After years of waiting for a major literary prize, Rose Tremain has won England's Orange Prize. The £30,000 award is given to recognize outstanding fiction by a female author. See newspaper coverage here, here, and here.Road Home is a moving account of Lev, a recent immigrant to the UK. By all accounts, his story is … Continue reading The Long Wait for The Road Home
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In the Stacks
A few months ago, I blogged about a fashion spread in Vice magazine about men working in London bookstores. Today, for gender balance, I feel obliged to mention the magazine's recent photo shoot of Swedish librarians. It's safe for work. See it here.But it's not just eye candy. There are words, too, including this story: … Continue reading In the Stacks
Book and A Beer Chaser
The next meeting of the Twin Cities' most unusual and interesting book club is Tuesday, June 10. Books & Bars meets at Bryant-Lake Bowl, 810 W Lake Street, in Minneapolis. Doors open at 6:00pm; the discussion begins at 7:00pm.June's book is The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall. In the novel, Eric Sanderson awakens one … Continue reading Book and A Beer Chaser
Musings from Magers and Quinn 