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…
Waukesha, Wisconsin – The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books has released its lineup of nonfiction presentations for the 13th Annual Festival, which will be held at the UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha campus November 5th. At 10:15 am, the Festival presents “Gun Talk: Stories of Violence”, a discussion of gun violence and Read more…
From Dungeons & Dragons and forward, role-playing games have dominated our imaginations and interests. New York Times bestselling author and award-winning game designer Matt Forbeck and writer, teacher, and podcaster Benjamin Riggs headline “Tabletop RPGs: Building Stories Together”, a talk about the positives and negatives of role-playing games and how Read more…
Programs
Here’s Your Spot to Find In Person and Virtual Author Appearances Sponsored by Independent Bookstores in Southeast Wisconsin October 1, 10 am to 1 pm CDT Literatus401 E Main StreetWatertownIn Person Event Michele Altman, author of Roots of My Identity October 3, 6:30 pm CDT Boswell Book Company andShorewood Public Library3920 N Murray Read more…
Here’s Your Spot to Find In Person and Virtual Author Appearances Sponsored by Independent Bookstores in Southeast Wisconsin September 7, 6 pm CDT Boswell Book Company Virtual Author Event Mike Mariani, author of What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us: Who We Become After Tragedy and Traumain Conversation with Sally Haldorson Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Psso2LSFQO-ebTrB4GvpRw September Read more…
Keynote: Elizabeth Berg
35 Authors Make Presentations
Book Festival Committee Announces Don Taylor Writers Marketplace
Writing Contest Winners Announced
Kathie Giorgio Book Launch
Earth Day Reflections by Meg Muthupandiyan and Angela Trudell Vazquez
The 2022 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books will return as a live and in person event on November
4th and 5th.