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A FREE festival with over 70 authors and presenters

Keynote Novelist Andre Dubus IIIGone So Long • Friday, 7:00 pm

Keynote Poet Margaret RozgaWisconsin Poet Laureate • Saturday, 1:00 pm

Talks, Readings, Awards, Cookbook Stage, Music, Art, Interviews & More

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What’s it like to work with filmmaker Ken Burns? Go back to the country with Bill and Bobbie Malone Bill Malone, Bobbie Malone 2:30–3:30 pm, Saturday, Commons Stage

Hear author and musician Bill Malone talk about his role in Ken Burns’ latest PBS documentary Country Music.

Making Woke Poetry! Two Wisconsin Poet Laureates on Stage! Past Poet Laureate Kimberly Blaeser joins Current Poet Laureate Margaret Rozga 1:00–2:00 pm, Saturday, Hub Stage

Margaret Rozga and Kimberly Blaeser engage with history, indigenous culture, social justice, identity, and the environment. The result—woke poetry.

What is it about a great novel? Andrea Bartz, Miciah Bay Gault, Andrea Rothman

9:00–10:00 am, Saturday, C101

Three acclaimed, nationally recognized debut authors talk about the magic that happens when the doors of fiction are opened. (Fun fact: Andrea Bartz grew up in Brookfield, WIsconsin). Beloved

Wisconsin author Liam Callanan moderates.

Rise Up! Broadway and American Society from ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’ Chris Jones, 10:30–11:30 am, Saturday, C101

The Chicago Tribune’s Chris Jones, one of America’s best-known daily theatre critics, presents a theatrical history lesson you won’t want to miss.

From Civility to Divide-and-Conquer: What Happened to Wisconsin Politics? Dan Kaufman, Jonathan Kasparek 9:00–10:00 am, Saturday, N127

Wisconsin used to be known for good government, political civility, and even bipartisanship. Now what?

New for 2019! The Duane Stein Short Story Contest Awards Ceremony Friday, November 1, 5:30–6:30 pm, Commons Stage

Open to all Wisconsin middle and high school students, the Duane Stein Short Story Writing Contest extends the educational reach of the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books, helping nurture our young readers and writers.

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2019 opening doors program overviewCONTENTS Keynote Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Lectures & Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Authors Reflect on Our Festival Theme . . . . . . . . . 6Detailed Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Live Art Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Music Performance Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Writing Contest Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Writer Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Become a Friend of the Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Speaking, Signing Times & Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Festival Authors Connect to Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Festival Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Cooperating Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Food Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Map/Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

All Day Festival Authors Connect to Schools, Waukesha County Schools

Noon A Tale of Two Published Professors with Jonathan Kasparek & Andrea Lochen, C101

All Day Festival Authors Connect to Schools, Waukesha County Schools

5:00 pm Book Sales Authors and Presenters Reception Music by Brass and Ivory, Commons

5:30–6:30 pm Essay, Poetry and Short Story Contest Awards Ceremony

7:00–8:30 pm Keynote: Reading and Writing in the Age of Glowing Screens with Andre Dubus III, Hub Stage

8:30–9:00 pm Andre Dubus III Book Signing

8:45 am–5:30 pm Exhibits and Book Sales

9:00 am–4:00 pm Writer Marketplace

9:00–10:00 am Author Presentations & Panels— Session One

10:00–10:30 am Book Signings with Session One Authors

10:00 am–1:00 pm Live Arts Workshop, Commons Cove

10:30–11:30 am Author Presentations & Panels— Session Two

11:30 am–noon Book Signings with Session Two Authors

11:30 am–1:00 pm Lunch, Hub

Noon–12:45 pm Waukesha Reads! Cabaret: Lab Girl: Unearthing Secrets

1:00–2:00 pm Keynote: Active Voices & Poetry’s Work in the World with Margaret Rozga, Hub Stage

2:30–3:30 pm Author Presentations & Panels— Session Three

3:30–4:00 pm Book Signings with Session Three Authors

4:00–5:00 pm Author Presentations & Panels— Session Four

5:00–5:30 pm Book Signings with Session Four Authors

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Reading and Writing in the Age of Glowing Screens: The Lasting Power of Words Friday, November 1, 7:00–8:30 pm • Hub Stage • Ticketed Event

The Tenth Annual UWM-Waukesha Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books opens with National Book Award Finalist, Andre Dubus III. Mr. Dubus will speak on literature’s singular ability to carry human beings deeply into their own hearts and minds in a way that no other medium can match, even in the 21st century’s Digital Age. Mr. Dubus will then be joined in conversation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s book editor, Jim Higgins, discussing his new novel, Gone So Long.

