The winner of this year's IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is Rawi Hage for his novel De Niro's Game. The prize is not only extremely lucrative--$155,000--but it also has a good track record of predicting popular success. Last year's winner of the IMPAC was the runaway bestseller Out Stealing Horses.De Niro's Game tells the story of … Continue reading Up and Coming?
Northland
Aaron Mitchell Molina has posted this sweet photo of the now-closed Carlson Book Store in Duluth, MN, on his photoblog moeview.com. Click the photo to see a larger version.The old bookstore seems to be quite the magnet for photographers, to judge by all the photos on flickr.com.--David E
A Mother-Loving Book from Coelho
There's a new book coming from Paulo Coelho, author of the international bestsellers The Alchemist and The Witch of Portobello. Brida--written in 1990, but only now available in translation--is the story "a young Irish girl and her quest for knowledge." A posting on Coelho's own blog hints at his larger subject: "the Great Mother and … Continue reading A Mother-Loving Book from Coelho
Musings from Magers and Quinn 