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July News from Magers and Quinn Booksellers
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Upcoming Events
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Donald Ray Pollock reads from The Devil All the TimeMon. July 16 @ 7:30 pm
Books & Bars presents
The Sense of an Ending
Tues. July 17 @ 6:15 pm
@ Amsterdam (St. Paul)
Joshua Henkin reads from
Karen Thompson Walker Thurs. July 26 @ 7:30 pm
co-sponsored by Hazel & Wren
Cloud City Press
Release party Fri. July 27 @ 7:30 pm
Robert Goolrick reads from
Kristy Athens discusses
Jefferson Morley reads from
Snow-Storm in AugustTues. Aug. 7 @ 7:30 pm
Neal Stephenson discusses
Some RemarksMon. Aug. 13 @ 7:30 pm
THE FUGUE Release Party
Wed. Aug. 15 @ 7:30 pm
Plus:
8/20: Stephanie Lucianovic 7/28: Patrick Somerville and Pauls Toutonghi
More information always availble at our events page. Click here. |
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Dear Booklovers,
Hope everyone had a nice Independence Day (though: a little too hot for our taste)! In this issue you'll find Summer Reading Lists; our own celebration of the word "independent"; some staff picks that will hopefully help you beat the heat; and a great schedule of readings right around the corner ( Neal Stephenson; Joshua Henkin; Donald Ray Pollock; Karen Thompson Walker--just to name a few). Other news? We were recently named "Best Bookstore" by the Southwest Journal. We've had a good year, as that honor comes hot on the heels of being named the "Best Bookstore in Minnesota" by the Star Tribune. But everyone knows a bookstore is only as good as its loyal and well-read customers. So let us simply say thank you for your continued support of independent bookselling. Happy reading and hope to see you soon! Your friends at Magers & Quinn
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What's on YOUR reading list this summer?
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Summer reading lists are alive and well, and we're excited to be carrying books that fulfill the summer reading "musts" for Blake and Southwest High School students. Thank you to the students and faculty who contacted us with their needs, and we invite other schools to send their lists as well. We will have the books ready and waiting for students (who will receive an additional discount of 10% with their school ID).
But as we were shelving these modern classics, it got us thinking: maybe summer is the perfect time to brush up on the classics. The terrific high school summer reading lists include: Slouching Toward Bethlehem by Joan Didion; Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; Zeitoun by Dave Eggers; To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf; Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; Beloved by Toni Morrison; and, of course, the best summer read around--The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Other great lists include one from Bill Gates, which you can find here, and includes one of our favorite books of the year, Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo. And of course, the New York Times weighs in this year with "What to Read at the Beach, or: Get Your Red-Hot Summer Trash Right Here! " which includes the perennial summer-hammock favorite Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry and Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. You like spy stuff? Well: we have signed copies of Alan Furst's newest novel Mission to Paris, which will make any plane ride pass in the blink of an eye.
And, of course, the ultimate summer book: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. It may take you all summer to read it, but you'll be changed forever. And guess what? We also have the t-shirt, which makes for a great bathing suit cover-up (in fact, we have quite a few of the classics listed above as shirts; come down to see the selection).
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Beach wear by
Out of Print; prices vary
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June 30: Six Words to Make A Difference
|  On Friday, June 30, we hosted a special event here at the store curated by our outreach and sales manager Gary Mazzone. Taken by the ideas presented in Living Proof: Telling Your Story to Make a Difference--which is a manual on how to use personal stories to advocate change--Gary invited co-author John Capecci to the store to help launch the book.
 This bookstore/author partnership was celebrated at a kickoff event based on an exercise in Living Proof called "My Six-Word Reason." Participants were encouraged to answer the question "Why do you shop at independent bookstores?" in just six words and could have their photo taken with their reason. Capecci was on hand to talk about the book and how the exercise could be used to help advocates hone their personal stories. We had a great time; and the book, which has has struck a particular chord with many nonprofit organizations, also, for one wonderful night, inspired book-browsers and booksellers alike to come together to celebrate independent bookselling by telling their stories in six words.