Andre Dubus III is the author of The Cage Keeper and Other Stories, Bluesman, and the New York Times bestsellers, House of Sand and Fog, The Garden of Last Days (soon to be a major motion picture) and his memoir, Townie, a #4 New York Times bestseller and a New York Times “Editors’ Choice.” His work has been included in The Best American Essays and The Best Spiritual Writing anthologies, and his novel, House of Sand and Fog was a finalist for the National Book Award, a #1 New York Times Bestseller, and was made into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly. His novella collection, Dirty Love, was published in the fall of 2013 and was listed as a “Notable Book” by The Washington Post and The New York Times, and was named a New York Times “Editors’ Choice,” and a Kirkus “Starred Best Book of 2013.” His new novel, Gone So Long, published in October 2018, has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal and has been named on many “Best Books” lists, including The Boston Globe’s “Twenty Best Books of 2018” and “The Best Books of 2018,” “Top 100,” Amazon.

Mr. Dubus has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, The National Magazine Award for Fiction, two Pushcart Prizes, and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. His books are published in over 25 languages, and he teaches full time at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Fontaine, a modern dancer, and their three children. For more information, visit Mr. Dubus’ website at www.andredubus.com

TICKETED EVENT $10 general admission – includes reception & keynote

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Active Voices & Poetry’s Work in the World: A Collaborative, Multi-Arts Reading, Celebration, and Discussion Saturday, November 2, 1:00–2:00 pm • Hub Stage • FREE Event As Wisconsin Poet Laureates, both Margaret Rozga and Kimberly Blaeser tap poetry’s power to open doors to new ideas and fuel new vision. Their poems, which engage with history, indigenous culture, social justice, identity, and the environment, often invite audience discovery and participation. Sometimes the poems become calls to action. Join this performance which features work for single, double, and multiple voices. Bring your spirit of adventure, your voice, and your questions. Join us in making woke poetry, in exploring new contexts and forms.

Margaret Rozga, current Wisconsin Poet Laureate, brings an active and activist’s voice to that role. Her poems draw on her interest in history, the environment, women’s roles, and social justice issues. She writes about this poetic bent in her Pushcart Prize nominated essay, Community Inclusive: A Poetics to Move Us Forward.

A participant in Milwaukee’s 1967-68 fair housing marches, she turned that action into words in her book 200 Nights and One Day. This book earned a bronze medal in poetry in the 2009 Independent Publishers Book Awards and was named an outstanding achievement in poetry for 2009 by the Wisconsin Library Association. The Wisconsin Library Association also named another of her books, Though I Haven’t Been to Baghdad, to this honor in 2012. Her most recent book, Pestiferous Questions: A Life in Poems, was written with support from the American Antiquarian Society. She has been a resident at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, the Ragdale Foundation, and Sundress Academy for the Arts.

Kimberly Blaeser is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she teaches Creative Writing and Native American Literatures. She is the author of three collections of poetry: Apprenticed to Justice, Absentee Indians and Other Poems, and Trailing You.

A poet, critic, essayist, fiction writer, and Wisconsin Poet Laureate for 2015–2016, Blaeser was raised on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota by parents of Anishinaabe and German descent. She is a member of the Minnesota Chippewa tribe. Blaeser worked as a journalist before earning her PhD at the University of Notre Dame. In 1991, as a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Blaeser co-founded the multicultural writers’ organization Word Warriors. She lives with her family in rural Wisconsin.

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A Tale of Two Published Professors: From Inspiration to Publication and Everything in BetweenWednesday, October 30, Noon • C101Jonathan Kasparek, Professor of History, UWM at Waukesha Andrea Lochen, Senior Lecturer of English, UWM at Waukesha

Professors Jonathan Kasparek and Andrea Lochen explore the differences and similarities in writing biographies and novels. In Kasparek’s latest book, Bulldog of the Senate, he chronicles the life of one of Wisconsin’s most important political figures, William Proxmire. Lochen’s newest novel, Versions of Her, is about a mysterious door that two sisters discover in their family’s lake house. Kasparek and Lochen will share their insight into the two very different worlds of writing and publishing nonfiction and fiction.

