Beagle Books & Bindery

Beagle Books & Bindery
112 - 3rd St W
Park Rapids, MN 56470
Owners: Bob and Sally Wills
Managed by: Jennifer Wills Geraedts

Book discussion groups are an important part of Beagle Books. The Women's Book Club meets once a month on the third Thursday at 6:00 PM, the Men’s Group meets the third Tuesday of every month at 8:00 AM.

Special events from book signings to celebrations and book-related adventures are announced here and in the e-Newsletter we share with Sister Wolf Books.

Beagle also carries beautiful, unique Inuit art pieces, and Scandinavian books, music, and maps.

Our July events include the Sunday Classic Series at the Y-Steak House (a collaboration between a local restaurant & Beagle Books) - ticketed event which includes a full supper & talk by an author (or performance by a musician). Our July guest authors will include:

7/8 - Paul Sailer

7/15 - Douglas Wood

7/22 - Jim Proebstle

During the month of July, Beagle Books participating in the Where's Waldo Find. If you're unfamiliar with this promotion, 250 indie bookstores were chosen across the U.S. to participate. Those 250 bookstores are coordinating with 19 (or more) other businesses in their communities to do a scavenger hunt for Waldo in the participating businesses. There will be prizes and of course, a party.

Check out  Beagle Books & Bindery today!

Holiday Gift Giving

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

As you scurry through the store trying to find those ideal gifts for your loved ones, don’t forget the gift of words. Whether it’s a mystery, a cook book, poetry, a financial guide, history, children’s book, inspirational, travel, or folk lure, a book never goes out of style. Every turn of a page brings adventure.

I want to thank all the creative folks who participated in my Reading Minnesota Blog during 2009. Authors, illustrators, reviewers, bookstore owners, publishers, and editors—what a tremendous pool of talent!

I also want to thank those who dropped by to read the features and leave comments. I hope you enjoyed them. Maybe you found a new bookstore to visit, added an author or illustrator’s work to your list of books read, enjoyed the explanation of what editors and reviewers face on a weekly basis, or were as amazed as I was at the publishing enterprise in Minnesota.

What will 2010 bring to Reading Minnesota? I bet you’ll find new talent, new locations, and I know you’ll revisit old friends as they produce new works.

Have a joyous holiday season.

Beth Solheim
Reading Minnesota