Bink and Gollie is a powerhouse of a kid's book. It was written by Alison McGhee and Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Tony Fucile. The stories and the language are charming, and the pictures are as quirky and energetic as the title characters. All that star power has paid off: Bink and Gollie is on … Continue reading Best Pictures
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The Biggest Book of the Fall
Beginning with a chance encounter with the beautiful Eliza June Watermark and ending, four days and 900 pages later, with the Events of November 17, this is the story of Gurion Maccabee, age ten: a lover, a fighter, a scholar, and a truly spectacular talker. Expelled from three Jewish day-schools for acts of violence and … Continue reading The Biggest Book of the Fall
Sports Talk
"It's more exciting reading Bad Sports than 95% of the games I've watched."--Ralph NaderComplaints from alienated fans abound: inflated ticket prices, $6 hot dogs, and $9 beers to owners endlessly demanding new multimillion-dollar stadiums funded by public tax dollars. Those sitting in the owners' boxes are increasingly placing profit over players' performances and fan loyalty. … Continue reading Sports Talk
Musings from Magers and Quinn 