7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Friday, November 3, 2023 SURELY YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS: THE TRUE STORY OF AIRPLANE!David Zucker, Interviewed by Gino SalomoneIn the Lunt-Fontanne TheatreOpen to the public but registration is required When…
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Friday, October 13, 2023 C’MON, GET HAPPY: THE MAKING OF SUMMER STOCKDavid Fantle and Tom JohnsonIn the Hub Film historians David Fantle and Tom Johnson will give an in-person talk…
9:00 am to 10:00 am, November 4, 2023 THE HOPEFULNESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE WRITERRobin Hemley in conversation with Jim HigginsIn the Hub Hemley talks about being an older writer and being in it for the…
3:15 pm to 4:15 pm, November 4, 2023 ANIMALS! ANIMALS! ANIMALS!Mel Sobolewski, Jon M. Sweeney, and Nigel RothfelsRoom C101From the wisdom of cats to rescuing alpacas to studying elephants, these three authors will talk about…
1:45 pm to 2:45 pm, November 4, 2023 NATIVE NATIONSStephen Kantrowitz and Dr. Carol CorneliusRoom C101The Indigenous life and experience is discussed by these two writers and explored through their work. JOURNEYS OF SELF-DISCOVERYBlythe Roberson…
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm, November 4, 2023 IMPORTANCE OF PLACEAlison Townsend, Tom Montgomery Fate, and Robert MiltnerRoom N125Often, the place in which a book is set becomes a character itself. Three authors discuss how…
10:15 am to 11:15 am, November 4, 2023 QUEER VOICESJohn D’Emilio, Brice D. Smith, and R. B. SimonRoom C101Three writers of different genres speak about how the LGBTQ+ experience influences their writing. EXPLORING THE MIDWESTPamela…
TIM AKERS splits his writing time between roleplaying games and novels. He has earned credits with White Wolf, Wyrd Games, Paizo, and Kobold Press. His Knight Watch series has been described as Men in Black…
2023 Century Fence Writing Contest Guidelines 2023 Century Fence Writing Contest Topic: The famous Wisconsin writer Laura Ingalls Wilder said, “A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one…
This is your spot to find in-person and virtual author appearances presented by independent bookstores in Southeast Wisconsin Sonja’s List Named in Honor of Sonja J. Maas