L E C T U R E S & F I N E A R T S

Margaret Rozga: Writing dips into the past, stares down the present, and then when you least expect it, an open door. You step into a library. Helpful staff. Full shelves. Doors, more doors. You can open any, all of them. There with its own call number, your beautiful book. Your book.

Andrea Rothman: I create fictional worlds on the page that will allow a reader to travel and live for a while in a new place, inside someone else’s head. It’s an out-of-body experience, and it is also a porthole to self-discovery, because it offers the reader a fresh perspective on his or her own life. Even if I have only touched the tip of the iceberg, I’ve opened a door for someone.

Andrea Bartz: In the nineties, I attended a tiny parochial school in suburban Milwaukee—a place where reading Harry Potter was a sin because, of course, the series promoted witchcraft. Luckily, my mom took me to the Elm Grove library every weekend, and I stuffed a tote bag with books that opened doors—wormholes, really, to dimensions and ideas and places and people so different from everything I encountered at home.

Kim Suhr: Still, the simple book has the power to open the door of empathy, to convey information, to entertain, to change minds, to spark action. Through the magic of the medium, people who were once divided by a wall find a portal into someone else’s world. They walk around in someone else’s skin for a while.

Andrea Lochen: I was a voracious reader as a kid and I went through a phase where I was hopeful that behind every door I opened, there might be something truly spectacular—another entrance to Narnia, perhaps, or a secret garden or passageway, really anything unexpected; I wasn’t going to be picky about it.

Ron Riekki: Don’t succumb to negativity’s hells, but rather open doors wide by stating what you love, who you support.

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Open the Door, Walk Inside • N129Julie Beekman, Lila Schwenk, Nancy Jorgensen, Elizabeth Jorgensen

Stories of family often twist and touch the heart, bringing resonance and remembrance to readers. Julie Beekman,

Lila Schwenk, and team writers Nancy and Elizabeth Jorgensen, mother and sister of Gold Medal Olympian Gwen Jorgensen, bring their memories of family to the page, covering several different decades, situations, and outcomes. The writers will discuss what it was like to bring their families – and themselves – to life on the page for all the world to see.

AllWriters: Fictional Doors, Life’s Path • N130 Bill Mathis

Without a doubt, fiction opens doors, to the imagination, to dreams, to new experiences and journeys. But the doors aren’t always within your story—sometimes, they’re within you. Bill Mathis discusses the concept of opening doors based upon his life experiences, beginning to write after retirement, switching from writing memoir to fiction, and what “write what you know” really means.

Great Lakes Poets Laureate on Social Justice • N140 Denise Sweet, Kimberly Blaeser, Ron Riekki

2005–2008 Wisconsin Poet Laureate Denise Sweet and 2015–2016 Wisconsin Poet Laureate Kimberly Blaeser, with the editor of Undocumented: Great Lakes Poets Laureate on Social Justice, Ron Riekki, read

poems from the anthology. The poets will discuss social justice issues in the Great Lakes region, then engage with the audience with Q&A. Undocumented focuses on contemporary issues, showcasing a large collection of regional poets laureate from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

The Truth and Beauty of Fiction • C101Andrea Bartz, Miciah Bay Gault, Andrea Rothman

Novelists reach deep inside themselves, working to go somewhere new and unexpected. Consciously or not, the writer is

seeking truth, and, with a little luck, beauty results. It’s a kind of magic that occurs in the mind, it’s the opening of a door. And by opening that door, a story begins to appear. Join acclaimed, nationally-recognized debut authors Andrea Bartz, Miciah Bay Gault, and Andrea Rothman as they slip through the doors of fiction. Last year’s Festival of Books keynoter Liam Callanan moderates.

Cooking with Wisconsin Cheese • Hub StageKristine Hansen

As the author of Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook: Creamy, Cheesy, Sweet, and Savory Recipes from the State’s Best Creameries, Kristine Hansen has traveled around Wisconsin breaking bread with 28 artisan creameries. Profiling their personalities and experiencing their family recipes (incorporating their cheese, of course), her travels served as a crash course in the state’s rich cheese history and also the limitless ways you can cook with cheese at home. Bring all your cheese, cooking and culinary-travel questions.

