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Keynote Speakers Announced!

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Keynote Novelist Andre Dubus III Friday, November 1, 6:30 pm Ticketed Event – Purchase Tickets Andre Dubus III is the author of The Cage Keeper and Other Stories, Bluesman, and the New York Times bestsellers,… 

Writer Marketplace Application

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Are you an emerging author? Take part in the Writer Marketplace at Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books 2019 The Writer Marketplace enables authors to promote their books without the expense and time commitment of an… 

Exhibitor Applications

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Promote your organization at the 2019 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Book Reach over 1700 community members throughout Southeast Wisconsin Date: Saturday, November 2, 2019 8:45am-5:30pmLocation: UW – Milwaukee at Waukesha1500 N University Drive Waukesha, WI… 

Cooking at a Book Festival?

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Yes! We feature amazing people who write about food! With topics from nutrition to cheese to beer there’s something for everyone at our cooking stage. Check out How a Beer Should Taste with Kathy Flanigan… 

A Thrilling Conversation with Nick Petrie

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Friday, November 2nd, 6:30-8:00p, Hub Stage $10 Reception and Keynote Only / $35 Reception, Keynote and Hardcover Book-LIGHT IT UP Our Keynote Event with Nick Petrie kicks off the Southeast WI Festival of Books. Petrie,… 

Kathie Giorgio-Book Launch, Interview, Reception, Signing

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Today’s Moment of Happiness Despite the News: A Year of Spontaneous Essays by Kathie Giorgio Book Launch & Reception Thursday, October 18, 6:00-8:30pm, Hub Stage Book signing to follow event. $35 Reception, Author Talk and… 

2018 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Save the Date!

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The Festival will happen November 2-3, 2018! Clear you calendar so you don’t miss all the exciting programs and events happening at the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books. Our theme this year is American Stories.… 

The World of Nickolas Butler

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Friday, November 3rd, 6;30-8:00pm Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Welcome & Introduction: Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow The World of Nickolas Butler with Jim Higgins, book editor from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Authors of the SEWI Festival…