The good folks at Replacement Press have received the first copies of their first book from the printer. Details and more pictures are here.The first editions of John Jodzio's short story collection If You Lived Here You'd Already Be Home arrived in St Paul earlier this week. They're here in good time for the book's … Continue reading Behind the Scenes
Awards Season
The polls are open to name the City Pages' "Best of the Twin Cities" for 2010. Categories 35 and 33 are "Best Bookstore (New)" and "Best Bookstore (Used)." I leave it up to you to decide where best to write in M&Q. You can vote here.--David E
Wait For It
The International Prize for Arab Fiction--widely referred to as "the Arabic Booker Prize"--was awarded to Abdo Khal. I was rooting for Khal, since his novel's title was my favorite among the nominees. It's called She Throws Sparks--which would also be a great name for a band.According to this article The National,a newspaper in Abu Dhabi, … Continue reading Wait For It
Musings from Magers and Quinn 