“Half my life ago, I killed a girl.”So begins Darin Strauss' searing memoir Half a Life. What begins as a personal tale of a tragic event and ends up opening into the story of how our lives are about defining moments, how we are affected by them, how they shape us. It is the true … Continue reading Looking Back, Looking Ahead
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Pride Week Readings, Pt 2
Magers & Quinn Booksellers and Quatrefoil Library present two nights of GLBT readings--7:30pm, Tuesday, June 21, and Thursday, June 23. Four authors visit Magers & Quinn during Pride Week. Their work--history, fiction, memoir, and essays--showcase the GLBT experience both past and present.7:30pm, Tuesday, June 21:Will Fellows discusses Gay Bar: The Fabulous, True Story of a … Continue reading Pride Week Readings, Pt 2
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Adam Mandebach's smash hit not-a-kids-book Go the F**k to Sleep is the summer's hottest ticket. (We're sold out at the moment, but will have more soon.) And the phenomenon shows no sign of slowing down. The audio version of the book is read by none other than Samuel L Jackson. Oh yeah.--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 