We continue our occasional series of customer reviews with this review of Glen David Gold's second novel Sunnyside.SunnysideSunnyside, Glen David Gold’s second novel, is a kaleidoscopic look at American life at the beginning of World War I. It focuses on a young Charlie Chaplin, but Gold successfully interweaves other stories, both true and otherwise, everywhere … Continue reading Citizen Reviews: Sunnyside
Grating Grammar
Last month's fiftieth anniversary of Strunk and White's Elements of Style really brought out the haters. The most entertaining was Charles Pullum. I heard him on the radio somewhere, but somehow I missed his article "50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice" in the Chronicle of Higher Education. He's snarky and funny and correct in his … Continue reading Grating Grammar
Talking in the Library
Tomorrow night the Library Foundation of Hennepin County (formerly the Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library) continues its "Talk of the Stacks" program.The author of Prague is back with a new novel that Publishers Weekly called "a triumphant return."Talk of the Stacks is a reading series at the Minneapolis Central Library exploring contemporary literature and … Continue reading Talking in the Library
Musings from Magers and Quinn 