I missed this bit of public art when it was installed last year in San Francisco. "Language of Birds" by Brian Goggin (with Dorka Keehn) consists of 23 polycarbonate books suspended above the corner of Broadway and Columbus avenues. The solar panels that power the sculpture are atop City Lights Bookstore, half a block away. … Continue reading Words Take Wing
This week’s mnLIT Winner is Eric Vrooman’s "Performance Review"
Eric Vrooman's "Performance Review" is one of the winning pieces in this year's Flash Fiction competition miniStories, which is sponsored by Magers and Quinn and presented by mnartists.org. Eric's story was chosen by memoirist Diana Joseph, one of our talented judges. All the winning stories, as well as the poems from our What Light contest … Continue reading This week’s mnLIT Winner is Eric Vrooman’s "Performance Review"
Staff Picks
Two of our favorite books come out in paperback editions today. We've got big stacks of them in the store.Roberto Bolano's magnum opus 2666 was published in paperback already, it's true. But the new edition is smaller, more manageable, and--let's be frank--cheaper. Now you have no excuse not to read the 2008 National Book Critics … Continue reading Staff Picks
Musings from Magers and Quinn 