Archive for April, 2009
That’s What I Call a Real Lipsmacker
Posted in News with tags George Jones, White Lightning on 30 April, 2009 by S&Co.
Upcoming Events
Posted in Books, Events with tags Deborah Sundahl, Kevin Canty, Kevin Goodan on 26 April, 2009 by S&Co.
Poetry: Thursday, May 14th: Montana-born-&-raised author Kevin Goodan reads from Winter Tenor, his second collection of poems. A New Lakes event. 7 pm.
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Sex Education: Monday, June 8th: Educator and author Deborah Sundahl, author of Female Ejaculation & the G-Spot. Reading, discussion, Q&A. 7 pm.
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Fiction: Tuesday, July 14th: Missoula author and UM professor Kevin Canty reads from Where the Money Went, his brand new collection of short fiction. 7 pm.
Money Books
Posted in Books with tags business, economics, environment, poverty on 23 April, 2009 by JennaNew(ish) arrivals in the area of economics, business, capitalism, etc.
Creating a World Without Poverty, by Muhammad Yunus (PublicAffairs, $14.95)
Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism, by Kevin Phillips (Penguin, $16)
Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots, by Kevin Danaher, Shannon Biggs, and Jason Mark (PoliPointPress, $16)
ALL IN STOCK
SD2 SF8, thru 8
Posted in Books, Events on 21 April, 2009 by S&Co.
There is nothing like sitting in the office, at home, with a book (How I Became a Famous Novelist, a novel (uncorrected proof), by Steve Hely), listening to the great Jon Miller call a nighttime baseball game out of San Francisco, on XM radio.
The Noethe event, Monday night, was great. We’ve had three very successful events in a row in the new incarnation of our original space. It is working well so far. I’m encouraged. Next up: Kevin Goodan, May 14th.
Three and two, the count. Two men on, two men out …
Check this space soon for news of new releases (Denis Johnson next Tuesday) and me going on about the wonders of that new book by Isabel Gillies.
Sheryl Noethe Poetry
Posted in Events, Excerpts, News, Reading with tags Poetry, Sheryl Noethe on 13 April, 2009 by Jenna
Local poet Sheryl Noethe will read here next Monday from As Is. Come join us for another great poetry event at Shakespeare & Co. on Monday, April 20th at 7 p.m.
Winter, Minneapolis, 1988
The night the brakes went out
we had to veer into the side of a church
to stop. There is a dent in Simpson Methodist.
The parish came running out to see if God
was knocking, and kindly pushed the car
back onto the street.
I got out and walked back
to my apartment in the snow.
The kind that melts just after it lands.
Followed by another. And another.
My hair looked like I’d been swimming.
I sat down and opened a book. He’d nearly
killed us both in that beater car.
Soon I would hear him trudge unhappily
up the steps, damp and broke and out of cigarettes,
wearing the look of a boy who has become a man
by accident.
The Season Begins
Posted in Books with tags gardening, self-sufficiency on 11 April, 2009 by JennaWhether you’re gardening at home, at a community plot, or in containers, we have the resources you need down here–new titles and classics both. I am no expert myself, this being only my third year gardening on my own–but in my opinion, there is no better time (now) or place (Missoula) to get your hands dirty and start growing your own food. It’s a process that teaches us (even the already environmentally conscious) how tender, yet robust, the earth is. Gardening is a practice that guarantees to change the way you think about food–where it comes from, who grows it, how different it can taste when you eat it right after you harvest it. It’s a good way to save money in the long run–invest a little money now and save a lot come harvest time. And in these uncertain times, there’s been an understandable surge of interest in gardening–some small consolation that we can sustain ourselves should the global system we rely upon suddenly crumble.
Independence from the global food chain is admittedly a very gratifying aspect of gardening, but it’s only part of the allure. Even the first year I gardened, when only about half my veggies made it, it was such an empowering feeling to see those seedlings pop through the surface of the soil, to watch them grow–and then, of course, to eat them! (I imagine it’s like raising children, except for the eating-them part.) It’s hard work, but it’s fun. I’ve been looking forward to this year’s gardening season for months, and encourage anyone who’s ever wanted to give it a try, to do it now. Come check out some of these fine resources we have to help you out (plus many more), whether it’s your first time cultivating food or your fiftieth. (If your space is limited, I recommend Fresh Food from Small Spaces and Bountiful Container.)
Announcing: The 406 Writers’ Workshop
Posted in Writing with tags 406 Writers' Workshop on 7 April, 2009 by S&Co.Want to write, but find yourself stuck? Consider taking a course from the excellent instructors at The 406 Writers’ Workshop. Classes begin in May. Check out the course offerings here.
Burst into Flame
Posted in Books, Excerpts with tags Short Stories, Steven Millhauser on 5 April, 2009 by Jenna
Few of us now recall that perilous summer. What began as a game, a harmless pastime, quickly took a turn toward the serious and obsessive, which none of us tried to resist. After all, we were young. We were fourteen and fifteen, scornful of childhood, remote from the world of stern and ludicrous adults. We were bored, we were restless, we longed to be seized by any whim or passion and follow it to the farthest reaches of our natures. We wanted to live—to die—to burst into flame—to be transformed into angels or explosions. Only the mundane offended us, as if we secretly feared it was our destiny. By late afternoon our muscles ached, our eyelids grew heavy with obscure desire. And so we dreamed and did nothing, for what was there to do, played ping-pong and went to the beach, loafed in backyards, slept late into the morning—and always we craved adventures so extreme we could never imagine them.
In the long dusks of summer we walked the suburban streets through scents of maple and cut grass, waiting for something to happen.
--Dangerous Laughter: 13 Stories, by Steven Millhauser (Vintage, $14.95), IN STOCK
***One of the 10 Best Books of 2008, New York Times Book Review***
