I had to pay a fine for keeping A Prayer for Owen Meany two weeks past its due date. This was in the last days of 1990. I was eighteen and had yet to grow…
Posts tagged John Irving
Events of Note Nov. 09-13
John Irving worries about young writers and gives good quotes. He’ll be reading at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 9 at Comedy Sportz in the Calhoun Square. If you didn’t get tickets, Magers & Quinn…
John Irving to read in Minneapolis on November 9
John Irving will read from his new novel Last Night in Twisted River–Monday, November 9, 7:00pm, at the Suburban World Theater (3022 Hennepin Ave S). Magers & Quinn will host the evening with John Irving–Monday,…
Four upcoming releases that make a booknerd’s heart race
When you live in Minnesota, you don’t like to wish the summer away. We all know that soon enough it’ll be so cold your eyes weep the minute you step outside. That being said, I…
6 questions we always ask — Sarah Stonich, Fiction on a Stick contributor
We interrupt this week of Best of Lists to bring you a very special series of our 6 Questions interviews. To celebrate Milkweed Editions’ publication of Fiction on a Stick, an anthology of stories by…
6 questions we always ask — Jennifer Dougherty, the newest MN Reads reviewer
I met Jenn, an elementary school teacher, at a party this summer. We bonded over the Olympics and avoiding the attentions of a really weird drunk guy. Since then we began e-mailing back and forth….
On literary life lessons and books that change your life
The other day Mighty Girl, Maggie Mason wrote about the eight books that changed her. Since I read the post I’ve been thinking about what books have changed me, the ones that shook my foundation…