Alexander McCall Smith, author of the wildly popular No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series of novels, is taking a page from Charles Dickens: he's publishing his next novel in installments. The novel will appear each weekday for 20 weeks, starting September 15 and running through February 13, on the website of the UK's Telegraph newspaper. … Continue reading Bit by Bit
Author: Anders
Used is Good
Every year in Hennepin County, 32 million pounds of usable clothing and household goods are thrown away. To encourage us all to reuse items before we chuck them in the landfill, Hennepin County is again sponsoring its "Choose to Reuse" program. Coupon books are now available. There is a small display rack of them on … Continue reading Used is Good
Crimson, Scarlet, and Incarnadine
In the interests of national unity and harmony, amazon.com has divvied up all its books into Red and Blue, then mapped their purchases, thereby creating a multihued map of our diversity and variety. Or they've simply demonstrated something booksellers in the Twin Cities could have told you already (for example, here--scroll down to the last … Continue reading Crimson, Scarlet, and Incarnadine
Musings from Magers and Quinn 