The book blog at the Christian Science Monitor profiles Twin Cities bookstores in advance of the Republican National Convention, and Magers & Quinn gets a nice mention. As manager Jay Peterson says, we're hoping for some increased evening traffic in the store, as conventioneers unwind from the day's hubbub.--David E
Tempus Fugit
Dave Freeman, author of 100 Things to Do Before You Die: Travel Events You Just Can't Miss has died, reports the San Jose Mercury News. The paper also tells us that "Freeman's relatives said he visited about half the places on his list before he died." (His co-author visited the rest of them, however.)--David E
The Prune of Tomorrow
Yesterday was Ray Bradbury's 88th birthday. The tributes were many, and I can't do much to add them. I can only make sure that you remember the master of the science fiction novel by watching this early advertisement he did. God bless the archive that is YouTube.--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 