Car nuts and art appreciators, take note: Many of the cars in the book Road Show: Art Cars and the Museum of the Streetswill be on display in the parking lot of First National Bank of the Lakes--at 31st and Hennepin--on Sunday, October 25, starting at 3:00pm. Books will be for sale at Magers & … Continue reading Start Your Engines

Laura Kasischke reads from her novel In a Perfect World--Thursday, October 22, at 7:30pm, at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.In a Perfect World is critically acclaimed writer Laura Kasischke’s new novel of marriage, motherhood, and the choices we make when we have no choices left. Kasischke tells the story of Jiselle, a young flight attendant who’s … Continue reading Nothing Gold Can Stay

Paul Tough, one of America’s foremost writers on poverty, education, and the achievement gap, spent five years with Geoffrey Canada, following the parents and children who are struggling to better their lives at the Harlem Children’s Zone. Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America (from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is a tour … Continue reading Making a Difference