Dorset was the place for garage salers to be on September
12! Tables were set up throughout town, and restaurants were
ready to fuel hungry shoppers with the great food Dorset in
known for. Over 30 vendors plus our local businesses
combined to offer all sorts of treasures.
Labor Day Week-end
Chris Husom was at the store, signing copies of Buried in Wolf Lake and Murder in Winnebago County.
Yoga at Sister Wolf
Each Tuesday morning, from June 15 to August 10, we pushed back the displays, rolled out out mats and practiced yoga.
Richard Sederstrom at the Poetry Book Group
On August 6, Richard Sederstrom joined the poetry group, reading from his books Fall Pictures on an Abandoned Road and Disordinary Light.
Taste of Dorset
Patty Overson was with us on August 7, signing copies of Minnesota Minutiae and Tasty Foods Along Minnesota's Highways. Our Coffee Bar was a busy place during the Taste of Dorset! (See the crowds at DorsetMN.com.)
Kerck Kelsey book signings
On July 27 Kerck Kelsey, author of Prairie Lightening, visited Sister Wolf and Beagle Books to sign copies of Prairie Lightening, an account of the fascinating life of William Drew Washburn.
A conversation with Michelle Hoover
On July 22, the Women's Book group enjoyed a conversation with Michelle Hoover, author of The Quickening, via SKYPE.
Maureen Gibbon dined with Sister Wolf book groups
Maureen Gibbon (below left), author of Thief, joined both women's group
for a potluck and discussion of her book on July 1.
Festival of Authors and Artists
For pictures of some of the artists exhibiting at the June 25 Festival of Authors and Artists, go to DorsetMN.com.
Dorset's annual Festival of Authors and Artits was a fun-filled celebration of Minnesota creativity! Authors and readers filled the store, with artists and musicians throughout town. (If you missed the event, we still have copies of the books in the store, many of them signed.) With us that day were: William Kent Krueger, Carl Brookins, Gayla Marty, Peter Bundy, Christopher Valen, Candace Simar, Larry Schung, Todd Boss, Dana Holm, Kurtis Scaletta, Bonnie Shallbetter, Arvid Williams, Nancy Leasman, Freya Manfred, Beth Solheim, Brenda Whiteside, Marisha Chamberlain, Tom Stetzler, Brian Duren, Mary Wingerd, Maureen Gibbon, Kent Nerburn, Richard Sederstrom, Jess Watnemo, Mary KnoX Johnson, Robert Siqveland, Joseph Plut, and Anton Treuer.
An evening with poet Marlene Jezierski May 12
Marlene Jezierski
Marlene is a retired emergency nurse and passionate advocate for victims. She has written numerous articles and curricula about domestic violence, conducted seminars throughout and beyond Minnesota, and received awards and community recognition for her work. Senator Paul Wellstone invited her to Washington to testify on the impact of violence on women’s health.
Complimentary copies of Marlene's book Beyond the Mirror are available at Sister Wolf Books and Beagle Books while supplies last.
Kerck Kelsey book signings
Yoga at Sister Wolf
On July 22, the Women's Book group enjoyed a conversation with Michelle Hoover, author of The Quickening, via SKYPE.
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