From Civility to Divide-and-Conquer: Wisconsin Politics from Proxmire to Act 10 • N127Jonathan Kasparek, Dan Kaufman

Wisconsin used to be known for good government, political civility, and even bipartisanship. Senator William Proxmire embodied that Wisconsin spirit of consensus building. Today,

Wisconsin is better known for bitter partisan disputes and the dismantling of its progressive legacy. Jonathan Kasparek and Dan Kaufman will explore what was and what happened.

10:00–10:30 am // Book Signings with Session One Authors • Commons Lounge

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Educators and Storytellers: Mosaics of Fiction • N129 Jesse Lee Kercheval, Kim Suhr

Both Jesse Lee Kercheval and Kim Suhr have established reputations in Wisconsin for teaching prospective writers how to develop

their talents. Now, you will have a chance to hear these two masters share their recent works, illustrating how fiction gives us profound insight into human experience. They show that those who teach also create, which these two new fascinating collections demonstrate.

Rethinking the Cold War: Memory, Policy & Fear • N127 Nan Kim, Kirk Tyvela, Christopher Sturdevant

From the Korean peninsula to Paraguay to Wisconsin, the Cold War shaped the second half of the 20th century. Professor Kim will

explore the stories of Korean family members divided by the 38th parallel, then briefly reunited after over 50 years of separation. Professor Tyvela will discuss the complex US relationship with Alfredo Stroessner, the anti-communist dictator of Paraguay. And Christopher Sturdevant will bring the story home—demonstrating how the Cold War and Red Scare touched the lives of Wisconsinites.

Poets and Their Poems • N140 Angie Trudell Vasquez, Drew Blanchard, Fabu

Poets Angie Trudell Vasquez, Drew Blanchard, and Fabu offer a wide range of poetic styles and subject matter. Along with readings from their work, they’ll reveal the inspirations for their poetry. Notable influences include other artists, poets, teachers, people, dreams, questions, and concerns. This session offers a rich array of thinking about the art of poetry, dialogue among the poets and with the audience, and the

experience of immersion in the best of Wisconsin poetry.

When Politics Steps Through Your Writing Door • N125Kathie Giorgio

Your imagination’s door opens to a surprise guest: Politics! Kathie Giorgio talks about her new novel, If You Tame Me, a blend of politics with humor, a dash of romance, and a helping of women empowerment. She even threw in an iguana and a kitchen sink. Backstory, a reading, and a discussion

on audience work will keep this presentation hopping on the risks and joys of including politics in your creative work.

Rise Up! Broadway and American Society from ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’ • C101 Chris Jones

The Chicago Tribune’s Chris Jones, one of America’s best-known daily theatre critics, presents a theatrical history lesson through “the story of Broadway’s renaissance from the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, via the disaster that was Spiderman: Turn off the Dark

through the unparalleled financial, artistic, and political success of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton.” Better than Cats! A must-see presentation for all theatre lovers.

Blue Milk & Butterbeer: Menu Planning for Fantastic Stories • Hub StageValya Lupescu Dudycz, Stephen Segal

How do you go about creating the menu for your next Star Wars or Game of Thrones viewing party, or monthly book club meeting? A cookbook is basically an anthology of food, collecting thematically, ingredient, or technique-related dishes. Join Stephen and Valya, authors

of Forking Good, a cookbook inspired by the NBC TV show The Good Place, for a fun and pun-filled interactive discussion of thematic meal-planning.

AllWriters: How to Write Poetry: Poetry as Internal and External Doors • N130 Lisa Marie Brodsky

Poetry opens doors to new worlds of expression and allows us to find/reclaim identity, overcome barriers, connect with others, and give what was once unspeakable a powerful and earth-shattering voice. Lisa Marie Auter explores how discovering your poetic voice can open doors in your life and in the world around you.

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11:30 am–noon // Book Signings with Session Two Authors • Commons Lounge

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Journey to Wisconsin: African American Life in Haiku celebrates African American history, culture and literature by focusing on little known facts about the African American presence in Wisconsin. Narrative poetry is used to give a glimpse of Nathaniel and Cynthia Owens, married African American settlers in 1800’s Wisconsin. The movement of free people from Africa to enslaved in America and finally free again in Wisconsin is written in Haiku.

