Paul Tough, one of America’s foremost writers on poverty, education, and the achievement gap, spent five years with Geoffrey Canada, following the parents and children who are struggling to better their lives at the Harlem Children’s Zone. Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America (from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is a tour … Continue reading Making a Difference

James Morrison reads from his story collection Said and Done, Monday, October 19, at 7:30pm, at Magers & Quinn Booksellers. “An artful, often suspenseful collection of stories by a gifted writer who looks out clearly, and darkly, upon the world.”--David Ebershoff, author of The 19th Wife and The Danish Girl"You read James Morrison knowing you're … Continue reading Said and Done

Saturday, October 17, is going to be quite a day at Magers & Quinn. At 4:00pm Richard Ojakangas presents Roadside Geology of Minnesota, and his wife Beatrice Ojakangas discusses The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever.Richard W. Ojakangas grew up on glacial till in Warba, Minnesota. He taught at the University of Minnesota-Duluth for thirty-eight years and … Continue reading A Taste of Duluth in the Twin Cities