Simon & Schuster is rolling out the video/book hybrid--the vook. Read the text on your desktop iPhone and watch the video segments. The formats are mixed together, and both more the action forward. Four titles are available now. 90 Second Fitness Solution seems like a good match for the new combo--read about the exercise, then … Continue reading Video + Book = Vook
A Book and a Beer Chaser
The next meeting of the Twin Cities' most unusual and interesting book club is Tuesday, October 13. Books & Bars meets at Bryant-Lake Bowl, 810 W Lake Street, in Minneapolis. Doors open at 6:00pm; the discussion begins at 7:00pm.October's book is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. It's a tense and taut … Continue reading A Book and a Beer Chaser
Two Poets at M&Q
Matvei Yankelevich and William Waltz read from their new poetry, Sunday, October 11, 7:00pm, at Magers & Quinn Booksellers. Matvei Yankelevich is a founding editor of Ugly Duckling Presse, where he designs books, co-edits 6x6, and edits the Eastern European Poets Series. He is the author of a long poem, The Present Work (Palm Press, … Continue reading Two Poets at M&Q