The next meeting of the Twin Cities' most unusual and interesting book club is Tuesday, July 8. Books & Bars meets at Bryant-Lake Bowl, 810 W Lake Street, in Minneapolis. Doors open at 6:00pm; the discussion begins at 7:00pm.July's book is Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. The novel, which details narrator Humbert Humbert's obsession with the … Continue reading Book and A Beer Chaser
Not Just for Cats
The helpful staff at NYC's McNally Jackson bookstore have put together this handy guide to napping with a book. Among the tips, "The ideal book for booknapping may be a mass market format title, particularly those full of alien civilizations and pat endings." Add a hammock, and you've got summer at its best.--David E
Keeping It Local
I haven't yet been able to track down a copy and confirm this with my own eyes, but Magers and Quinn is the setting for part of Alison McGhee's latest young adult novel Julia Gillian (And the Art of Knowing). McGhee tells School Library Journal,"Magers & Quinn? It’s my favorite bookstore. I set the story … Continue reading Keeping It Local
Musings from Magers and Quinn 