Presenters for adult programs
Jerry Apps, born and raised on a Wisconsin farm, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of more than 30 books, many of them on rural history and country life. His nonfiction books include: Living a Country Year, Every Farm Tells a Story, When Chores Were Read more…
Dave Thome’s romance novel was published in November 2011 through Kindle Select Publishing. He also published a companion book, Man Writing a Romance, a collection of essays based on the blog in which he chronicled writing Fast Lane. Before he turned to novel writing, he wrote 20 screenplays, including four that were optioned Read more…
Danielle Sosin is the author of The Long-Shining Waters, winner of the 2011 Milkweed National Fiction Prize. The book, which MN Monthly has called “The first great novel about Lake Superior… and its many ghosts,“ is a finalist for the upcoming MN Book Awards. The New York Times Book Review Read more…
B. A. Binns, winner of the 2010 National Readers Choice award, is an adoptive parent, cancer survivor, and author of YA Romances. She writes to attract and inspire readers with stories about “real boys growing into real men…and the people who love them.” She is a member of RWA (Romance Read more…
Joan Peterson: writes and publishes the EAT SMART series of guidebooks for travelers and cookbook lovers, who want to get to the heart of a country’s culture through its cuisine. Her richly detailed and well-researched Eat Smart culinary guidebooks explain how to find the most delicious, authentic, and adventurous eating experiences. They Read more…
Ronnie Hess is an award-winning journalist who has had a long and passionate interest in food, especially French food. She is the author of Eat Smart in France, a culinary travel guide that has received much praise and won several honors. Ronnie lived and worked in France as a reporter Read more…
Adam Vincent Powell has written hundreds of articles on restaurants and food in Madison, Wisconsin. He writes mostly for The Onion and worked there full-time for many years.
Bradley P. Beaulieu is the author of The Winds of Khalakovo, the first of three planned books in The Lays of Anuskaya series. In addition to being an L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award winner, Brad’s stories have appeared in various other publications, including Realms of Fantasy Magazine, Read more…
Mark Zubro, born in Racine, Wisconsin, is the author of twenty-two mystery novels and five short stories. His book A Simple Suburban Murder won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Men’s mystery. He taught eighth graders English and reading for thirty-four years. He was president of the teachers’ union Read more…
Marshall J. Cook is Professor emeritus, Division of Continuing Studies,University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of 30 books, including: Freeing Your Creativity: A Writer’s Guide (Writer’s Digest Books, 1991.); The Year of the Buffalo: A Novel of Love and Minor League Baseball (Savage Press, 1997); Pack Your Bags: Baseball’s Read more…