Magers & Quinn Booksellers is the largest independent bookstore in Minneapolis/St Paul, serving local readers for the past fifteen years.
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- Location:
- Minneapolis, MN, 55408
- Phone:
- 612/822-4611
- Mon - Thurs:
- 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
- Fri - Sat:
- 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
- Sun:
- 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
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- Alex Lemon discusses his new b...
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Today, January 7 at 7:30pm - Emergent Poets III
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Saturday, January 9 at 7:00pm - Books & Bars discusses "The Ro...
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Tuesday, January 12 at 6:00pm - Ellen Sandbeck reads from "Gre...
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Tuesday, January 19 at 7:30pm - Maaza Mengiste reads from her ...
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Sunday, January 24 at 5:00pm - An evening with Brian Evenson ...
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Monday, January 25 at 8:00pm - Books and Bars discusses "The ...
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Tuesday, January 26 at 6:30pm - The Big Bang Book Club discuss...
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Ch...
Thursday, January 28 at 7:00pm - Four Twin Cities authors read ...
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Friday, January 29 at 7:30pm - Former Minnesota Viking Todd K...
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Sunday, January 31 at 2:00pm
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- Read Rebecca Dosch-Brown's story The Trousers 10:09am Jan 6
- That Thing You Do 8:51am Jan 5|2 Comments
- Half Asleep by Kirsten Dierking is this week's winning poem 10:12am Jan 4
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Magers & Quinn Booksellers welcomes Alex Lemon tonight. He'll be reading from "Happy" tonight at 7:30pm.
We're back with another winning piece from our flash fiction competition miniStories. miniStories is part of mnLIT, which is presented by Magers and Quinn Booksellers and mnartists.org. This week's winner is "The Trousters" by Rebecca Dosch-Brown...
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Former Viking offensive lineman and Minnesota native Todd Kalis returns to Minnesota, with co-author Dr. Stephen Below, to sign copies of their book Pigskin Dreams: The People, Places, and Events that Forged the Character of the NFL's Greatest Players. Kalis has invited several former Vikings to stop by and visit inclu...ding Hall of Famer’s Paul Krause and Randall McDaniel, The Power Trip (KFAN) host Mike Morris, Bob Lurtsema, Rich Gannon and John Randle.
Todd Kalis and Dr. Stephen Below conducted personal interviews with twenty-two Pro Football Hall of Fame Players about their early lives and influences for Pigskin Dreams (foreword by Don Shula). NFL players--including Dick Butkus, Mike Ditka, Franco Harris, Paul Krause, and Howie Long--shared tales of the factors that led them to greatness. The stories are candid reflections of each player’s childhood and the people and events that influenced the development of their character.
"Many of those who have the greatest impact on their teammates, and the game itself, possess qualities beyond mere athletic talent. In Pigskin Dreams, the personal testimony of many of the NFLs most impressive figures movingly illustrates that fact."--Bob Costas, Broadcaster, NBC Sports and MLB Network
"Pigskin Dreams provides an interesting look into the early lives of some of the best football players in history and the positive influences on their character that helped lead them to greatness.--NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
Todd Kalis was an offensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings from 1988 to 1993. He is currently president of the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Football League Alumni, which has raised over 1.8 million dollars for charity since June 2000. "I'm very excited to be returning to Minnesota to share these great players stories with the wonderful people in my home state that hold so many fond memories for me," says Mr. Kalis. "Pigskin Dreams is as much a book about life and values as it is about football. There are gems of wisdom throughout the pages for virtually anyone--especially parents, coaches and young athletes."
Special guests to include Hall of Famer’s Paul Krause and Randall McDaniel, The Power Trip (KFAN) ho...st Mike Morris, Bob Lurtsema, Rich Gannon and John Randle.
Time:2:00PM Sunday, January 31st
Location:Magers & Quinn Booksellers
Books & Bars Books & Bars - 2nd & 4th Tues/ Winter 2010 / Bryant Lake Bowl Jan 12 -The Road by Cormac McCarthy/Jan 26 - The History of Love by Nicole Krauss/Feb 9 - Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card/Feb 23 - Ray of the Star by Laird Hunt/Mar 9 - The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga/Mar 23 - City of Thieves by David Benioff/Apr 13 - Let... the Great World Spin by Colum McCann - Magers & Quinn Booksellers
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Books & Bars isn’t your mother’s book club. We provide a unique atmosphere for a lively discussion ofinteresting authors,fun people, good food and drinks.
Tue at 10:09am
The Thumb Thing lets you keep your book open with just a single finger. You can get your own thing here.--David E
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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
Jennifer Salima Holt holds Masters and Doctoral degrees in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. She has taught psychology and sociology college courses at a variety of colleges, including the University of Minnesota, St. Cloud State University, and the University of St. Thomas. She has volunteered within the U.S. prison system extensively, and also served for many years as a death and dying midwife. She was the founder and leader of feminist folk-punk band Tetes Noires in the 1980s. Learn more about her at www.jennifersalimaholt.com.
Time:7:30PM Friday, February 19th
Location:Magers & Quinn Booksellers
Magers & Quinn Booksellers has new books from Elizabeth ("Eat, Pray, Love") Gilbert, Jasper Fforde, and Anne Tyler.
Magers & Quinn Booksellers and Rain Taxi Review of Books are pleased to bring three award-winning poets to the Twin Cities. Each has just published their third book...
Kirsten Dierking's poem Half Asleep is this week's winner in our What Light Poetry Project. Kirstin has published two books of poetry, one with Spout Press and another with Holy Cow! Press. What Light is a part of mnLIT, which is presented by Magers and Quinn Booksellers and mnartists.org...
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The Strib reviews Alex Lemon's new memoir--"'Happy' is an honest voyage into Lemon's keen mind, remarkable spirit and loving heart, and it shouldn't be missed."
Don't miss the author when he reads at M&Q on Thursday, at 7:30pm.
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In the fall of 1997 Alex Lemon was a healthy, carefree student and baseball star at Macalester College
We continue our occasional series of customer reviews with Aaron Wilson's review of David Oppegaard's recent science fiction novel.Wormwood, NevadaIt is a Twin Cities’ tradition to support local businesses, farms, and artists. We take great pride in supporting all things Minnesotan. ...
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Alex Lemon discusses his new book Happy: A Memoir--7:30pm, Thursday, January 7, at Magers & Quinn. His freshman year at Macalester College, Alex Lemon was supposed to be the star catcher on the baseball team...
