Coffee House Press is holding a benefit tonight in honor of its upcoming 25th anniversary. There will be hors d’oevres, desserts, drinks, a performance by poet and NPR essayist Andrei Codrescu, and live music from accordionist Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton. The party starts at 7 p.m. on October 29, 2008 at the Grain Belt Brewery … Continue reading Meet Andrei Codrescu and Support a Local Publisher
The View from Behind the Podium
Last week, we hosted a reading by Peter Fogtdal, author of the novel The Tsar's Dwarf. We host a lot of events here, and we're pretty used to seeing them from the back row. So it's fun to read the author's perspective. Fogtdal wrote an account of his visit to Minneapolis on his blog. It … Continue reading The View from Behind the Podium
The New Book from the Last American to Win a Nobel Prize for Literature
NPR's Book Tour program has landed an exclusive sneak peek at Toni Morrison's latest book A Mercy. According to Publishers Weekly, "The four-day serialization [October 27, 28, 29 and 30] will also present NPR arts correspondent Lynn Neary discussing the book with Morrison, and the audio will be available as streaming audio, podcast or download … Continue reading The New Book from the Last American to Win a Nobel Prize for Literature
Musings from Magers and Quinn 