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Waukesha, Wisconsin, October 4, 2022 – Acclaimed Waukesha author Kathie Giorgio will kick off a full day of events at the thirteenth annual Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha at 9:00am on Saturday, November 5. Giorgio will celebrate the release of her thirteenth book, Read more…

Kathie Giorgio will read selections from her collection, Olivia in Five-Seven-Five, Autism in Haiku, then will be joined onstage by her daughter, Olivia, an honors student at Mount Mary University and the subject of the collection, where both will be interviewed by Jim Higgins, Features Editor of the Milwaukee Journal Read more…

Going to the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books can be one of the best things you do for yourself! We want you to enjoy hearing the speakers, meeting the authors and buying books for yourself or for gifts. There are many choices with 60 AUTHORS and 28 PRESENTATIONS. Here’s how Read more…

To carry our literary endeavors over the lunch hour, we will present an encore performance of an original cabaret designed for the 2022 Waukesha Reads.  Join Candace Decker and Phil Smith as they celebrate writers, literary influences, and inspiring authors through story and song.

N125African American Poets: The Intersection of Identities & IdealsWriters: Keli Stewart, I.S. Jones, Portia Cobb, Mario WillisModerator: Dasha KellyFour unique poets describe what it means to combine their culture and heritage with the lyricism and imagery of poetry.  Portia E. Cobb is a professor of Film, Video & New Genres Read more…

N125“We Will Always Be Here”Writers: Dawn Burns, Martha Lundin, Kristen Whitson, Jenny KalvaitisModerator: Lisa HagerWhile there has been a lot of change for LGBTQ+ writers throughout history, there is one thing that always remains the same: “We will always be here.” These writers discuss their own experiences in their own Read more…

N125Connections In Contemporary PoetryWriters: Ed Werstein, Mary Catherine Harper, Elizabeth HooverModerator: Margaret RozgaContemporary poetry brings with it a variety of expressions and topics. These three poets give examples of what it means to be a poet in our modern day.  Mary Catherine Harper, an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award Read more…

N125The Native American Experience through Poetry, the Law, and MemoirWriters: Louis V. Clark III, Kimberly Blaeser, Matthew FletcherModerator: Tim TheringThree authors express what it actually means to be Native American through the use of very different words. Explore this culture with the lyricism of poetry, the experience of memoir, and Read more…