Bookstores get a lot of what the trade calls "advance reader copies." We're trying to put ours to good use by farming them out to customers in return for a few words about the book. We post these "Citizen Reviews" on the blog (read them all here), include them in the newsletter, and even put … Continue reading What You’re Reading
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A Very Special Episode
The Big Bang Book Club--which discusses popular science books every month--meets at 7:00pm, Tuesday, June 23, at Grumpy's Bar & Grill (1111 Washington Ave S) to talk about The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson. It's a history of the worst cholera epidemic to hit Victorian London--and the scientist who finally won the battle against the … Continue reading A Very Special Episode
Patronize the Arts
Magers and Quinn Booksellers hosts a poster sale by 8 Minneapolis designers Sunday, June 14. Come browse the aisles as we display assorted screen-printed works from these talented concert poster artists throughout the store. The Minneapolis poster artists are:Aesthetic Apparatus DWITTSquad 19Adam TurmanToothAmy JoLonny UnitusBurlesque of North AmericaAs an added bonus, Magers & Quinn’s entire … Continue reading Patronize the Arts
Musings from Magers and Quinn 