Last month, Magers & Quinn hosted a reading by Joshua Foer, author of the spring's most memorable science book, Moonwalking with Einstein. Foer talked about his book and led the audience in a simple memory-building technique. Ah, but readings are never exactly what you expect. Foer also talked about entering the German competitive Slip 'n … Continue reading Must-See TV
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Community Space
Jonesing for a bookstore in Nordeast? Eric Brew feels your pain. In fact, he's launched a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to address the problem. Brew's Coffee & Books Community Space will be "a specialty coffeehouse in NE Mpls coupled with a bookstore, lending library, theater stage, writing studios and radical resources." Brew and crew hope … Continue reading Community Space
Author Spotting
Nearly a decade ago, Philip Connors ditched his job as an editor at the Wall Street Journal to spend his summers sitting in a glass-walled perch, 10,000 feet above sea level, watching for smoke. As a fire lookout, Connors follows in a venerable literary tradition--Jack Kerouac, Edward Abbey, Norman Mclean, and Gary Snyder were all … Continue reading Author Spotting
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