Talk of the Stacks presents B Is for Beer: Tom Robbins April 28, 2009

Tom Robbins is the best-selling author of short stories, poetry, essays, and eight novels, including Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas, Skinny Legs and All, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (which was made into a movie in 1993). His books are often wild, satirical stories with strong social undercurrents and obscure details. Tom Robbins has been called “a vital natural resource” by The Oregonian, “one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world” by the Financial Times of London, and “one of the bravest writers in America” by the Chicago Times. Billed by Robbins himself as “the first children’s book about beer” for adults, B Is For Beer is described as a “hallucinogenic hymn to beer, children, and the cosmic mysteries that sustain us all."

Talk of the Stacks is a reading series exploring contemporary literature and culture, presented by the Library Foundation of Hennepin County and US Trust. Readings are held at the Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis and are free and open the the public. Doors open at 6:15 PM. Programs begin at 7 PM.

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