Birchbark Books

If you are looking to get more in tune with nature and literature stop by Birchbark Books. It's owned by author Louise Erdrich who wrote Love Medicine among other novels. It's located at 2115 West 21st Street in Minneapolis. To find out more click here.

Be Local Everywhere

If you are yearning for a familiar voice, but you travel a lot or just too busy to slow down, take five minutes and catch up with Garrison Keillor and The Writer's Almanac. This is a weekday podcast that only lasts about five minutes and shares a poem and this day in literary history. I know that this isn't specifically local, but it is something that you can do everyday for five minutes that will be almost as good for you as yoga. Check it out here:

The Writer's Almanac

I Spy

Come check out Alan Furst at the Central Minneapolis Library on June 25.  Remember to bring your pen that doubles as a camera so you can get an auto graph and a picture!  Read on:

Talk of the Stacks: Alan Furst - The Spies of Warsaw
Room Location: Pohlad Hall
Thursday, June 25, 7 p.m. 
Meet Furst, widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel and lauded by The New York Times as “America’s preeminent spy novelist." His best-selling novels (“Night Soldiers,” “Dark Star”) are translated into 17 languages. His 14th novel, "The Spies of Warsaw," takes place in World War II Europe and is drenched in romance, espionage and thrilling plot twists. Books available for purchase and signing. Seating is first come, first served. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. 

Rock the English

Hello World!

This will be your place for exciting English thoughts and news that will happen outside of a classroom and right here in our own twin cities.  There will be multiple musing about different events that are fun and might have some academic implications.

The first that I want to right about is Rock the Garden, which is happening at the Walker Arts Center on this Saturday.  The band The Decemberists will be headlining.  They just release an album entitled The Hazards of Love which is a rock opera that strays their previous work.  If you like your rock with a little art this will be perfect for you.

Rock The Garden Info

The Decemberists