Michael Lewis' book The Blind Side follows a young man from his impoverished childhood with a crack-addicted mother, through his discovery of the sport of football, to his rise to become one of the most successful, highly paid players in the NFL.Now the book is a movie, opening November 20. The trailer is below. Magers … Continue reading Making Good
After Percy
Rick Riordan, author of the recently completed Olympians series of young adult novels has announced his plans for his next books. The "Kane Chronicles" will tell the story of two siblings who accidentally release ancient Egyptian gods into the modern world. But fear not, they can fix this problem... if we're lucky.The first book in … Continue reading After Percy
Just Across the Street
To everyone who bought tickets to John Irving's reading next Monday, a quick note... The location of the reading has changed to Comedy Sportz, on the second floor of Calhoun Square (3001 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis). The new venue is just across the street from our store, so you won't have any trouble finding it. … Continue reading Just Across the Street
Musings from Magers and Quinn 