Below is a video trailer for a funny children's book from South Africa. Wie Is Dit? ("Who is This?" in Afrikaans) recasts the usual Bible stories in a modern vein. My favorite is the diptych of Adam and Eve: You can tell they've been cast out of Paradise because they're clutching cell phones. (My second-favorite … Continue reading What If God Was One of Us?
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Cold Paradise
Per Petterson has a new book coming out. His first English translation Out Stealing Horses was a runaway success for the Twin Cities' Graywolf Press. Like his earlier novel, To Siberia is set in a very cold Scandinavia, but is full of vivid characters. Time Out New York has a preview of the book late … Continue reading Cold Paradise
Ka-Ching!
The Academy of American Poets has given its annual Wallace Stevens Award to former Poet Laureate Louise Glück--aka Louise Glueck, for those who can't abide the umlaut. The prize is worth a whopping $100,000. (The Boston Globe has details.) Glück is the author of several books of poetry, including Ararat and Vita Nova. You can … Continue reading Ka-Ching!
Musings from Magers and Quinn 