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Get out your calendar! We have lots of events scheduled in August and you’ll want to make note of them!
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Simon Hargreaves will be in the store to sign copies of Maxwell Cooper and the Legend of Inini-Makwa. Hargreaves is the pen name of the manager of a local resort. Come in, see if you know him, and learn about the book!
During their first night of vacation at Bear Tooth Point Resort, Maxwell draws a portrait of a local legend just to spite his father: the monster known as Inini-Makwa. But the land of Bear Tooth Point is steeped in Ashotii spirit magic, and when guests begin disappearing Max is confronted with a terrifying reality. The monster from his drawing has come to life! Now, with Inini-Makwa targeting his family, Max must find a way to reverse the magic and destroy the creature before she kills everyone he has ever loved. |
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On August 12, 1:00 to 3:00 we’ll have a triple header!
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 Jason Lee WillisEmpires rise and fall, but the stars remain the same.
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Former Park Rapids resident Lori Mier will be with us with her children’s book, Merin and Her Very Bright Star. The book is a heartfelt story of loss and resilience from the author's direct experience. Merin loses her parents and struggles with the juxtaposition of missing them yet not remembering who they are. She seeks answers to impermamemce and takes comfort in the predictability of the evening star that she sees every night. The character of Merin teaches children that they are not alone, and is a beautiful example of moving forward from loss even without finding all of the answers. This is a comforting and relatable read for those who are grieving. It is also a segue to introduce children to the benefits of therapy and the healing power of the natural world. |
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Come to meet Kristy, learn about the bluebird house project, and see her lovely children’s book. |
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Simon Hargreaves
Chris Norbury
Renowned French astronomer and expert on Halley's Comet Joseph Nicollet is shown a bizarre map by a Scottish noblewoman who believes it tells the location of the Philosopher's Stone. When the noblewoman is murdered and the map is stolen, Nicollet embarks on a dangerous quest to discover the truth behind the ancient legend. With only the memory of the mysterious treasure map to go on, Nicollet leads a mapping expedition into the untamed forests and wild rivers of Minnesota, where mysticism still lingers in the shadows.
Help us welcome Christine Husom back to the store! She’ll be signing books from her two series, both set in Minnesota. Husom uses her real-life experiences in the criminal justice system, and interest in what motivates people to commit crimes, to write intriguing plots with compelling characters. She served with the Wright County Sheriff’s Department and trained with the St. Paul Police Department where she gained firsthand knowledge of law enforcement policies and procedures. 
Lori Mier
William Kent Krueger
Only books purchased in our store will be signed. It’s the support of our customers which makes events like this possible.
Kristy Boike 
Kristy Boike’s family experienced a global community of support through the birdhouses they started building after her mother died. Within that community Kristi learned how difficult it was to have healthy conversations about grief and loss. In an attempt to normalize the big emotions that can arise from grief and help families dealing with loss, Kristi wrote Rise Up, Little Bluebirds. The book is a sweet tale of grief and community, told through the eyes of the members of a bluebird family who are searching for ways to keep the memory of their dear Grandma Bluebird alive. 
Poems from the Edge of Extinction: An Anthology of Poetry in Endangered Languages
Edited by Chris McCabe
Have you ever had the experience of borrowing a book from someone else--a family member, a friend, the library—and when you read the book, you love it so very much you don’t think you can bear to return it so you trot down to the bookstore, clutching the book, and only when you’ve got another copy of the same book can you stand to return the original to its owner? Sometimes a version of that happens in the bookstore.
Often our staff member Gina receives book as they come in. On more than one occasion, she has accused me (lovingly of course) of merely ordering in particular books knowing she will receive them, and be unable to resist buying them.
Recently, I did some receiving myself, including a book titled Poems from the Edge of Extinction: An Anthology of Poetry in Endangered Languages, edited by Chris McCabe. The title is fairly self-explanatory, but this is an anthology of poems written in languages that are headed towards extinction. The book is divided into sections of the world: Africa, The Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Within each of these sections, each poem is presented in its native tongue and then translated on the opposite page. Following the poem, a little bit of information is provided about the language, the poet, and the translator (when not the poet). It makes for rich reading, and I can’t bear to put the copy I received on the shelf, so I’ll have to order in another. If you ask to borrow my copy, I ABSOLUTELY WANT IT BACK. Below is a sample of the beginning of the poem "Seine Netters" from editor Chris McCabe’s talk about the project on YouTube.
Seine Netters Seine Netters Hullo! – Hullo! – Hullo! Hello! - Hello! - Hello! - |
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