Carol Sklenicka’s biography of short story writer and poet Raymond Carver, Raymond Carver: A Writer’s Life, was named one of the Best 10 Books of 2009 by the New York Times Book Review. A former instructor at… 

Scott Peterson has spent more than 30 years in the publishing business, most of it in editorial management. He is currently editor-in-chief for Journal Communications’ award-winning suburban newspaper groups, which publish 18 newspaper editions each… 

Mike Drew has won prestigious writing awards and was recently inducted into the Millwaukee Press Club Media Hall of Fame. He has written a nationally syndicated column, taught and lectured widely and led two national… 

Dr. Stephen M. Beall is an Associate Professor of Classics at Marquette University.  He earned his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1988. He has published articles on the theory and practice of… 

Suzanne Alexander, MD, has lived in Madison for over twenty-five years. After working many years as a general internist, she decided to focus on her family and writing. In addition to seeing her teenagers off… 

Douglas W. Jacobson is an engineer, business owner and World War Two history enthusiast who has traveled extensively in Europe researching stories of the courage of common people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. His debut… 

Robert Grede, BA, MBA, is a graduate of DePauw University and The Emory University School of Business. Grede has been on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Carroll College, and Marquette University, a syndicated… 

Michael is the author of three critically acclaimed crime novels, The Chicago Way, The Fifth Floor and The Third Rail. His fourth novel, We All Fall Down, will be published by Knopf in the summer… 

Dr. Craig W. Hurst has been a member of the UW-Waukesha faculty since January 1993.  In addition to his teaching duties, he also serves as Chair of the UW Colleges Music Department.  Hurst enjoys music…