Voting for the City Pages' Best of the Cities Readers' Poll 2011 ends March 30. You can write in your favorite bookstore (new and used) in categories 51 and 52. The full list is here.--David E

The Orange Prize for Fiction, awarded annually for outstanding writing by a female author, has announced its 2011 nominees. The longlist includes Jennifer Egan and Nicole Krauss--and also M&Q favorite Tea Obreht. Tea recently visited Minneapolis to read from her debut novel The Tiger's Wife. Video of her reading is here.The winnner of the 2011 … Continue reading Nothing Rhymes with Orange

"Book surgeon" Brian Dettmer operates on old books--bending the, removing portions, and ultimately exposing their inner workings. He adds nothing.See more of Dettmer's work here.--David E