Get Happy

Alex Lemon discusses his new book Happy: A Memoir--7:30pm, Thursday, January 7, at Magers & Quinn. His freshman year at Macalester College, Alex Lemon was supposed to be the star catcher on the baseball team. He was the boy getting every girl, the hard-partying kid who everyone called Happy, often without even knowing his real … Continue reading Get Happy

New Year’s Day Sale

M&Q is kicking 2010 off in style. We will be open New Year's Day from 10:00am to 8:00pm, and everything in the store will be 25% off. (This does not include special orders.)There will be refreshments and maybe even live music. So come in and stock up on your winter reading.--David E

Really?!

USA Today has published its annual list of the country's most literate cities. The rankings are based on newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment and Internet resources. The readingest cities are1. Seattle2. Washington, DC3. Minneapolis4. Pittsburgh5. Atlanta6. Portland, OR7. St. Paul8. Boston9. Cincinnati10. DenverThat's right, folks. Washington, DC, is … Continue reading Really?!