Please join us as we welcome Bob Woodward who will speak on The Past, Present and Future of the American Presidency on Thursday, November 16, at 7 pm at the UWM-Waukesha’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Admission is free and open to the public but registration is required. More Information
11:30 am–12:15 pm, November 4, 2023 COMING HOME: A WAUKESHA READS CABARETCandace Decker and Phil Smith In the Commons Candace Decker and Phil Smith examine what it means to come home, through stories and songs inspired by Shotgun Lovesongs, The Read more…
Writers from Wisconsin and the surrounding area will be featured at the 14th Annual Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha. Headliners include journalist Bob Woodward, and film writer and director David Zucker, known for Read more…
Pre-Festival Programs Friday, October 13th 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Film Historians David Fantle and Tom Johnson, authors of C’mon Get Happy: Summer Stock and the Making of the MGM MusicalIn the Hub 8:30 pm-9:00 pm Books Sales and Authors Signings In Read more…
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 Airplane! premiered on July 2nd, Read more…
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 on their latest book: C’mon, Read more…
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 duration, as well as how Read more…
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 writing about animals and their experiences Read more…
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 and Elisa BernickRoom N125Physical journeys Read more…
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 specific places affected their work. Read more…