Winter snowstorms can slow down holiday deliveries, and bookstores suffer along with everyone else. But M&Q was fortunate that when we ran out of copies of Drink This: Wine Made Simple, we were able to turn to the author for help. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl loaned us copies from her private reserve, so we can get … Continue reading Santa Wears a Wig
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Library Journal looked at the 2010 crop of fiction and found a winner: Maaza Mengiste's novel set during the Ethiopian revolution of 1974, Beneath the Lion's Gaze (available January 11, 2010). "A recent New York University graduate, Mengiste was voted a "new literary idol" by New York magazine and garnered a Pushcart Prize nomination. Her … Continue reading Coming Soon
Beat the Winter Doldrums
The Twin Cities' largest and friendliest book club, Books and Bars, is kicking it into high gear this winter. From January to March, B&B will meet twice monthly, on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Here's what we're reading:Jan 12--The Road by Cormac McCarthyJan 26--The History of Love by Nicole KraussFeb 9--Ender’s Game … Continue reading Beat the Winter Doldrums
Musings from Magers and Quinn 