When it was originally launched in 1969, the Booker Prize (now the Man Booker Prize, in honor of the ), was retrospective. That is, 1969's prize was open to novels written only in 1968. Two years later, the competition was reorganized to feature the current year's writing. In effect, then, there was no award for … Continue reading How Many Bookers Is Too Many?
Wells Tower reads from Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned
To celebrate the release of the paperback edition of his award-winning collection of short stories Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned, Wells Tower will read at Magers & Quinn Booksellers (3038 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis; 612/822-4611).Well's Tower's book was a smash hit when it was first published in 2009. Michiko Kakutani said in The New York Times, … Continue reading Wells Tower reads from Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned
Talk of the Stacks
Talk of the Stacks, the Library Foundation of Hennepin County's glorious reading series, has announced its spring lineup:April 15: David Lipsky discusses Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster.April 29: Anchee Min will read from her new book, Pearl of China.May 6: Playwright and journalist Barbara Graham will … Continue reading Talk of the Stacks
Musings from Magers and Quinn 