Author Ron Jacobs (above, left, at the Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show in Pennsylvania recently) writes children's books that... um, aim... to encourage safe and responsible hunting. His book Little Jake's Big Bowhunt is Bambi told from the hunter's point of view. I can't say too much about Little Jake and the Three Bears, but … Continue reading If You Go Out in the Woods Today
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The Book of Night Women
Marlon James will be in Magers & Quinn Booksellers to read from his new novel The Book of Night Women. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that … Continue reading The Book of Night Women
"The most promising local writer in years"
The Star Tribune has just posted a rave review for Nicole Helget's new book The Turtle Catcher: "With "The Turtle Catcher," Helget exhibits the dual novel-writing chops of stylistic wordsmithing and compelling storytelling and stakes a claim for herself as a unique and exciting presence in Minnesota literature. More accessible and less artsy than Louise … Continue reading "The most promising local writer in years"
Musings from Magers and Quinn 