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"Wells Tower's stories are written, thrillingly, in authentic American vernacular--violent, funny, bleak, and beautiful. You need to read them, now."--Michael Chabon, author of The Yiddish Policemen's Union and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Friday, February 19, 7:30pm--Jennifer
Salima Holt discusses Sacred Gateway of
Grief and Loss: Freeing the Imprisoned
Soul
Jennifer Salima Holt's inspirational book, Sacred Gateway of Grief and Loss: Freeing the Imprisoned Soul (Indigo Heart Publishing, 2009) describes the breakthroughs Jennifer witnessed by leading grief and loss groups for women prisoners. Many personal stories of miraculous change, love and light fill the book, as well as practical information about how each one of us can approach our grief and loss in sacred, loving ways. Sacred Gateway is a deeply felt, loving testament to the power and beauty of the human spirit to survive and even thrive, regardless of the depths to which we may tumble. At the event, Jennifer Salima will also perform spiritual chants inspired by her work with the prisoners (available on her CD, Ecstatic Groove: Sacred World Chant Infusions, Salima's Whirled Peas, 2009). "Inspiring, courageous, beautifully written. Jennifer Holt's heart-felt story of her volunteer work running grief and loss groups with women prisoners shows us that transformation is possible anywhere. Her book is testament to the amazing capacity we all have to change, grow, learn and feel joy, despite our challenges."--Charlotte Sophia Kasl, Ph.D., author of If the Buddha Dated Sunday, February 21, 4:00pm--Dr. Paul
Linde reads from Danger
to Self: On the Front Line With an ER
Psychiatrist
Linde and his colleagues encounter patients who are hallucinating, drunk, catatonic, aggressive, suicidal, high on drugs, paranoid, and physically sick. Linde examines the many ethical, legal, moral, and medical issues that confront today's psychiatric providers. He describes a profession under siege from the outside--health insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, government regulators, and even "patients' rights" advocates--and from the inside--biomedical and academic psychiatrists who have forgotten to care for the patient and have instead become checklist-marking pill-peddlers. While lifting the veil on a crucial area of psychiatry that is as real as it gets, Danger to Self also injects a healthy dose of compassion into the practice of medicine and psychiatry. Tuesday, March 2, 7:30pm --Patrick
Dougherty reads from The Wholehearted
Embrace: Finding Love at the Center of it All
Dougherty later embarked upon a spiritual journey that ultimately led to solace and profound healing through a variety of traditions, including the Christian faith of his childhood, Native American spirituality, and finally, the practice of meditation and Qigong. Today Dougherty is a well-known Twin Cities clinical psychologist, a pioneer in the use of mind-body healing therapies in psychotherapy, and a noted local and national teacher and speaker on heart-centered psychotherapy. For more information about Spring Forest Qigong, visit www.springforestqigong.com. To keep up with all the latest news on
readings at Magers & Quinn, just visit the events
page on our website.
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Issue number 33 of McSweeney's
Quarterly is available now at Magers &
Quinn. It's a one-time-only, Sunday-edition
"newspaper"--the San Francisco
Panorama. It has news, sports, and
arts coverage, and comics--plus sixteen pages
of glorious, full-color comics, from Chris
Ware and Dan Clowes and Art Spiegelman and
many others. Eggers and Co. aim to
demonstrate the great things print journalism
can (still) do, with as much first-rate
writing and reportage and design.
Get your copy while they last. They won't
last long.
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The Big Bang Book Club is a science book club
for non-scientists. Our next meeting will be
7:00pm, Tuesday, February 23, at Grumpy's
Bar, 1111 Washington Ave S, in Minneapolis.
The Big Bang Book Club mixes
arts and science into a heady brew. It is
sponsored by
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Magers & Quinn
Booksellers is pleased to host the West Metro
regional competition of "Poetry Out
Loud"--Thursday, February 18, at 6:30pm.
The National Endowment for the Arts and the
Poetry Foundation have partnered with State
Arts Agencies of the United States to support
the expansion of "Poetry Out
Loud," which encourages the nation's
youth to learn about great poetry through
memorization and performance. This exciting
program helps students master public speaking
skills, build self-confidence, and learn
about their literary heritage.
"Poetry
Out Loud" seeks to foster the next
generation of literary readers by
capitalizing on the latest trends in
poetry--recitation and performance. The
program builds on the resurgence of poetry as
an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry
movement and the immense popularity of rap
music among youth "Poetry Out Loud" invites
the dynamic aspects of slam poetry, spoken
word, and theater into the English classroom.
Through "Poetry Out
Loud," students master public speaking,
build self-confidence, and learn about
literature.
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To accommodate the ever-growing crowds
clamoring for their regular dose of beer,
books, and conversation, Books & Bars is
meeting twice a month in February and March.
The Twin Cities' best book club is
now twice as good. Plow through the winter
doldrums with a double dose of fiction. We're
reading two great novels each and every
month. Join us on the second and fourth
Tuesdays at Bryant-Lake Bowl. Doors open at
6:00pm. The discussion starts at 7:00pm.
Visit www.booksandbars.com
for more details
and to start talking to fellow book club
members today.
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.
Visit booksandbars.com
for details and to talk to fellow members!
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Magers & Quinn is the largest independent bookstore in the Twin Cities. Stop in today or check our inventory on our website any time. We'll be back next month with more great book news.
Until then,
David Enyeart
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
Write us:
[email protected]
Call us:
612/822-4611
Or visit our website:
http://www.magersandquinn.com
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