Print Program 2015
The full program for the 2015 Festival of Books is now available! Check out all that this year’s Festival has to offer! Please note that the program is subject to change. Download the pdf
Opening Night Author & Presenter Reception 2015
Please join us for the Opening Night Author/Presenter Reception honoring the participants in the 2015 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books. To register for the reception, click the link below: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ebq3mqgd9688ba11&llr=jd6jqyuab
Pre-Order Books by Presenting Festival Authors & Pick Them Up at the Festival
NOTE: This offer is no longer valid. The Festival has partnered with Books & Company in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin to enable attendees to purchase books by presenting authors in advance of the Festival. With our two…
Jennifer Morales on “Words for a Lifetime”
In recent years I’ve gone back to read some classic fiction that I was first asked to read in high school, 30 years ago, books like The House on Mango Street, The Great Gatsby, and…
Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff’s new book, The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the Secret Bonds of Four Women, in People Magazine
Check out this discussion of Festival of Books’ Keynote Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff’s new book, The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the Secret Bonds of Four Women, in People Magazine! http://www.people.com/article/rosemary-kennedy-siblings-didnt-see-her-after-lobotomy Koehler-Pentacoff will be speaking at the…
Brenda Cárdenas on “Words for a Lifetime”
I could never name just a few books that have changed my life. Reading in general has made that difference, as I come from a working class family that includes many immigrants. My paternal grandparents…
Live Art @ the 2015 Festival
New to the Festival of Books this year! Come watch “live art” being made by local artists Trevor Huskey and Arthur Mohagen! Saturday, November 7, from 9 am to 3 pm Trevor Huskey creates intricate…
Judith Claire Mitchell on “Words for a Lifetime”
When I was about eight years old I owned several collections of poetry for children. I still remember many of the poems I read then, and though I rarely can remember where I put my…
2015 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Poster
This year’s poster features an original collage artwork by Trevor Husky, who will be part of the Live Art Session at the Festival.
Kathie Giorgio on “Words for a Lifetime”
When I was 18 years old, the author Ray Bradbury wrote to me. I’d told him that I wanted to be a writer more than anything else in the world, and while I was already…