Tagged Book Geek Bulletin
May 31 2016
Barnes & Noble Is Celebrating Teen Books with a New Three-Day Festival
In May, Minnesota’s Teen Lit Con celebrated its third year of panels, workshops, and exhibitors for lovers of young-adult books. Now, starting in June, they’ll have company: Barnes & Noble just announced its first-ever B-Fest Teen Book Festival, three days of free YA-centric events…
Apr 15 2016
Book Geek Bulletin: Independent Bookstore Day 2016
Book Geek Bulletin is a regular feature where we round up what’s going on in the world of literary culture and books—both here in Minnesota and around the world.
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For this edition, instead of general news, I’m rounding up the Twin Cities…
Apr 01 2016
Book Geek Bulletin: Wins for Minnesota Lit
Book Geek Bulletin is a regular feature where we round up what’s going on in the world of literary culture and books—both here in Minnesota and around the world.
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The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson, published by Graywolf Press, has won the National Book…
Mar 15 2016
Book Geek Bulletin: Of Magic and Mockingbirds
Book Geek Bulletin is a regular feature where we round up what’s going on in the world of literary culture and books—both here in Minnesota and around the world.
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Local literary magazine Paper Darts is currently accepting submissions for its spring…
Mar 01 2016
Book Geek Bulletin: Crime Fiction Lives in Minneapolis
Book Geek Bulletin is a regular feature where we round up what’s going on in the world of literary culture and books—both here in Minnesota and around the world.
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Yesterday, it was announced that beloved Minneapolis mystery bookstore Once Upon…
Feb 15 2016
Book Geek Bulletin: Hobbits, Harry Potter, and Hemingway
Book Geek Bulletin is a regular feature where we round up what’s going on in the world of literary culture and books—both here in Minnesota and around the world.
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Warner Bros. has acquired the film rights to Fly a Little Higher, the book by Laura Sobiech…
Feb 01 2016
Book Geek Bulletin: A Series of Unfortunate Castings
Book Geek Bulletin is a regular feature where we round up what’s going on in the world of literary culture and books—both here in Minnesota and around the world.
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The Starz series based on Neil Gaiman’s American Gods has found its protagonist: …
Jan 15 2016
Book Geek Bulletin: Minnesota Coffee and Horror
Book Geek Bulletin is a regular feature where we round up what’s going on in the world of literary culture and books—both here in Minnesota and around the world.
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Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is officially attached to the film adaptation of Scary…
Jan 01 2016
Book Geek Bulletin: New Year, New Books
Book Geek Bulletin is a regular feature where we round up what’s going on in the world of literary culture and books—both here in Minnesota and around the world.
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Minnesota sci-fi and fantasy convention CONvergence has announced its guests of honor…
Jan 01 2016
The Book Geek Guide to Movies and TV in 2016
Marvel and DC fans are getting amped up for the next round of comic-based movies, and there are a lot of those coming in 2016. But there are also a ton of films and series based on books hitting screens this year—in fact, almost every month has at least one. So here is your handy guide to 2016 in book-to-film…