While writing about economics in Ecuador for a nonprofit think tank straight out of undergrad, Mountford noticed his title was “Senior Associate” for a hedge fund he’d never heard of. It turned out the think tank was running the hedge fund out of its back office--and Mountford found the inspiration for his first novel. Mountfrod … Continue reading Confessions of a Very Literary Economic Hitman
Author: Anders
Shared Interests
We got a charming email this week from an M&Q fan who'd attended our recent reading by Philip Connors, author of Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout. "My name is Jordan Wiklund, a writer and editor from St. Paul. Last week I attended the Connors' reading and just had a blast; hadn't been … Continue reading Shared Interests
Whoa, Nellie
"McClure owns seven sunbonnets, two butter churns, a Laura-themed charm bracelet, a corncob doll, many Little House-themed magnets, a bottle of Laura Ingalls Wilder wine (red), a Little House on the Prairie shot glass and a Laura bobblehead, to name only part of her collection." So begins the Chicago Tribune's review of Wendy McClure's new … Continue reading Whoa, Nellie
Musings from Magers and Quinn 