by Christa
Jonathan Lethem’s Manhattan is a variation of the real one that a former child-actor still pulling in a chunk of change might have access to: a hot-pants dinner party with the mayor in a mansion where the carpeting on the stairs is so thick that a guest can climb soundlessly to the top and check [...]
by Will A
My 2010 Year in Books is off to a good start with Jonathan Lethem's witty, sparkling Chronic City. Chase Insteadman, a blandly handsome former child star, has been drifting through Manhattan's social scene for years, blissfully insulated from reality by the never-ending array of galas and an endless stream of residual checks from his former [...]
by Jodi Chromey
Yeah, I cannot deny that I’m pretty excited to have Jake Mohan writing for MN Reads. I first discovered Jake’s writing years ago on his personal blog The Dependent Clause. His writing is so good that I cyberstalked him at Reveille and Utne. But now, I won’t have to look too far to find his [...]
by Jodi Chromey
I know, I know, it’s interview Tuesday and you’re stuck with book links. What a rip off. But thing might be a bit hinky here on MN Reads for the next week or so. I started a new job and I need to figure out a new routine. P.S. Don’t forget Amy Bloom is reading [...]
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