The Best Minds of My Generation: A Literary History of the Beats Allen Ginsberg Edited by Bill Morgan With a foreword by Anne Waldman Grove Press ($27) First Thought: Conversations with Allen Ginsberg Edited by Michael Schumacher University of Minnesota Press ($19.95) by Patrick James Dunagan Allen Ginsberg’s impact upon the literary as well as […]

INTERVIEWS The Stories Choose You: an interview with Rosa Montero Critically acclaimed and award-winning Spanish novelist Rosa Montero discussed her newest novel, La Carne, in her art-adorned Madrid apartment. Interviewed by Jorge Armenteros Of Mirth and Pathos: An Interview with V. G. Lee Painter, author, and comedian V. G. Lee discusses her new novel in […]

Sean Smuda is an artist, curator, photographer, and writer. He works in a variety of mediums including collage, video, and performance. Recent projects have taken place in Antarctica, Iraq, Wall Street and the MN State Capitol. In 2011 he was appointed Cultural Liaison to Tours, France by the Minneapolis/Tours Sister City Association. His work is […]