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March 2024 Events from Magers & Quinn

James Traub presents True Believer: Hubert Humphrey's Quest for a More Just America In-Store Event: Tuesday, 3/5 @ 7pm - Registration Required Veteran journalist James Traub presents a full-length biography of liberalism’s most ardent and eloquent defender, capturing the depth of his idealism, pragmatism, and his committed to the pursuit of a better and more just society.

Tue, Mar 5, 2024 7:00 PM CST James Traub presents True Believer Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

Sloane Crosley presents Grief is for People in conversation with Curtis Sittenfeld In-Store Event: Wednesday, 3/6 @ 7pm - Registration Required Grief Is for People is a deeply moving and surprisingly suspenseful portrait of friendship, and a book about loss packed with verve for life. Sloane Crosley is one of our most renowned observers of contemporary behavior, and now the pathos that has been ever present in her trademark wit is on full display. After the pain and confusion of losing her closest friend to suicide, Crosley looks for answers in friends, philosophy, and art, hoping for a framework more useful than the unavoidable stages of grief.

Wed, Mar 6, 2024 7:00 PM CST Sloane Crosley presents Grief is for People with Curtis Sittenfeld Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

Richard Lentz presents Accidental Journey in conversation with Leslie Morris and Brian Duren In-Store Event: Monday, 3/11 @ 7pm - Registration Required Accidental Journey is a rich family saga, literary fiction, the story of a family’s recovery from severe traumatic brain injury. After contemplating divorce, Cate finds herself married to a disabled man she would not and cannot leave, as she balances a thriving academic career, the needs of two children, and finds a way to meet her emotional needs. Jeff lives but has lost the sparkle of his personality and can no longer function as a husband, father, or provider.

Mon, Mar 11, 2024 7:00 PM CST Richard Lentz presents Accidental Journey in conversation w/ Leslie Morris Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

Lee Hendrix presents Peep Light: Stories of a Mississippi River Boat Captain In-Store Event: Wednesday, 3/13 @ 7pm - Registration Required Demonstrating a fascination not only with the river but also with the passions and dreams of those who live and work on it, these stories range from personal reflections on aging, experiencing one’s first night on the river and the complex emotions that come with it, working on the deck, promotion to pilot, the characters working aboard these boats, and the history of the river itself. Peep Light unites humans with the river through engaging storytelling and sheds light on Hendrix’s rare experience along one of the most powerful and important waterways in the world.

Wed, Mar 13, 2024 7:00 PM CST Lee Hendrix presents Peep Light Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

The U of M MFA in Creative Writing presents The Mill City Reading Series In-Store Event: Sunday, 3/17 @ 5pm - Registration Required Magers & Quinn is proud to welcome back The Mill City Reading Series, a monthly showcase of works-in-progress by MFA in Creative Writing students at the University of Minnesota. The showcase is free and open to the public. Speakers and genres vary every month. Come support these emerging writers on Sunday, March 17. The final date of the season will be Sunday April 21.

Sun, Mar 17, 2024 5:00 PM CST The Mill City Reading Series Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

Chris Cander presents The Young of Other Animals in conversation with Mark Haber In-Store Event: Monday, 3/18 @ 7pm - Registration Required Mayree and Paula are a mother and daughter drifting apart, separated by grief and more, after the death of Mayree's husband. Reflective, suspenseful, and moving, The Young of Other Animals explores the psychic intergenerational damages that can alter relationships with loved ones forever.

Mon, Mar 18, 2024 7:00 PM CST Chris Cander presents The Young of Other Animals with Mark Haber Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

Blue Delliquanti launches Adversary in conversation with Ezra David Mattes In-Store Event: Tuesday, 3/19 @ 7pm - Registration Required Minneapolis, 2021. Curtis is newly out, single, and ready to take his life in a different direction. Anton is an enigmatic young man who recognizes Curtis from their pre-pandemic lives. One casual drink leads to a charged relationship layered with unspeakable needs. A graphic novella about connection and failure, grief and responsibility, and the effect of world-changing events on the soul of the individual.

Tue, Mar 19, 2024 7:00 PM CST Blue Delliquanti presents Adversary in conversation with Ezra David Mattes Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

Lyz Lenz presents This American Ex-Wife in conversation with Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl In-Store Event: Wednesday, 3/20 @ 7pm - Registration Required In this exuberant and unapologetic book, Lenz makes an argument for the advantages of getting divorced, framing it as a practical and effective solution for women to take back the power they are owed. Weaving reportage with sociological research and literature with popular culture along with personal stories of coming together and breaking up, Lenz creates a kaleidoscopic and poignant portrait of American marriage today. She argues that the mechanisms of American power, justice, love, and gender equality remain deeply flawed, and that marriage, like any other cultural institution, is due for a reckoning.

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 7:00 PM CST Lyz Lenz presents This American Ex-Wife Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

Translation Book Club - On Lighthouses In-Store Event: Thursday, 3/21 @ 6pm - Registration Required Join us for the March meeting of the Magers & Quinn Translation Book Club.   This month, we'll be discussing Jazmina Barrera's On Lighthouses, tranlsated by Christina Macsweeney!

Thu, Mar 21, 2024 6:00 PM CST Translation Book Club - On Lighthouses Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo launches The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism in conversation with Roger R. Jackson In-Store Event: Tuesday, 3/26 @ 7pm - Registration Required The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism is a profoundly clear presentation of Tibetan Buddhism, covering core topics like awareness, meditation, bodhichitta, rebirth, and enlightenment.

Tue, Mar 26, 2024 7:00 PM CST Khenpo Sherab Sangpo launches The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

Jennifer Croft presents The Extinction of Irena Rey in conversation with Lizzie Davis In-Store Event: Thursday, 3/28 @ 7pm - Registration Required Eight translators arrive at a house in a primeval Polish forest on the border of Belarus. It belongs to the world-renowned author Irena Rey, and they are there to translate her magnum opus, Gray Eminence. But within days of their arrival, Irena disappears without a trace. This hilarious, thought-provoking debut novel is a brilliant examination of art, celebrity, the natural world, and the power of language.

Thu, Mar 28, 2024 7:00 PM CST Jennifer Croft presents The Extinction of Irena Rey with Lizzie Davis Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis Tickets

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