Praise for Journey to Wisconsin: African American Life in Haiku Fabu’s Journey to Wisconsin: African American Life in Haiku is an important step toward re-visioning the history of Wisconsin and the voices that have long been here, though too often left out or deliberately silenced. The collective voice she creates is lovely and lyrical, wide and warm. —Dr. Wendy Vardaman, PdD, Co-editor of Cowfeather Press

The need for books such as Journey to Wisconsin: African American Life in Haiku is great as Fabu helps to describe African American Life. Poet Fabu, please keep up the excellent work. —Dr. Richard Harris, author of Growing Up Black in South Madison

Thank you, Fabu, for writing Journey to Wisconsin: African American Life in Haiku about our ancestors, history and families in Wisconsin. —Betty Banks, granddaughter of William and Anna Mae Miller, early African American settlers in Madison, and founder of Stony the Road project to collect and preserve the African American legacy in Wisconsin.

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Forking GoodValya Dudycz Lupescu and Stephen H. Segal

An Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of The Good Place

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saturday: 2019 schedule11:30 am–1:00 pm // Lunch X Hub

Noon–12:45 pm // Entertainment: Waukesha Reads! Cabaret X Commons Stage Lab Girl: Unearthing Secrets Cabaret with Candace Decker & Phil Smith

1:00–2:00 pm // Keynote with 2019 Wisconsin Poet Laureate Margaret Rozga X Hub Stage

2:00–2:30 pm // Book Signings with Keynote Author X Hub Stage

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Honoring Our Veterans: Stories from the Battlefields • N129 Mark Concannon

Mark Concannon, a long-time Milwaukee broadcast journalist, four-time Emmy-Award winning writer, producer, and reporter, will tell Wisconsin veterans’ stories from his book, Mettle and Honor: Wisconsin Stories from the Battlefield. From Normandy to Fallujah,

veterans shared their remembrances with Concannon of what it was like to be in harm’s way. From fear to exhilaration, from sorrow to pride, veterans poured out the rollercoaster of emotions sprung from battle.

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Drinking and Making Hard Cider • Hub Stage Jeanette Hurt

What’s your cider IQ? Jeanette Hurt gives you a thorough introduction on how cider is made and how to use this marvelous elixir for entertaining. With a cider maker and importer on stage, you’ll get a real taste and come away knowing how to pair cider with food.

From Everywhere a Little: A Migration Anthology • N140Lisa Vihos, Dawn Hogue

From Everywhere a Little: A Migration Anthology came together as an outgrowth of the open mic reading for 100 Thousand Poets for Change held in September of 2018 in Sheboygan. Co-editor Lisa Vihos will share the impetus for the anthology’s theme and the process she

undertook with the guidance and expertise of co-editor and publisher, Dawn Hogue at Water’s Edge Press. The two co-editors, themselves poets, will present a selection of poems from the anthology that reflect the many diverse perspectives on migration and immigration that are included in the book.

Back to the Country with Bill and Bobbie Malone • Commons StageBill Malone, Bobbie Malone

What’s it like to work with filmmaker Ken Burns? Hear author and musician Bill Malone talk about his role in Ken Burns’ latest PBS documentary Country Music. Then tap your toes as Bill and Bobbie play some country tunes featured in Bill Malone’s seminal work on the history of

country music, Country Music, USA. Learn about Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, the couple who wrote the Everly Brothers’ biggest hits. Barn dance at UWM-Waukesha!

Learning from the Past; Growing from Pain • C101 Andrea Lochen, Alice Benson, Lisa Barr

These nationally recognized novelists’ new works center on relationships—partners and families—that don’t always go as planned.

Rather than succumbing to disappointment, their heroines find ways to change the course of their lives and find fulfillment in unexpected places. The stories they tell are inspirational and remind us our lives are filled with many chapters, too.

AllWriters: Sometimes the Door Slams Open • N130 Kathie Giorgio

Putting yourself on the page can be the hardest decision a writer can make. How do you balance exposure with privacy? The tightrope between too much disclosure and not enough is a hard one to walk, particularly when you’re used to writing fiction, and thus about imaginary people. Kathie Giorgio discusses feeling her way through memoir and the lessons learned about capturing honesty without going overboard.

