The late author Frank McCourt told the story of his youth in Limerick in the book Angela's Ashes. It's not a happy tale, but apparently Limerick isn't holding a grudge. The mayor of Limerick has opened a book of condolence for McCourt. Citizens may sign the book over the next two weeks, whereupon it will … Continue reading McCourt Remembered
Reaching for the Stars
Art meets science when Mary Ann Lesert reads from her novel about women in science Base Ten--7:30pm, Monday, July 27, at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.A promising young astronomer, Jillian Greer, and her research partner, Kera, seem destined to become astronauts. But while Kera plots her path to NASA, Jillian falls in love with Jack, an … Continue reading Reaching for the Stars
This week’s miniStories winner is Rodney Nelsestuen
"Rage" by Rodney Pederson 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. All the winning stories as well as the poems from our What Light contest will be published on magersandquinn.com and mnartists.org in the months to come. So … Continue reading This week’s miniStories winner is Rodney Nelsestuen