I'm writing this on Wednesday, so I can't vouch for the content, but Danielle Steel, the 61-year-old author of more potboilers than you can shake a stick at, is launching a blog Thursday. It's at http://www.daniellesteel.net, of course.--David E
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Meet Andrei Codrescu and Support a Local Publisher
Coffee House Press is holding a benefit tonight in honor of its upcoming 25th anniversary. There will be hors d’oevres, desserts, drinks, a performance by poet and NPR essayist Andrei Codrescu, and live music from accordionist Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton. The party starts at 7 p.m. on October 29, 2008 at the Grain Belt Brewery … Continue reading Meet Andrei Codrescu and Support a Local Publisher
The View from Behind the Podium
Last week, we hosted a reading by Peter Fogtdal, author of the novel The Tsar's Dwarf. We host a lot of events here, and we're pretty used to seeing them from the back row. So it's fun to read the author's perspective. Fogtdal wrote an account of his visit to Minneapolis on his blog. It … Continue reading The View from Behind the Podium
Musings from Magers and Quinn 