3:30–4:00 pm // Book signings with Session Three Authors • Commons Lounge



Women & Publishing: Those “Damned Scribbling Women”* • C101Ann Garvin, Catrina Sparkman, Kimberli Bindschatel, Lorelie Brown, with Bobbi Dumas moderator and participant

It’s no secret that women are the biggest readers, and there’s no question that women writers have a huge impact on the multi-billion-dollar publishing industry, but how much has changed since Nathaniel Hawthorne famously scorned female authors? Meet five women writers, all with national audiences, and join their multi-faceted discussion on publishing,

storytelling, community and advocacy, and how women are making money and effecting change.*“America is now wholly given over to a damned mob of scribbling women, and I should have no chance of success while the public taste is occupied with their trash—and should be ashamed of myself if I did succeed.” —Nathaniel Hawthorne

Waukesha Reads: Female Scientists “Dissect” Lab Girl • Hub StageDr. Jackie Joseph-Silverstein, Dr. Teresa Schueller, Dr. Lori Ahrenhoerster

Hope Jahren’s memoir Lab Girl shares her experiences as an acclaimed scientist, has won countless awards and was selected as the Waukesha Public Library’s first non-fiction community read. Come join our panel of three female scientists discuss how they

related to the book and share their insights on the joys and frustrations of laboratory life.

Tell Me A Story: Writing for Young Readers • N125Jon Etter, Karen Franco, Lora Hyler

Acclaimed authors share their unique writing styles and creative process for crafting stories kids love. Jon Etter’s A

Dreadful Fairy Book gives a “humorous slant on fairies with twists and turns,” Karen Franco’s Where Did the Sun Go? helps children understand people with special needs react differently in certain situations, while Lora Hyler’s middle school hero in The Stupendous Adventures of Mighty Marty Hayes uses history, science and spy-thrilling adventures to capture the imagination of tweens.

Nature—Our Home • N127Marcia Bjornerud, Doris Green, and Michael Edmonds

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is our home.” —Gary Snyder

Looking for a deeper understanding of our planet home? Come meet Marcia Bjornerud, geologist and author of Timefulness,

Doris Green, cave expert and author of Wisconsin Underground, and Michael Edmonds, historian and author of Taking Flight. You’ll be intrigued by our planet’s temporal rhythms, its mystery and the history of our relationships with its avian inhabitants.

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4:30–5:00 pm // Book Signings with Session Four Authors • Commons Lounge

A Reading from Bards Against Hunger: Wisconsin Edition • N140Ed Werstein, Sara Sarna

Bards Against Hunger: Wisconsin Edition, is an anthology of poetry that addresses the issues of hunger and poverty, and the inequities of our society. Contributors to this anthology, all Wisconsin-based poets, will read their work. Proceeds from the sale of

books will go to benefit local food pantries.

AllWriters: Marketing— The Writing Life Reality TV Show • N130 Kathie Giorgio, Michael Giorgio

Writers Kathie and Michael Giorgio zip through a series of humorous skits loaded with information, showing what writers believe about the writing and publishing life, and how it really happens. Watch as the writing adages crones love to spout come crashing down as the real world of the writer emerges on stage. Learn through laughter, self-recognition, and finally, a sense of joy over all that reality has to offer.

Fiction: The Stuff of Life • N129Patricia Skalka, Susan Gloss, Maureen Leurck

Long-buried secrets, memory, mystery, sacrifice, hope, art, love, inspiration, and reinvention. Isn’t that what life is

all about? Authors Patricia Skalka, Susan Gloss, and Maureen Leurck, deftly pick the locks on the doors of life, creating memorable characters and midwestern settings that are sure to charm.

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Cooking with Wisconsin Cheese • Hub Stage, 9 amKristine Hansen

As the author of Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook: Creamy, Cheesy, Sweet, and Savory Recipes from the State’s Best Creameries, Kristine Hansen has traveled around Wisconsin breaking bread with 28 artisan creameries. Profiling their personalities and experiencing their family recipes (incorporating their cheese, of course), her travels served as a crash course in the state’s rich cheese history and also the limitless ways you can cook with cheese at home. Bring all your cheese, cooking and culinary-travel questions.

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Drinking and Making Hard Cider • Hub Stage, 2:30 pm Jeanette Hurt

What’s your cider IQ? Jeanette Hurt gives you a thorough introduction on how cider is made and how to use this marvelous elixir for entertaining. With a cider maker and importer on stage, you’ll get a real taste and come away knowing how to pair cider with food.

Blue Milk & Butterbeer: Menu Planning for Fantastic Stories • Hub Stage, 10:30 amValya Lupescu Dudycz, Stephen Segal

How do you go about creating the menu for your next Star Wars or Game of Thrones viewing party, or monthly book club meeting? A cookbook is basically an anthology of food, collecting thematically, ingredient, or technique-related dishes. Join Stephen and Valya, authors of Forking Good, a cookbook inspired by the NBC TV show The Good Place, for a fun and pun-filled interactive discussion of thematic meal-planning.

