s Coming
Books Exposed
Among the works by Hans-Peter Feldman currently on display at the 303 Gallery in New York City is this one, entitled "Bookshelves." The gallery's website says it is "a 5-panel, life-size photograph of Feldmann's own bookshelves at his home in Düsseldorf. As an artist renowned for using found and discarded objects of others, 'Bookshelves' is … Continue reading Books Exposed
Musings from Magers and Quinn 