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You’ll find special offers and events throughout downtown Park Rapids this month. Visit participating downtown businesses for a passport and have it stamped at each business you visit to be eligible for prizes! (No purchase necessary; must be 18 years old to participate.) Get full information at ParkRapidsDowntown.com. Watch social media for updates from participating stores.

During Shoptoberfest, we’ll have two special events at the store. When Jen returns from Heartland Fall Forum, our annual booksellers trade show, she’ll bring a multitude of new books with her. These will be on display and, during Shoptoberfest: buy one at full price and get the second book for 50% off. This offer will begin on October 7 and last through the month.

Our annual fall Reading Retreat will be October 25 to 27 at Our Lake Lodge, about 8 miles north of Park Rapids. The theme will be “The Circle of Life.” Our books will be The Line Tender, Late Migrations, and Prodigal Summer. We’ll be exploring the connections between the natural and human worlds—as well as relaxing and enjoying great conversation and food. Call (218-237-2665), email (sally@beagleandwolf.com), or stop by the store for registration materials.

A limited number of spots are still available. If you’re interested in coming, don’t delay registering.

Trick or Treat Downtown
October 31, 4:00 to 6:00

Children will be welcomed by downtown businesses for our annual trick or treating. Come downtown and join the fun!

You’ve heard us talk about and review audio books we’ve gotten from Libro.fm. Here’s a video message from another bookseller who loves Libro.fm:  Ann Patchett, author and co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville Tennessee. See her video message.

Libro.fm co-founder and CEO Mark Pearson said, "We're proud to say that Ann has been a friend and supporter of Libro.fm since the beginning. We're extremely grateful for all Ann does for indie bookstores, which are the heart and soul of our communities."

Now in paperback

The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah’s latest book was released in paperback on September 24. We have available a limited number of Reading Group Guides for the book. Call (218-237-2665) or email (sally@beagleandwolf.com) and we’ll send you one.

White Bird
R.J. Palacio

This graphic novel will appeal to all those who loved the book Wonder. It’s the story of Julian, the bully from Wonder. He’s at a new school, and a new side of him comes out as he learns the story of his grandmother. As a young Jewish girl in France during World War II, she was hidden from the Nazis.

Pre-order opportunity

Familiar Dark
Amy Engels

You know how when I’m excited about a book, you can’t get out of the bookstore without me telling you about it? (I try not to follow anyone out to the sidewalk doing this, but I can’t guarantee that’s never happened.) One of those books for me a while back was Roanoke Girls by Amy Engels and………..SHE WROTE ANOTHER BOOK!

This new one is called Familiar Dark. It’s set in the very poor Ozark region. The book opens with the murder of two 12-year old girls. Following that, the story is narrated by the mother of one of the girls. Eve is a single mother barely making ends meet, and, like her daughter Junie, was raised by a single mother—but one much less loving, one who allowed dangerous men around Eve and made her living (and still does) selling drugs. So far, Engels has been introducing characters and themes—how are the poor treated differently than the not-poor when two girls from two different families are murdered? So far I’m hooked and looking forward to seeing how this story unfolds. The book won’t be released until March 31st, but you can pre-order it NOW!

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