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Altered Book Drop-in Saturday, November 2, 1o:00 am–1:00 pm • Commons Cove Rose Lange and Jan O’Brien

“Open a Door” to creativity as we present ways to take an old book and make it something different and new.

No registration required. $5.00 for supplies (payable at the time of the workshop)

Authors and Presenters Reception Music Friday, November 1, 5:00 pm • Commons

Music presented by Brass and Ivory, the piano/trumpet duo of Craig Hurst and Nancy Van Brunt. Brass and Ivory provide subtle, sophisticated live music drawing upon the repertoire of The Great American Songbook, Jazz, and contemporary artists such as Stevie Wonder and Billy Joel.

Back to the Country with Bill and Bobbie Malone Saturday, November 2, 2:30–3:30 pm • Commons Stage

Tap your toes as Bill and Bobbie Malone play some country tunes featured in Bill Malone’s seminal work on the history of country music, Country Music, USA.

Lab Girl: Unearthing Secrets Cabaret with Candace Decker & Phil SmithSaturday, November 2, noon–12:45 pm • Commons Stage

To carry our literary endeavor over the lunch hour, we will have an original cabaret inspired by the themes and characters of the Waukesha Reads book selection, Lab Girl by Hope Jahren. Created and performed by Candace Decker and Phil Smith.

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This year, the Festival’s Writer Marketplace continues to include more writers who publish their own books. The writers are available to talk to Festival goers, and sell, and sign their books in the Writer Marketplace. The Marketplace is located in the Commons Hallway. It will be open from 9:00 am–4:00 pm on Saturday. For a complete list of Writer Marketplace authors and times, visit the Festival website, www.sewibookfest.com

Publishers, authors, literary, and community organizations and artisan goods will be featured in the Exhibits area. Visit the booths, Saturday, 9:00 am–4:00 pm. Listing and location of exhibit booths can be found at www.sewibookfest.com

Essay, Poetry and Short Story Contest Awards Ceremony Friday, November 1, 5:30–6:30 pm • Commons

New this year: The Festival has added the The Duane Stein Short Story Writing Contest for high school students and poetry writers to the Century Fence Essay Contest. Writers in all categories will be announced and awarded their prizes.

The Century Fence Student Essay and Poetry Contests are open to all Southeast Wisconsin middle and high school students. The Duane Stein Short Story Writing Contest is open to all Wisconsin middle and high school students. These contests extend the educational reach of the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books to younger readers. Students are asked to write an essay, poem, or short story about this year’s theme, Opening Doors.

Become a Friend of the FestivalYou can help support the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books’ efforts to promote literacy in Southeast Wisconsin by becoming a Friend of the Festival. Your tax-deductible donation helps defray Festival expenses and: • Promotes literacy • Celebrates literature and the arts • Increases awareness of UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha as a learning resource • Supports authors with community exposure • Attracts youth to the potential of the written word • Provides intergenerational learning in an affordable public event

Basic membership is $30 per year for an individual and $50 per year for a household. Membership provides a number of benefits including invitations to special member-only events.

Join by sending your donation to Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books, UW-Waukesha Foundation, 1500 N. University Dr., Waukesha, WI 53188 or visit the UWM at Waukesha Foundation booth in the exhibit area.

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Ahrenhoerster, Dr. LoriWaukesha Reads: Female Scientists “Dissect” Lab GirlSat., 4:00 pm X Hub Stage | Signing time: N/A

Lori Ahrenhoerster serves as public health manager at the North Shore Health Department in Milwaukee County. She holds a PhD in Environmental and Occupational Health from UW-Milwaukee. Her doctoral research involved considerable time in a lab, working with mice, cell cultures, and exciting-sounding equipment such as the flow cytometer.

Barr, LisaLearning from the Past; Growing from PainSat., 2:30 pm, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 3:30 pm, Commons

Lisa Barr is the award-winning author of The Unbreakables and Fugitive Colors. She served as an editor for The Jerusalem Post, managing editor of Today’s Chicago Woman, an editor/reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, and has been featured on Good Morning America and TODAY.

