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April 18, 7:30pmWe are pleased to announce a reading by Ralph Nader. The event will be at the Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis. THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT. Advance tickets are $5 at Magers and Quinn, $7 at the door (if any remain). Three dollars of each ticket goes to the Groveland Food Shelf. Ralph Nader was recently named by the
Atlantic as one of the 100 most influential
figures in American history, one of only four
living people to be so honored. The son of
immigrants from Lebanon, he has launched two
major presidential campaigns and founded or
organized more than one hundred civic
organizations. His groups have made an impact
on tax reform, atomic power regulation, the
tobacco industry, clean air and water, food
safety, access to health care, civil rights,
congressional ethics.
In his latest book The
Seventeen Traditions, Nader now looks
back to the earliest days of his own life, to
his serene and enriching childhood in bucolic
Winsted, Connecticut. From listening to
learning, from patriotism to argument, from
work to simple enjoyment, Nader revisits
seventeen key traditions he absorbed from his
parents, his siblings, and the people in his
community, and draws from them inspiring
lessons for today's society.
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After
Dark, the newest novel from Japan's most
popular contemporary novelist, will be on
shelves May 8. The novel traces the
overlapping stories of half a dozen of
Tokyo's night owls as they meet in the course
of a single night. The book is small, but it
packs a powerful punch. It's Murakami at his
finest.
After
Dark continues Murakami's recent growth
towards novels which are more
character-driven than his early work. His
latest novel is also more contemporary in
feeling than some
of his other work, dealing with both
surveillance and cellphones. But fans of the
author's trademarks--smoky jazz, parallel
worlds, latenight anomie--won't be
disappointed. They're all here in abundance.
 Last year's collection
of Murakami's short stories Blind
Willow, Sleeping Woman recently won the Kiriyama
Book Prize for fiction. The $30,000 prize
is given annually "to recognize outstanding
books about the Pacific Rim and South Asia."
"Blind Willow" brings together twenty-four of
Murakami's short stories from the past two
decades. Most of the stories are not
available elsewhere in
English.Come in today to get caught up on Murakami's
older
titles. And come back May 8 for the
latest from this great author.
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The University of Minnesota's Creative
Writing Program is holding a week-long
celebration of its 10th anniversary.
Events will include panel
discussions, reading, an arts round table,
and, of course, a party. All events are free
and open to the public. Call 612/625-6366 for
more information about any event, or follow this
link for full details.
Alternatives to Teaching, Post-MFA 12:30 pm Panel, 207A Lind Hall Join MFA alumni who have focused on careers in arts administration, development, radio, magazine publishing and more! First Books 2:00 pm Panel, Arthur Upson Room Walter Library Newly published authors and editors discuss the experience of publishing a first book, from the submission process to marketing and publicity. Teaching After the MFA 4:00 pm Panel, Arthur Upson Room, Walter Library Join MFA alumni to discuss landing the post-MFA teaching job, faculty life, etc. Art in the Community 4:00 pm Panel, Arthur Upson Room, Walter Library Roundtable discussion with arts Chairs at the University of Minnesota and the Twin Cities community. What effect can artists have on community on and off campus? Can the arts make a difference? What does it mean to earn an artistic degree? Celebration and Reading 7:00 pm, 4th Floor, Coffman Union Please join the Creative Writing Program as we celebrate our 10-year 7:00 pm Celebration and reading at the Campus Club West Wing, Fourth Floor, Coffman Memorial Union.We will announce the Michael Dennis Browne Fellowship. Raffles, give-a-ways, readings, and more. |
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When it was first announced,
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows had no
cover, just an ugly, ugly black placeholder.
Perhaps that was just a ploy so that
Scholastic could trumpet the
actual cover and get fans all riled up
trying to decode its hidden meanings. (The
full cover, front and back, is below.) Why is
the sky orange? Who is the skeleton man
reaching for our hero? Why is this all
apparently taking place on the stage of a
Roman amphitheatre?
 It's a mystery, and one sure to get the
Potter forums buzzing. But whatever clues you
may glean are only for American eyes. The
rest of the world gets the book in one of two
other versions. There's a garish kids
version and a genteel "adult" one. Here are
all three covers for your enjoyment:
   Don't forget: You can get your copy of HP&tDH
(orange cover only)
right away on July 21. We're taking advance
orders for the seventh and final Harry Potter
title. Our price is $20.99, down from the
list price of $34.95. Stop in today and
reserve your copy.
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A few years back, we
acquired the
collection
of the late Frank Lummis, an avid collector
of Oz and other L. Frank Baum books. We have
had some of the collection on our website,
but never quite finished cataloguing the vast
selection of items. At last it is essentially
done and is available now on our website.
Included
in the collection are many first editions;
non-Oz titles; many titles under Baum
pseudonyms such as Van Dyne, Metcalf, Akers;
foreign editions; pop-up books; and movie
related titles.
And don't forget our other great rare Oz books. They're all listed online at very competitive prices. |
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Don't let April showers keep you inside. Get
out and get smart with great reading at
Magers and Quinn. We've got some great ones
coming up this month
 Friday,
April 13, 7:30pmCome to the Lyndale United Church of Christ for a reading by the fascinating writer and doctor Atul Gawande, reading from his new book Better. "Gawande's Better... discusses the difficulty of getting doctors to wash their hands between patients, the ethical conundrum for doctors participating in executions, and even a short history of obstetrics."--Entertainment Weekly Sunday,
April 15, 5:00pm
Lucia's Bakery will be the setting for the launch party for What Light : A Poetry Anthology. The poems in the anthology come from the original weekly online poetry series "What Light: This Week's Poem" on mnartists.org, launched during National Poetry Month in April 2006, and sponsored by Magers & Quinn Booksellers. Join us to celebrate the poets and their work... and have some cake to celebrate. April will also see great events with Mike
Palacek, Victoria
Redel, and even the Lake
Country School Drama Club. We're also
hosting a panel discussion on "What's
a Good Bird Book?, in conjunction with
the Bell Museum of Natural History.
You've got no excuse for being bored this
month.
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We've recently gotten in large quantities of
some great books. We'll be displaying them in
the store soon, but we thought you'd like to
be among the first to know.
   We've got some
beautiful coffee table books at less than ten
dollars each.  We've got some
customer favorites back in
stock. And we've got
Sarah Water's great novel of the Blitz The
Night Watch at a special price of only
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Books & Bars meets at Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 W
Lake St, in Minneapolis. Join the Twin
Cities' most unusual and interesting book
club. The next meeting is Tuesday, March 13.
Doors open at 6:00 and the discussion begins
at 7:00. Come early for $2 beers and $3 wines
and food specials.
 This month's book is Black
Swan Green by David Mitchell. The novel
recounts a year in the life of Jason Taylor
as he growing up in a small village in
Worcestershire, England, in 1982. The SF
Chronicle said, "With this novel, Mitchell
has stripped away much of the surface flash
without sacrificing intelligent prose and has
created a genuinely pristine and personal
work. Comparisons could be made to Roddy
Doyle or Mark Haddon, and those comparisons
are not shoddy by any means."Books &
Bars is not your typical book club. We
provide a unique atmosphere for a lively
discussion of
interesting authors, fun people, good food
and drinks. You're welcome even if you haven't
read the book.
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There's always something new at Magers & Quinn. Stop in today or check our inventory on our website any time. We'll be back next month with more book news.
Until then,
David Enyeart
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
Write us:
info@magersandquinn.com
Call us:
612/822-4611
Or visit our website:
http://www.magersandquinn.com
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