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And be sure to scroll down for our Summer Picks and some fun new Kids Books! We're looking forward to seeing you this summer! Come on by to say hello and browse our 8,000 square feet of new, gently used, and rare titles. The summer was made for reading.
Sincerely, Magers & Quinn |
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Kids Corner: Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld
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What do you get when you combine a word and a number? A wumber! Paying tribute to William Steig's CDB!, best-selling book, cre8ors Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld have wri10 and illustr8ed this s2pendous book that is 1derful 4 readers in kindergar10 and up. If we've confused you, just take a look at the book-4tun8ly it has helpful pictures. We are sure you will get it ins10tly!"I LOVE this book. Your child will not be the only one who learns as they the read this. It was a good brain work out for me too!" (Staff Pick: Michelle, Magers & Quinn)
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Summer Pick #2: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
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This novel is shaping up to be the book of the summer here at Magers & Quinn (and heck, nationwide). One day, 11 year old Julia and her family awake to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the rotation of the earth has suddenly begun to slow. The days and nights grow longer and longer, gravity is affected, the environment is thrown into disarray. Yet as she struggles to navigate an ever-shifting landscape, Julia is also coping with the normal disasters of everyday life-the fissures in her parents' marriage, the loss of old friends, and the hopeful anguish of first love. For fans of Margaret Atwood as well as Alice Sebold.
NOTE: Karen Thompson Walker will be reading in the store on Thurs. July 26 @ 7:30 pm
"[A] moving tale that mixes the real and surreal, the ordinary and the extraordinary with impressive fluency and flair ... Ms. Walker has an instinctive feel for narrative architecture, creating a story, in lapidary prose, that moves ahead with a sense of both the inevitable and the unexpected ... [A] precocious debut...one of this summer's hot literary reads."
(Michiko Kakutana, New York Times )
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Summer Pick #3: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
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The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des R�ves, and it is only open at night.
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. For fans of Sara Gruen (Water for Elephants), Karen Russell, Ann Patchett, and Harry Potter.
"Erin Morgenstern has created the circus I have always longed for and she has populated it with dueling love-struck magicians, precocious kittens, hyper-elegant displays of beauty and complicated clocks. This is a marvelous book."
(Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife )
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Summer Pick #4: Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
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Cheryl Strayed is the bestselling author of the memoir Wild (one of our favorite books of the year), but for years she was the mysterious and beloved voice behind the "Dear Sugar" advice column that ran regularly on the Rumpus. For years readers turned to her for advice on love, grief, writing, money, and friendship. Tiny Beautiful Things brings the best of Dear Sugar in one place and includes never-before-published columns and a new introduction by Steve Almond. Rich with humor, insight, compassion-and absolute honesty-this book is a balm for everything life throws our way. And maybe a good way to guiltlessly spend an afternoon on the beach (it's good for you!).
"Powerful and soulful, Tiny Beautiful Things is destined to become a classic of the form, the sort of book readers will carry around in purses and backpacks during difficult times as a token or talisman because of the radiant wisdom and depth within."
(Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake)
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Summer Pick # 5: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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When a beautiful woman goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary, her diary reveals hidden turmoil in her marriage and a mysterious illness; while her husband, desperate to clear himself of suspicion, realizes that something more disturbing than murder may have occurred. By the best-selling author of Dark Places and Sharp Objects.
"Ice-pick-sharp...Gone Girl is Ms. Flynn's dazzling breakthrough. It is wily, mercurial, subtly layered and populated by characters so well imagined that they're hard to part with - even if, as in Amy's case, they are already departed. And if you have any doubts about whether Ms. Flynn measures up to Patricia Highsmith's level of discreet malice, go back and look at the small details. Whatever you raced past on a first reading will look completely different the second time around." (Janet Maslin, New York Times)
"This is a PERFECT suspenseful thriller to read this summer. Be sure you make yourself a strong cocktail to go with it. These folks are nuts!" (Staff Pick: Michelle, Magers and Quinn)
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