Earlier this week, Collum McCann's novel Let the Great World Spin won this year's National Book Award for fiction. The story takes place in New York City in 1974. A street full of people stands rapt as a tightrope walker crosses between the towers of the World Trade Center. McCann follows their lives after the … Continue reading "It was the dilemma of the watchers"
The Examined Life
In the cover story of this weekend's New York Times Book Review, Stephen King discusses the life and career of Raymond Carver, one of America's great short story writers. Carver was also, however, "the destructive, everything-in-the-pot kind of drinker who hits bottom, then starts burrowing deeper."King's summary draws heavily from Carol Sklenicka's new biography Raymond … Continue reading The Examined Life
Thanksgiving Day Sale at Magers & Quinn
On Thanksgiving Day from 12:00 until 9:00pm everything at Magers & Quinn Booksellers will be 20% off. No coupons, no crowds. Come in while the turkey's in the oven or later when you're fighting off the tryptophan. Either way, you can get a jump on your holiday shopping. Beat the crowds during this very special … Continue reading Thanksgiving Day Sale at Magers & Quinn
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