Pundits would have you believe that pixels on screens will kill ink on paper, but there's a strong trend in the other direction. Blogs are becoming books. Julie & Julia, Regretsy and Cake Wrecks are but a few recent examples. The latest instance of the trend is surely the best. A long-running craft column on … Continue reading Help Me, Obi-Wan… Pass the Glitter.
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Hello, Neighbor
Minnesota Historical Society Press has produced this nifty video to introduce to Paul Hillmer's new book A People's History of the Hmong. It's the most complete history of this fascinating group of Minnesotans.Get a copy at Magers & Quinn or buy one here.--David E
The Other Man
Michael D. Cooper has a new book coming out this fall. Cooper, you see, is Elizabeth Gilbert's ex-husband--the one she divorced before she went on to live and write her smash besteller Eat Pray Love. Cooper's book seems to have been originally called Displaced, but the working title at the moment is the milder--simply The … Continue reading The Other Man