On Tuesday, March 24, at 7:30pm, two poets will read from their new work at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.In her third book of poems, The Plum-Stone Game, Kathleen Jesme asks what happens if the ordinary ways of knowing are taken away—if one is suddenly unable to see or hear or has been stripped of the … Continue reading Two Poets for the Price of One
Like Magic
On Sunday, May 3, at 5:00pm, Magers and Quinn will be hosting author Steven Vander Ark, author of The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials. Vander Ark's book was the subject of a long legal battle. Ms R and her publisher didn't want this information getting out to you mere … Continue reading Like Magic
Too Good to Factcheck
John Cheever once said, "I want to write short stories like I want to f*** a chicken." Soon after that utterance, his career took off and he's now acknowledged as a master of the short story.That's just one of the pithy revelations from Blake Bailey's new book Cheever: A Life. For more, check out this … Continue reading Too Good to Factcheck
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