Kathy Thompson
May 4, noon to 2:00


Kathy has written a fascinating book about homesteading on the Hubbard Prairie, based on journals kept by Mary Blunt. Mary was the great-grandmother of Kathy’s husband, John. You’ll enjoy talking to Kathy about Evergreen Home and getting a signed copy.

Children’s Book Week
May 6 to 12

The theme of this year’s Children’s Book Week is "Reading is Magic," which celebrates the power of reading stories to transport minds. The week encourages children to be curious about the world around them. There’s even a jingle for it!

We have Children’s Book Week posters to give away (while supplies last).

Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf is our summer reading group for women, and it will be starting up this month!

Lunch with Leif
May 18, 11:30

Join us at the Good Life Café for a light lunch and an opportunity to meet Leif Enger. Leif will talk about his new book, I Cheerfully Refuse. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. If you bought a copy of the book from us prior to the event, feel free to bring it along and Leif will personalize it. 

Nonrefundable tickets are $20 and are available at the store.

Photo by Robin Enger

Author Fest is coming June 15!

Watch the Events page on this website to see the authors as we add them.

Look for highlights of additonal upcoming events as well...

When it's July—Where’s Waldo?

We’re doing Find Waldo Local again!!!!!!

YAY!!!!!!

William Kent Krueger
August 16, 5:00 to 7:00

William Kent Krueger’s new Cork O’Connor book, Spirit Crossing, will be out August 20—but he’s gotten permission from his publisher to visit a few stores, including ours, in northern Minnesota before that date.

We’ll be hosting him in the Event Room (in the former J&B)
1104 Park Ave S Suite 2.

Check back for more information as plans progress.

Photo by Diane Krueger

August—Reading Road Trip

We had so much fun with the Reading Road Trip last summer that we’re doing it again and expanding it to the whole month of August! Grab a friend or members of your book group and visit these five great stores: Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery, Big Pine Books (formerly The Willow), Bluebird Books, Cherry Street Books, and Four Pines Bookstore. Get a passport at your first stop, have it stamped at each store, and it will go in a drawing for a fabulous gift basket of books. Each store will have special activities. Check back for complete details (and our updated logo!)

Registration Now Open for Fall Reading Retreats!
October 11 to 13 and 25 to 27

Our fall retreats are 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. We’ll all read the same three books around the theme Finding Her Voice. The books will be Gilded Mountain, How to Say Babylon, and The Brightest Star. Gilded Mountain is in the store now. The other two books will be released in paperback in July.

Identical retreats will be held October 11 to 13 and 25 to 27. The second retreat is full, with a waiting list, but there is still space available for the first weekend.

The cost of the retreat will be $395.00. We encourage you to register now with a $100 deposit. (Non-refundable unless we fill your spot.) There is no charge to place your name on the waiting list for the second week-end.

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