Join Magers & Quinn and the Minnesota Roller Girls Sunday, October 3, at 4:00pm, when Alex “Axles of Evil” Cohen discusses Down and Derby: The Insider's Guide to Roller Derby.Ever wonder how roller derby began? What the hell is going on during a bout? Whether you’re woman enough to don a pair of skates? Alex … Continue reading Get Down

NPR's Michele Norris returns to her hometown to discuss The Grace of Silence: On Matters of Race and the Consequence of Silence--7:30pm, Friday, October 1, at the Cowles Auditorium, in the Hubert Humphrey Institute, on the University of Minnesota campus.In the wake of talk of a “postracial” America upon Barack Obama’s ascension as president of … Continue reading Coming Home to Minneapolis

Magers & Quinn Booksellers is pleased to host the launch party for one of the first books from Carolrhoda Lab--The Absolute Value of -1 by St Paul's Steve Brezenoff.Noah, Lily, and Simon have been a trio forever. But as they enter high school, their relationships shift and their world starts to fall apart. Privately, each … Continue reading Young at Heart