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Book retreat |
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Here’s what you can expect during the day:
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| The cost for the day is $35. In addition, the cost of the books is $32 (after the 10% discount we give book groups) if you pick them up in the store, slightly more if we ship them to you. We do ask that if you buy the books, you purchase them from us. If you’d like to extend your stay by spending the night before or after at the Jewel of the Northwoods, contact them directly to book a room:  jewelofthenorthwoods.com, (218) 564-6162.For more information about the retreat, or for a registration form, contact Sally 218-237-2665 or sally@sisterwolfbooks.com. Please help us spread the word about this event—it will be a great experience to share with friends or family members, and we have a poster we’ll send you on request. |
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Night in
What do book lovers do on a frigid January night with a wind chill of -43? In Park Rapids on January 16, they flocked to Armory Square for our annual Night In! Really! Jen and Sally recommended 21 books for book groups, there were refreshments, and a huge number of prizes. The list of books is below, and we’ll be reviewing them in the newsletter this month and next. They’re currently on display in the store, along with the brochure which we produced for the evening. If you’d like an electronic copy of the brochure, email sally@sisterwolfbooks.com.
Here are the books we recommended. Those in blue are linked to reviews in this newsletter.
Note: Night In recommended books are tagged in this newsletter with an asterisk.* |
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 Marylen won the prize for coming the furthest. The former Park Rapids resident planned a trip back to the area around the Night In date! |
Prizes for Night In participants.
Chili challenge
Mark your calendar! The 7th Annual Chili Challenge will be March 2, 2016 at the American Legion 11:00 to 1:00. The Park Rapids Enterprise sponsors this event in support of the Hubbard County Food Shelf. Last year, over $16,000 was raised—with $1,000 coming from our entry. We’ve entered again and hope to see you at the Legion. Full details will be available in the Enterprise and at parkrapidsenterprise.com.
This is a test
Beagle and Wolf's manager, Jen, has teamed up with Julie Kaiser to form a creative partnership named Vision Theatre. To kick things off, Beagle and Wolf will be the host site for Vision Theatre's first performance, "This is a Test" (approximately 1 hour in length) on Saturday, February 6 at 6:00. Dinner will be catered by Good Life Cafe. There is no admission fee, however there will be a free will offering. Join us for an evening of fun as Julie and Jen share readings, music, and maybe a surprise or two as the creative venture Vision Theatre gets off the ground! Limited to 16 attendees. RSVPs accepted. Our email address is: visiontheatre16@gmail.com
Email Address Change Coming
Head’s up! In a few weeks, our email addresses will change to reflect our combined stores and new name. We’ll let you know when the change occurs and what the new addresses will be.
| Bestsellers
for January: the first three-way tie! |
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Lila |
Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend* |
The Song of Hartgrove Hall* |
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| Additional January bestsellers |
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A Sudden Light* |
Wolf Winter* |
Gutenberg’s Apprentice* |
A Man Called Ove |
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The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend* by Katarina Bivald
This novel was the favorite book at Night In! Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, who traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her book-loving pen pal, Amy. When she arrives, however, she finds Amy’s funeral guests just leaving. The residents of Broken Wheel are happy to look after their bewildered visitor—not much else to do in a small town that’s almost beyond repair. They just never imagined that she’d start a bookstore. Or that books could bring them together—and change everything. The book is paperback. Recommended if you like The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore, or The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
*Night In recommendation
The Defender
by Ethan Michaeli
Veteran reporter Ethan Michaeli tells the story of Chicago’s iconic black newspaper, the family and the journalists who made it great, and the hidden history of black America in the twentieth century. The book is non-fiction, hardcover, and is recommended if you like The Warmth of Other Suns, City of Scoundrels, or Slavery by Another Name.
Noah’s Wifeby Lindsay Starck
Noah’s Wife is a story of a community battered by a relentless downpour from the heavens, a gray and wet little town teeming with eccentric characters who have learned to endure the extraordinary circumstances of the rain with astonishing human fortitude and willfulness. This hardcover novel is recommended if you like Boy, Snow, Bird, The Life of Pi, or Mudville.
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