Here’s Your Spot to Find In Person and Virtual Author AppearancesSponsored by Independent Bookstores in Southeast Wisconsin November 1, 6 pm CST Boswell Book Company and Porchlight PublishingVirtual Author Event Will Guidara, author of Unreasonable Hospitality:The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than Read more…
Taylor was the primary sponsor of the Writers Marketplace since it began in 2014. We thought this an appropriate recognition for someone who was so important to the success of the Festival,” said Laraine O’Brien, Festival founder.
He gave the support in the name of Waukesha State Bank, the financial institution founded by his family which he headed for 25 years. His public service commitment, both personally and through the bank, helped many organizations like the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books over the years. An author himself, Taylor had written several books of historical fiction set in Waukesha.
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 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 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 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 Read more…
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. 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 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. 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 Read more…