Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tops the Japanese bestseller list for 2008. No surprise there. But in positions 3, 4, and 5 are three books from the Jibun no Setsumeisho series (Instruction Manual for My Self), and they are about about Type B, Type O and Type A blood types. (The list is here.)You … Continue reading Meri Kurisumasu
Author: Anders
Pants on Fire
Just when I thought I couldn't love Andy Riley any more, he goes and proves me wrong. Riley is the author and cartoonist behind the wildly funny Book of Bunny Suicides and its sequels. They're genius. Now I learn that he's also produced two eminently useful books--Great Lies to Tell Small Kids and Loads More … Continue reading Pants on Fire
We’re Still Standing
There's a Border's-shaped hole across the street from us. Demolition on Calhoun Square, the mall on the opposite side of Hennepin Avenue, is well underway. Crews have torn down the buildings that once housed the Lotus restaurant, Orr Books, and the only unionized Borders store in that chain. Rumors abound about who will be in … Continue reading We’re Still Standing
Musings from Magers and Quinn 