Alex Lemon discusses his new book Happy: A Memoir--7:30pm, Thursday, January 7, at Magers & Quinn. His freshman year at Macalester College, Alex Lemon was supposed to be the star catcher on the baseball team. He was the boy getting every girl, the hard-partying kid who everyone called Happy, often without even knowing his real … Continue reading Get Happy
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Library Journal looked at the 2010 crop of fiction and found a winner: Maaza Mengiste's novel set during the Ethiopian revolution of 1974, Beneath the Lion's Gaze (available January 11, 2010). "A recent New York University graduate, Mengiste was voted a "new literary idol" by New York magazine and garnered a Pushcart Prize nomination. Her … Continue reading Coming Soon
Beat the Winter Doldrums
The Twin Cities' largest and friendliest book club, Books and Bars, is kicking it into high gear this winter. From January to March, B&B will meet twice monthly, on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Here's what we're reading:Jan 12--The Road by Cormac McCarthyJan 26--The History of Love by Nicole KraussFeb 9--Ender’s Game … Continue reading Beat the Winter Doldrums