Bookstores recommend books: Valley Bookseller on 'Being a Beast'

August 26, 2017 at 5:50AM
Shelftalker from Valley Bookseller, Stillwater
Shelftalker from Valley Bookseller, Stillwater (Laurie Hertzel/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"Being a Beast," by Charles Foster. On my new "Top 10" list! "H Is for Hawk" on steroids! The author is probably deranged, but that doesn't spoil the satisfaction of this read.

— Lynne Murphy,

Valley Bookseller, Stillwater

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"Being a Beast" by Charles Foster
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