The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books and Books & Company present a lovely keynote discussion between Elizabeth Berg and Jim Higgins. New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Berg will discuss her book and be in conversation with Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Book Editor. Join Ms. Berg from her home writing studio while she shares, I’ll Be Seeing You: A Memoir which follows the emotional and physical challenges she faced caring for her aging parents.
Elizabeth Berg has been honored with the NEBA Award, and her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Ladies’ Home Journal, Redbook, and The New York Times Magazine. With over 4 million copies of 30 books in print, Ms. Berg has written nearly two dozen novels, multiple short story collections and works of nonfiction. Ms. Berg has been praised for “her ability to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, the remarkable in the everyday” (The Boston Globe). Her books include the Oprah Book Club Selection Open House, The Tapestry of Fortunes, The Dream Lover, Home Safe and The Last Time I Saw You. Recent novels include The Story of Arthur Truluv, its follow up, Night of Miracles, and The Confession Club, all set in the community of Mason, Missouri. Three of her novels have been made into films, and many have been New York Times bestsellers.