Gearing up for the long weekend? (We of course, will be open all weekend, normal hours Saturday & Sunday, 10-8 on Labor Day Monday.) Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday of September, has been an official federal holiday since 1894. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to … Continue reading Celebrate Labor Day with these necessary reads
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Hygge: An interview with guest bookseller, Rikke!
Winter Institute just rolled through town, and it was a blast! Hundreds of booksellers and publishers from around the country--and the world--visited Minneapolis for a weekend of bookselling education and networking. Magers and Quinn was fortunate to host Rikke, a bookseller from book store Kristian F. Møller in Denmark, and show her the inner workings of the store … Continue reading Hygge: An interview with guest bookseller, Rikke!
Cookbook recommendations from Chef Lucia Watson
If it weren't for a steady diet of tea, coffee, soups, salads, sandwiches (and cookies!) from Lucia's To Go, just around the corner from our store, we here at Magers & Quinn would have a difficult time doing much of anything. We asked Lucia Watson herself to recommend a handful of her favorite cookbooks. Here's … Continue reading Cookbook recommendations from Chef Lucia Watson
Musings from Magers and Quinn 