MEMORIAL HELD FOR GARY SHULZE

by | Apr 24, 2016 | Features

April 24th saw the Twin Cities literary community come together to morn long-time bookseller Gary Shulze. Shulze and his wife, Pat Frovarp, had co-owned Once Upon a Crime in Minneapolis, MN, for the past fourteen years. They worked to make Once Upon a Crime the hub of...

Author Work Space: Seth Margolis

by | Apr 24, 2016 | Author Workspaces

Author Workspace Seth Margolis I live in an apartment in Manhattan, so the concept of “workspace” is right up there with “Central Park view” and “spacious terrace” in the unattainable fantasy department. Nevertheless, I’ve managed to write seven novels in the same...

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Reviewed

by | Apr 22, 2016 | Films

Midnight Special Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher Jeff Nichols is the director of three of my favorite movies over the last few years: SHOTGUN STORIES, TAKE SHELTER and MUD. All...

GROWING UP WITH PRINCE

by | Apr 21, 2016 | Features

You could say I sort of grew up with Prince. My mom and her sisters went to Saint Louis Park High School with members of the Revolution. Later on, my aunt took a position as Prince’s personal chef for a good number of years. She was often in Europe or Japan while he...