Christina Cappechi was among the crowd of around 50 who attended our event this week with Mignon "Grammar Girl" Fogarty. Although Fogarty is known for her clear and memorable answers to puzzling grammar problems, the audience's questions had a more social bent. Said Cappechi, "Few had grammatical questions. What they didn't know was how to … Continue reading The Perils of Being Right
Author: Anders
iNight of the Guns
Simon & Schuster, publisher of David Carr's memoir Night of the Gun, has gone all out in putting together a promotional website (www.nightofthegun.com) for the book. The book draws on Carr's skills as a reporter (including a stint as editor of the now-defunct Twin Cities Reader) to document his own descent into addiction and his … Continue reading iNight of the Guns
Like the Salivating Dogs You Are
It's a slow, slow time in publishing. Everyone is on vacation, and the literary brains are shutting down. The buzz of the moment isn't Rushdie or . No, it seems like all anyone can manage to talk about is Christopher Ciccone's book Life with My Sister Madonna.And who am I to fight the tide? Here's … Continue reading Like the Salivating Dogs You Are
Musings from Magers and Quinn 