Sara Greenslit has won two innovative fiction awards: the 2009 FC2 Sukenick/American Book Review Innovative Fiction Award for her novel, As If a Bird Flew By Me, and the 2006 Starcherone Prize for Innovative Fiction for her novel, The Blue of Her Body. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, where she is a Read more…
Elizabeth Ridley began her first novel, THROWING ROSES, at the age of 22. Her books have since been published in hardcover, paperback, and e-book editions around the world. THROWING ROSES (The Permanent Press, New York, 1993) was followed by THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF MISS TRANBY QUIRKE (Virago Press/Little, Brown & Read more…
Lawrence Light started his career in journalism after graduation from Lafayette College and the Columbia School of Journalism. He also served two years active duty in the Army as a lieutenant. His mystery titles include Ladykiller and Too Rich to Live in the Karen Glick series. Light’s short fiction appears in the Read more…
March 8, 2012 6:00-8:00 p.m. Martha Merrell’s Books 231 W. Main Street – Waukesha In the second installment of the exciting new Springhouse Writers Series, join author Kathie Giorgio for an exclusive sneak preview of ENLARGED HEARTS, her brand new collection of short stories. Ms. Giorgio will debut her book Read more…
Annelise Ryan is the pseudonym for the author of the Mattie Winston mystery series: WORKING STIFF (2009), SCARED STIFF (2010), FROZEN STIFF (2011), LUCKY STIFF (2012), and BORED STIFF (2013). She also had three suspense novels published by HarperCollins in the nineties under her real name (Beth Amos) and has Read more…
The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books and Martha Merrell’s Books launch a new writers series on February 9, 2012. First in our lineup: An Evening With Reed Farrel Coleman. Join us for a special reception with award-winning mystery author Reed Farrel Coleman. Meet the author while enjoying the atmosphere Read more…
Marcia Carmichael enjoys all aspects of heirloom plants, from propagation to harvest, and from folklore to fact. As the historical gardener at Old World Wisconsin, a 576 acre living history museum, she exercises her passion for historical accuracy and enjoys the research as much as the design, creation, and nurturing Read more…
Jess Lourey is the author of the Lefty-nominated Murder-by-Month mysteries set in Battle Lake, Minnesota, and featuring amateur sleuth, Mira James. November Hunt, the seventh in the series, hit shelves March 2012. In a starred review, Booklist says, “It’s not easy to make people laugh while they’re on the edge Read more…
Adrienne Giordano writes romantic suspense and women’s fiction. She is a Jersey girl at heart, but now lives in the Midwest with her workaholic husband, sports obsessed son and Buddy the Wheaten Terrorist (Terrier). She is a co-founder of Romance University blog. For more information on Adrienne’s books please visit www.AdrienneGiordano.com. Read more…