Sarah Hepola has written a mash note to Chuck Klosterman, and it's posted on salon.com.The occasion is Chuck's turn to fiction. His first novel Downtown Owl has just been published. Says Hepola, "Klosterman, a man who built his career on dazzling, antic nonfiction, has also done something unexpected. (And yet, at the same time, totally … Continue reading Mash Note
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From the (Dala) Horse’s Mouth
Eric Dregni won a Fullbright Scholarship to his homeland of Norway. The result--beyond Fullbright-quality research, I'm sure--is his new book In Cod We Trust. The book was blurbed by Walter Mondale and Patricia Hampl. Now comes another good review from no less an authority than norway.org. They say In Cod We Trust is good fun … Continue reading From the (Dala) Horse’s Mouth
Hungry? We’ve Got Your Book
I like the new editorial slant of the Minneapolis Star Tribune's book coverage. They're certainly covering a lot more local authors. Case in point is the recent excerpt of Steve Lerach's memoir Fried : Surviving Two Centuries in Restaurants.Lerach began his career in the kitchen as a dishwasher at the Ambassador Hotel in St. Louis … Continue reading Hungry? We’ve Got Your Book
Musings from Magers and Quinn 