You rarely hear of books being recalled, but it happened recently. The San Jose Mercury News reports, "Sunset Publishing, was forced to recall six of its titles Friday, after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said consumers who followed some of the wiring instructions in the books risked electrical shocks or could start a fire."Details--including … Continue reading Do It Yourself and Die

It's a big weekend on Lynn Rosetto Kaspar's show The Splendid Table. First up is Dara Moskowitz, talking about her oenophile how-to tome Drink This: Wine Made Simple. An excerpt on how to pick zinfandels is available here. The complete book is in the store now./**/Kaspar also interviews Monica Bhide about her cookbook Modern Spice: … Continue reading Splendid!

The headline above a recent KARE-11 news article is alarming: "Independent bookstores in Minn. fighting to stay alive," it says. But don't worry, the story is actually a happy one. Both the Bookcase in Wayzata and Uncle Hugo's/Uncle Edgar's are hanging in there, thank you.If you'd rather read your TV news, click here.--David E