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Hey Poets, Garrison Keillor is giving away $2K for your love poems
I’m just gonna post the press release Common Good Books sent about this nifty poetry contest. I haven’t had coffee yet. Common Good Books is pleased to announce “Love Letters”: The Second Annual Common Good…
Meet a Bunch of Local Authors & Support Indie Bookstores on Nov. 30
Earlier this year author Sherman Alexie asked authors all over the country to take part Small Business Saturday (the day after Black Friday (and all these official names for shopping kind of makes me want…
Happy Holidays from MN Reads
We’re taking the rest of the year off to celebrate the holidays with friends and family, read The Round House by Louise Erdrich, and eat our weight in cheese and/or chocolate. We’ll be back after…
Rain Taxi’s Annual Benefit Auction Starts Today!
It’s that time of year again, time to bid on a bunch of signed books & support Rain Taxi at the same time. This year is a bonanza for Chris Ware fans, get thee to…
Happy Thanksgiving
I’ll be taking the rest of the week off to celebrate Thanksgiving, discuss Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore with my Rock & Roll Bookclub, and if all goes well reading Chopsticks on my brand-new couch. Enjoy…
Happy 4th of July!
MN Reads is taking the rest of the week off and will be back on Monday. Enjoy the odd, middle-of-the-week holiday.
Summer Reading Project
If you’re the type of booknerd who loves a good project OR you’re the type who wants to go back and visit all those young adult books you cut your nerdy teeth on, I’d like…
Sneak Peek at Common Good Books’ new store
Oh MN Readers, yesterday I had the extreme luckiness to go take a sneap peek at the new Common Good Books (which I always refer to as CGB in my head because it reminds me…
LeAnn’s Anticipated 2012 YA Novels
It’s not a surprise that I like young adult novels; half of the novels I read and review are YA. Here are some of the YA novels on my radar for 2012. January Cinder by…
It’s time for you to check out Rain Taxi’s annual benefit auction
Every year the fine folks at Rain Taxi gather up a slew of signed books and bookish ephemera and offer it up for auction. This year is no different. Head on over to eBay and…
Thanksgiving Break & The Big Server Move
Hello All, Thanksgiving Break & The Big Server Move sounds like just about the most boring thing ever, doesn’t it? Well, it is. Since this week tends to bring a natural lull to both reviewing…