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2014 Night In Our sixth annual Night In, held on January 18, was a great evening! Over 50 people were at Beagle after hours, sharing in book talk, wine and cheese—and everyone went home with at least one book they’d won as a prize. Many thanks to our publishers for their great support! In response to many requests for our book list, we’re sharing it here. These are 21 books Jen and Sally recommend particularly for book groups. All are either in paperback or soon will be. Night In List: Red Moon by Benjamin Percy Prairie Silence by Melanie Hoffert House Girl by Tara Conklin Amity & Sorrow by Peggy Riley Rocket Girl by George Morgan Ready for Air by Kate Hopper Bringing Mulligan Home by Dale Maharidge Oleander Girl by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Cooked Seed by Anchee Min Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger The Girl who Sang to the Buffalo by Kent Nerburn Unmentionables by Laurie Loewenstein Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Monument Road by Charlie Quimby Obituary Writer by Ann Hood The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra The Facades by Eric Lundgren Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman Bootstrapper by Mardi Jo Link Benediction by Kent Haruf Our Grand Prize winner with a book bag containing 10 books. Jen and Sally making a final check of the book list. Introducing New Members of the Beagle Staff We’ve recently added two members to our staff! Alli relocated back to Hubbard County last spring after many years in a variety of far-flung places. Aside from being an avid reader, she is a singer/songwriter, actress, and aspiring gardener. She is thrilled to join the Beagle Books team!     Ruth was born in Park Rapids and grew up here. After graduating from Concordia College in St. Paul, she taught for nearly 40 years in Texas, Nebraska, and southern Minnesota. She’s looking forward to reconnecting with old friends, meeting new people, and reading lots of books! BestSellers in January Beagle Books     The New Midwestern Table by Amy Thielen   Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman   The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo by Kent Nerburn     House Girl by Tara Conklin   Ready for Air by Kate Hopper   Monument Road by Charlie Quimby Notes from Hannah Letting Go of Early Discovery I’ve noticed a weird shift in the way I discover books. Between my blog and my job at the bookstore, I used to be on top of new releases. I prided myself on knowing what was coming soon, what books had just been announced and what was highly buzzed. I used to see a book go from the author just talking about making a deal, to the deal, then to advance reader copies, reviews, and other fun pre-release things to garner hype, to the final copy that landed in bookstores. I knew far in advance what books I wanted to get my hands on! Then I got a job in publishing, where all those pre things actually happen, and I know so little about what is coming that it’s a little sad. I know what’s coming from my company but outside of that, I just don’t have an absolute need to know what’s coming from other publishers. In a weird way, I think that getting a job in the industry has almost made me a typical consumer again. I now find things that have released when I go to my local bookstore and peruse the bookshelves or from Kobo’s weekly email telling me their new releases. On the other hand it’s also a relief. I’ve let go of tracking release dates and the burning need to read books before everyone else. Now I can enjoy the books that wander across my path and there’s a different pleasure in that kind of discovery. Midwest Connections for February Books or authors of particular interest to our region Marketplace of the Marvelous non-fiction by Erika Janik Despite scientific innovation in nineteenth-century America, traditional medicine adhered to ancient healing methods such as induced vomiting and bleeding, blistering, and sweating patients. Many people turned to alternative medicine to cure their ills. Some practices were fads; some practitioners were quacks, while others helped shape and influence modern medicine. The Vanishing a paperback novel by Wendy Webb Webb, the Minnesota author of The Fate of Mercy Alban, has written another gripping supernatural gothic novel. In the Vanishing, a woman becomes the caretaker for a reclusive horror novelist, and realizes she’s taken on more than she bargained for. Locally Brewed non-fiction by Anna Blessing Locally Brewed celebrates the Midwest’s craft brewing movement with profiles of 20 of the area’s brewmasters and their breweries. These are entertaining and inspiring stories of the individuals who have been essential in the exponential growth of this movement, as told through vivid interviews, beautiful photography, and dynamic artwork.