They're celebrating again in St Paul now that the final five for the 2008 National Book Award have been announced. Graywolf Press has a novel on the shortlist--The End by Salvatore Scibona.The nominees for fiction are Aleksandar Hemon, The Lazarus ProjectRachel Kushner, Telex from Cuba Peter Matthiessen, Shadow Country Marilynne Robinson, Home Salvatore Scibona, The … Continue reading National Book Award Nominees
We Have A Winner
The winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize--which constantly touts itself as "the most prestigious literary prize"--has been announced: it's White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. This is the Indian author's first novel.White Tiger chronicles one man's rise from poverty to power in contemporary India. He's something of an anti-hero, and the story has been called … Continue reading We Have A Winner
Teardown
Since the wrecking crew came in last week and tore down the buildings across the street to the east, a lot of folks have asked what the new Calhoun Square will look like. We don't really have any inside dope, but above is the most recent info from calhounsquare.com.More sketches--dating from March, it appears--here.--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 