William Gibson has a pretty good track record predicting the future. After all, this is the man who coined the word cyberspace and wrote about an all-encompassing global computer network years before it reached its tentacles into your home and pocket. So it's heartening to hear that he's not as doom-and-gloom about the future of … Continue reading Looking Ahead
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Talking Monkeys
Sara Gruen was on MPR's Midmorning show today, discussing her new novel Ape House. Gruen spent time at Des Moines' Great Ape Trust, working with their bonobos. The Trust has taught the little monkeys to speak, using pictorial cards. Gruen incorporated talking apes into her new novel, which the New York Times called "an incisive … Continue reading Talking Monkeys
New Voices
Two great poets--one from Istanbul, one from Minneapolis--bring a world of poetry to Magers & Quinn Booksellers. Julie Doxsee and Paula Cisewski read from their new poetry, Sunday, September 12, at 4:00pm.Born in London, Ontario, Julie Doxsee is a professor of writing and literature at Koc University in Istanbul, Turkey. She is the author of … Continue reading New Voices
Musings from Magers and Quinn 