Granta magazine has named a new editor. Alex Clark, formerly a deputy literary editor for the Observer newspaper (where she writes the column "My So-Called Week") and critic for the Daily Telegraph will take over for Jason Cowley, who left the magazine's helm after only seven months. Clark is the first woman to head Granta.--David … Continue reading Woman On Top
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Soup’s On
If you're a fan of public radio's food and cooking show The Splendid Table, here are two bits of news you won't want to miss. The first is that host Lynn Rosetto Casper will be at the main branch of the Minneapolis Public Library on Tuesday, June 24, 7:00pm, as part of the Friends of … Continue reading Soup’s On
Elephant in the Room–Part 2
Just after I posted about the early review of Thomas Frank's forthcoming book The Wrecking Crew: Conservative Rule in Theory and Practice, we got word that the author himself will be reading in our store on August 28. We're still working out the final details, but we'll post the full information on our events page … Continue reading Elephant in the Room–Part 2
Musings from Magers and Quinn 