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Foxconned Author Lawrence Tabak Gives Keynote, Friday, Nov.4.

Lawrence Tabak has produced the powerful and resonant, Foxconned, praised as both the definitive autopsy of the Foxconn fiasco and a dire warning to communities and states nationwide. He will be featured as the Keynote Speaker for this year’s Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books at 7 pm Friday, Nov.4, in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha’s Commons Hub. The program is free and open to the public. Tabak will speak and be in conversation with UWM at Waukesha’s History Professor Jonathan Kasparek.

Would You Like to Encourage a Young Reader? Here’s Your Chance!

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The United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County is collecting books for young readers on Saturday, November 5, at the Festival. Volunteers from the Emerging Leaders Council are in the UWM-Waukesha Library to accept your donation and assist you with wrapping your gift. You can bring a new book or buy a book at the Books & Company booth at the Festival.

Drop your donated book at the Library between  9 am and 11 am  or 1 pm and 3 pm.  Or purchase your book at Books & Company and leave it with Books & Company for a United Way volunteer to pick up.

Saturday Koffee Keynote and Writers Workshops

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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… 

PLANNING YOUR VISIT TO THE FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

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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… 

Lunch Cabaret

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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,… 

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Author Presentations and Panels Session Four

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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… 

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Author Presentations and Panels Session Three

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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… 

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Author Presentations and Panels Session Two

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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…