We have a couple copies of Nocturnes, the new collection of photographs by St Paul's Chris Faust. Thing is, they're still in their shrinkwrapping, so I can't flip through them. Would one of you customers please come in and ask to see the photos, so we have an excuse to open one of these books?Here … Continue reading In the Long Run
Wisconsin Is The Wackiest State, I Swear
It used to be a manure tank in central Wisconsin. Now, all cleaned up, it's a bookstore. And not just any bookstore, but a real castle, with a moat and everything.Read the whole article here. It'll make you want to plan a trip to the Badger State.--David E
Booker Prize Roundup: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
This one is the Post-9/11 South Asian Allegorical One. The protaganist is Changez; his girlfriend is Erica. When, after September 11, America changes (ummm... Erica... Changez... get it?) our anti-hero becomes the reluctant fundamentalist of the title. The novel is a single evening's monologue, as Changez recounts his tale to a traveler visiting Pakistan.Good review: … Continue reading Booker Prize Roundup: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
