Registration is open for our Spring Retreat
April 12, 10:00 to 4:00

Whether you retreat with us every year or are ready to take the plunge, join us for a fun get away!

Our theme is "Who Am I, Really?” and we’ll each have read the same two books ahead of time.

The books are The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker, and Wintering by Katherine May.

The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson moves from present day Minnesota, when Cecily is the widow of a beloved town doctor and matriarch to four generations of her own family, and the 1930s, when Cecily is a seven-year-old orphan sold to a traveling circus. In Wintering, Katherine May examines the reality of the cold times in our lives, showing that wintering can’t be avoided, but need not be feared.

The cost of the retreat is $50, plus books.

We’ll be at Northern Pines Retreat Center, just north of town at 20033 County 1, Park Rapids,Minnesota 56470.

For complete details and registration materials, call the store, 218-237-2665, or email sally@beagleandwolf.com.

Allen Eskens
May 1, 4:00

Allen Eskens, a Minnesota author with many fans at the store, will be with us to talk about his new book, The Quiet Librarian. (Note that it’s a rare weekday event.)

Here’s Lee’s review:

This is really, really good … one of those “I could not put it down” books.

Hana Babic is a middle-aged librarian in Minnesota who wants to be able to live without disturbance. She appears a bit dowdy, with her worn cardigan sweaters and long skirts, and she performs her work without fanfare.

When she learns that her best friend has been murdered, she knows that danger is coming from their shared past as young militia members fighting with the Bosniak forces against the Serbs in the early 1990s. In fact, she was not just a soldier: She was the much-feared Night Mora, with a huge bounty on her head. Now, she must leave the quiet librarian behind.

This is an outstanding novel of historical fiction, as the chapters alternate between Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Minnesota. And it is also an excellent mystery and thriller.

Registration is also open for Fall Retreats
October 24–26 and October 31–November 2

Our fall retreats are a gift you give yourself, a chance to get away for a relaxing weekend, talking about books with a great group of women and eating food someone else has prepared, all at a leisurely pace. A $100 deposit will hold your spot and will be applied to the cost of the event, which is $395.

Our theme is “What IS It About Sisters?” and we’ll all read these books ahead of time.

The first retreat is full, but there are spots for the second weekend.

The Village Weavers
Myriam J.A. Chancy
Available in paperback April 29, 2025

A Good Life
Virginie Grimaldi
Available in paperback May 20, 2025

Blood Sisters,
Vanessa Lillie