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Support SWMI businesses and restaurants! EAT, SHOP, STAY, PLAY for a chance to win weekly prizes during Countdown to Summer! To enter, spend $25 (one time or cumulative purchases) at any SJT member business and turn in your receipts at the Welcome Center for one entry! Every $25 spent = one entry (qualifying purchases, now through May 26). Visit stjoetoday.com/countdown for more info! THIS WEEK’S WINNER: Sara Jungman. This month brings two BIG anniversaries to downtown St. Joseph! Forever Books celebrates their 22nd year today – stop in to receive a free book (Advance Reader’s Copy) with every $20 purchase. The Candlestick Maker celebrates their 10th year on April 6 – stop in to see Chief Fragrance Officer Judi and her son Ed – they would like to thank all of their wonderful visitors, vendors and regular “Shop Dogs” that have stopped in over the years! ....
Report from Louisiana: Loose Thoughts By: Pat Austin Books: Finally, The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles comes out this week! I had the privilege of receiving an Advance Reader’s Copy (ARC) las year and I just loved this book. If you enjoy historical fiction at all, put this one on your list. Navigating dual timelines, Miss Charles weaves an engaging plot between two characters, Odile and Lily. Set in both WWII Paris and 1980s Froid, Montana, we are drawn into both their stories knowing they will soon combine, and they do in a beautiful way. Odile begins a new job as a librarian at The American Library in Paris at the onset of WWII, and her narrative is peppered with Dewey Decimal references which could have been very odd and distracting but is in fact absolutely charming. As the employees of the library work to protect their books, and themselves, during the Nazi occupation of Paris, it is interesting to note that many of the characters in this n ....