Presenters for adult programs
Matt M McElroy is the Publishing & marketing Manager forDriveThruFiction.com and other eBook websites. He has several years experience working in publishing of Games, Comics and Fiction and applies that to his work in these “wild west” days of eBook sales and distribution. Matt is also the owner and “Editor-in-Chief” Read more…
Alex Bledsoe grew up in West Tennessee an hour north of Graceland (home of Elvis) and twenty minutes from Nutbush (birthplace of Tina Turner). He now lives in a century-old yellow house in a Wisconsin town famous for trolls. His books include The Hum and the Shiver, Dark Jenny, Burn Me Read more…
Jess Lourey is the author of the Lefty-nominated Murder-by-Month mysteries set in Battle Lake, Minnesota, and featuring amateur sleuth, Mira James. November Hunt, the seventh in the series, hit shelves March 2012. In a starred review, Booklist says, “It’s not easy to make people laugh while they’re on the edge Read more…
Bruce Dethlefsen has been appointed Wisconsin Poet Laureate for 2011-2012. His mission is to promote Wisconsin poets and poetry. He is the author of two chapbooks, Decent Reed and Something Near the Dance Floor, which won the Posner Award Honorable Mention. His latest book of poems, Unexpected Shiny Things, is published Read more…
Margaret Pfeiffer is a practicing cardiac nutritionist and a board certified clinical lipid specialist. On staff with ProHealth Care Regional Heart and Vascular Center, Margaret works in Preventive Cardiology at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She has provided practical nutrition solutions to cardiac rehabilitation patients for more than 15 years. A Registered Read more…
John Gurda is a Milwaukee-born writer and historian who has been studying his hometown since 1972. He is the author of nineteen books, including histories of Milwaukee-area neighborhoods, industries, and places of worship. The Making of Milwaukee is Gurda’s most ambitious effort. With 450 pages and more than 500 illustrations, Read more…
Raised in Washington State by parents who ground their own whole wheat flour, baked fresh bread every weekend, and regularly planned meals using Frances Moore Lappé’s vegetarian manifesto Diet for a Small Planet, Danielle developed an appreciation for healthy eating at an early age. A vegetable enthusiast with a passion Read more…
Dean A. Kowalski received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha. Specializing in the philosophy of religion, he has published research articles in such journals as Religious Studies and Philosophy and Theology. He is the author of Read more…
Robert A. Birmingham served as Wisconsin State Archaeologist between 1989 and 2004 and is the author of many articles and publications in Wisconsin archaeology and history. He now teaches anthropology at UW- Waukesha and writes from his home in Madision, Wisconsin. He is the co-author of the award winning books Indian Read more…
Jonathan Kasparek earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003 and has written several books and articles on Wisconsin history. A work based on his dissertation, Fighting Son: A Biography of Philip F. La Follette won first place in the political science category at the 2006 Read more…