USA Today has published its annual list of the country's most literate cities. The rankings are based on newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment and Internet resources. The readingest cities are1. Seattle2. Washington, DC3. Minneapolis4. Pittsburgh5. Atlanta6. Portland, OR7. St. Paul8. Boston9. Cincinnati10. DenverThat's right, folks. Washington, DC, is … Continue reading Really?!
Santa Wears a Wig
Winter snowstorms can slow down holiday deliveries, and bookstores suffer along with everyone else. But M&Q was fortunate that when we ran out of copies of Drink This: Wine Made Simple, we were able to turn to the author for help. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl loaned us copies from her private reserve, so we can get … Continue reading Santa Wears a Wig
All in the Family
Did you know that Carl Sandburg's house is now a National Historic Site? Did you know that Sandburg and his wife Lilian moved to the home outside Asheville, NC, because the longer summers would be good for her goat-breeding business? Did you know that the Sandburgs' three girls were nicknamed "Spink," "Skabootch," "Swipes"? I didn't … Continue reading All in the Family
Musings from Magers and Quinn 