Stories: All New Tales, edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, makes me want to add more short story collections to my ever-growing read list. In the introduction, Gaiman states that he and Sarrantonio: “…wanted…
Posts tagged Neil Gaiman
Jodie’s Top Ten 2009
10. The Fractured Fairy Tales of Lynn Roberts: Ms. Roberts, along with her illustrator brother, give us three charming renditions of some old classics. Cinderella as an 1920's flapper girl, Rapunzel as a long-haired hippie…
David’s Top 10 Books of 2009
10. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen: I don’t think I’ve come across a Carl Hiaasen book yet that I haven’t enjoyed.As a young adult novel, Hoot has a slower pace and a thinner plot, but still…
6 questions we always ask: LeAnn Suchy, MN Reads’ new reviewer
Hello, allow me to introduce our newest MN Reads’ reviewer, LeAnn Suchy. She found MN Reads on twitter (@mnreads) and didn’t believe being a reviewer was as easy as asking. See, it really is that…
Only in dreams, the Goth Family Robinson
There is a sort of adage passed down from writing teacher to student, usually after workshopping a student story where the last paragraph involves the main character waking up only to discover the previous thirteen…
London (below) Calling
I took my first trip in recent history into the Sci/Fi section of the bookstore. After seeing the movie “Coraline,” I decided Sci-Fi or not, I was going to read a Neil Gaiman book. It…
6 questions we always ask — David Fingerman, author
David Fingerman is the author Edging Past Reality, a collection of horror-themed short stories published late last year by Two Harbors Press. Before becoming a full-time writer, Fingerman worked in the Hennepin County Court System…
Book Links: The I was so busy making this list I let my pizza burn edition
Girl Detective reviews Will by Christopher Rush a novel about William Shakespeare (or as I call him in my head Willy Shakes) on his deathbed dictating his will to his lawyer. Over at Cracking Spines,…
Book Links: Maybe I’ll have my shit together next week edition
I know, I know, it’s interview Tuesday and you’re stuck with book links. What a rip off. But thing might be a bit hinky here on MN Reads for the next week or so. I…
Book Links: Elizabeth McCracken is the new Chuck Klosterman (only she’s a good literary writer)
You can download Kelly Link’s short story collection Magic for Beginners FREE! I haven’t read the entire collection (it’s been sitting on my shelf for longer than I care to admit). However, her story “Stone…
The literary equivalent of Rocktober
A few weeks ago over at How Was The Show, the musicgeeks were getting all hopped up about all the great music coming to Minnesota in October, I mean Rocktober. I was just updating the…