The Star Tribune recently reviewed Stone Upon Stone, an epic novel of life in Poland during and after the Second World War, by Wieslaw Mysliwski. They drew particular attention to the book's verbal artistry: "The life he leads is told in a blast of sentences. Sometimes a character's dialogue goes on and on without paragraph … Continue reading Gained in Translation
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The Big Bang Book Club Stares Down Winter
The Big Bang Book Club discusses Winter World : The Ingenuity of Animal Survival--Tuesday, December 28, at 7:00pm.Our subject this month is Winter World : The Ingenuity of Animal Survival. Award–winning writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich’s book is an intimate, accessible and eloquent illumination of animal survival in winter. Unlike humans, animals are adaptable to … Continue reading The Big Bang Book Club Stares Down Winter
Saturday Signings: Minnesota 101
Magers & Quinn Booksellers presents "Saturday Signings." Every Saturday in December, great local authors will be available to make your book a unique present--at Magers & Quinn Booksellers. Signed books are one-of-a-kind gifts. No one else can give your dad a copy of Kevin Kling's Holiday Inn dedicated to him by the author. Or a … Continue reading Saturday Signings: Minnesota 101
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