History comes alive when Peg Meier visits M&Q to discuss Through No Fault of My Own: A Girl's Diary of Life on Summit Avenue in the Jazz Age by Coco Irvine. Join us at 7:30pm, Monday, April 18, for a fascinating evening of history and hijinks.On Christmas Day, 1926, twelve-year-old Clotilde “Coco” Irvine received a … Continue reading A Trip to Old St Paul
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Must-See TV
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
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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