From the book industry newsletter Shelf Awareness comes news of used book pricing run amok. Michael Eisen, an evolutionary biologist and Red Sox fan, tells the story.It's no secret that online booksellers often use computer programs to set their prices. Most of the time, prices are fairly stable, but Eisner noticed one instance when the … Continue reading Rock’em Sock’em Robots

Laurie Hertzel--book editor at the Star Tribune, author, and Minnesota Book Award winner--now has her own blog. "On Books" brings you book news both local and national. Check it out to stay on top of all the news that's fit about print."On Books" is here.--David E

Congratulations to Matthew Zapruder. The poet--who read at M&Q just last month--has won a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship. The grants are awarded "on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise." Three thousand writers, artists, and scienctists applied; 180 got the nod. Details are here.--David E