Feb 20, 2013
What books are being discussed in the local papers this weekend? Here's your handy guide!
At the Pioneer Press [1], Mary Ann Grossman profiles author Paulette Alden, her debut novel, The Answer to Your Question, and her experience in self-publishing.
Also mentioned was Plots and Pints: A Pub Quiz [2] taking place at O'Gara's Bar and Grill [3] on February 21 at 7:00 pm. The quiz entry fee benefits the Minnesota Book Awards [4].
Over at the Star Tribune Books section [5], titles featured included:
Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami [6] by Gretel Ehrlich - A heartbreaking look at the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami
Nothing Gold Can Stay [7] by Ron Rash - Short stories set in the mountains of South Carolina
If a Stranger Approaches [8] by Laura Kasischke - Short story collection concerning "places we might not wish to visit." See also her excellent novel The Raising.
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief [9] by Lawrence Wright
Farewell, Dorothy Parker [10] by Ellen Meister - a novel about a movie critic who channels Parker
Harvest [11] by Jim Crace - fiction set in an unnamed place at an unnamed time about change
Happy Reading!
- Newspapers [12]