Minnesota Public Radio talked to Denis Gardner, author of Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel: Minnesota’s Historic Bridges, just out from the University of Minnesota Press. Gardner studied over 200 of the state's historic bridges for his book. The interview is here.Denis Gardner will be in our store on Monday, June 9, at 7:30pm. He'll be … Continue reading Sneak Preview
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Here Come the Haters
It begins.The dependably nasty gawker.com is out with its rundown on factual errors in James Frey's novel Bright, Shiny Morning. For example, ""In 1873, the city's first newspaper, the Los Angeles Daily Herald, opens." — Can't be true because there were two other newspapers publishing in the 1850s."--David E
Barbara Ehrenreich Is Coming to Town
Barbara Ehrenreich's new book, This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation, comes out June 24. It's another scathing look at contemporary society. Ehrenreich is an incisive critic and this book is a must-read for anyone with a social conscience.And what's better than a new book by Barbara Ehrenreich? How about the chance … Continue reading Barbara Ehrenreich Is Coming to Town
Musings from Magers and Quinn 