Let's hear it for the dads! Seeing your dad this weekend? Don't want to show up empty-handed? Here are our ideas--some traditional, others less so--to show dad your appreciation. Because while there's a million kinds of fathers out there, it's a known fact that they all love books. (The experience of a bunch of booksellers … Continue reading Foolproof and Fanciful Father’s Day Ideas
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A Smattering of Mother’s Day Ideas
It's the time of year to tell the moms out there that we appreciate them. Here's what we're suggesting this year. When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams Get out the tissues. Right before Williams' mother died, she told her to take her many journals (a Mormon tradition) and only read them once she … Continue reading A Smattering of Mother’s Day Ideas
Books on dysfunctional families
A few weeks back, MPR did a piece: "In books: Dysfunctional families that will make your own seem normal", to which independent booksellers including Magers and Quinn contributed book titles. Find the list here and the books available for purchase on our website and in the store. Fiction: "The Family Fang" by Kevin Wilson … Continue reading Books on dysfunctional families
Musings from Magers and Quinn 