Bartz, AndreaThe Truth and Beauty of FictionSat., 9:00 am, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Andrea Bartz is the author of The Lost Night, which People Magazine called an “impressive debut with a nerve-wracking finish.” Previously, she was an editor at Glamour, Psychology Today, and other magazines. She’s from Brookfield, Wisconsin and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Bay Gault, MiciahThe Truth and Beauty of FictionSat., 9:00 am, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Miciah Bay Gault’s debut novel is Goodnight Stranger (Park Row Books, HarperCollins). Miciah teaches in the MFA in Writing & Publishing program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and is coordinator of the Vermont Book Award.

Beekman, JulieOpen the Door, Walk InsideSat., 9:00 am, N129 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Julie Beekman is the author of Two Trees, A Memoir, published by Rogue Phoenix Press in 2017. The book focuses on adoption, foster care, trauma and resilience, with a constant thread of humor.

Benson, AliceLearning from the Past; Growing from PainSat., 2:30 pm, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 3:30 pm, Commons

Alice Benson’s work has appeared in a variety of publications. Alice’s most recent novel, A Year in Her Life, was published by Black Rose Writing in 2019. She lives in La Crosse, WI with her spouse and their two dogs.

Bindschatel, KimberliWomen & Publishing: Those “Damned Scribbling Women”Sat., 4:00 pm, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Kimberli A. Bindschatel is an Author, Adventurer, and Animal lover.

Bjornerud, MarciaNature—Our HomeSat., 4:00 pm, N127 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Marcia Bjornerud is Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies at Lawrence University in Appleton.

Blaeser, KimberlyGreat Lakes Poets Laureate on Social JusticeSat., 9:00 am, N140 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, CommonsActive Voices & Poetry’s Work in the WorldSat., 1:00 pm, Hub Stage | Signing time: Sat., 2:00 pm, Commons

Kimberly Blaeser, Wisconsin Poet Laureate 2015–16, is a Professor at UW—Milwaukee and an Institute of American Indian Arts MFA faculty member. She is the author of four collections of poetry—most recently Copper Yearning (Holy Cow! Press, 2019).

Blanchard, DrewPoets and Their PoemsSat., 10:30 am, N140 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Drew Blanchard is the author of the chapbook, Raincoat Variations, and the full-length collection of poetry, Winter Dogs, published by Salmon Poetry. He holds a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Iowa, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from The Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Brodsky, Lisa Marie AllWriters: How to Write Poetry: Poetry as Internal and External DoorsSat., 10:30 am, N130 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Lisa Marie Brodsky is the author of poetry collections, “We Nod Our Dark Heads” (Parallel Press) and “Motherlung” (Salmon Poetry). Her poetry has been widely published nationally and abroad. Brodsky focuses on healing and creativity in her teaching.

Brown, LorelieWomen & Publishing: Those “Damned Scribbling Women”Sat., 4:00 pm, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

While in the Army, Lorelie Brown traveled the world from South Korea to Italy. Now she lives north of Chicago, writes award winning romance novels, and is going back to college. Find out more at LorelieBrown.com.

Concannon, MarkHonoring Our Veterans: Stories from the BattlefieldsSat., 2:30 pm, N129 | Signing time: Sat., 3:30 pm, Commons

Mark Concannon is a four-time Emmy-Award winning writer, producer and reporter. He worked for 23 years at Fox 6 TV in Milwaukee. His new book, Mettle & Honor, is a collection of stories of Wisconsin veterans from all wars.

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Decker, Candace Lab Girl: Unearthing Secrets, CabaretSat. Noon, Commons Stage | Signing time: N/A

Candace Decker has performed her one-woman cabarets throughout the mid-west and east coast. This is her 8th year collaborating with Phil Smith and performing a Waukesha Reads Cabaret. She is a NY Cabaret Symposium Fellow, an Indiana Arts and Wisconsin Laird Foundation artist grant recipient, and guest cabaret artist with the Virginia State Thespian Conference.

Dubus III, AndreFri. Keynote: Reading and Writing in the Age of Glowing Screens: The Lasting Power of WordsFri., 7:00 pm, Hub Stage | Signing time: Fri., 8:30 pm, Hub Stage

Andre Dubus III is the author of seven books, including the New York Times’ bestsellers House of Sand and Fog, and his memoir, Townie. His most recent novel, Gone So Long, has received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and Library Journal and has been named on many “Best Books” lists. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Fontaine, a modern dancer, and their three children.

Dudycz Lupescu, ValyaBlue Milk & Butterbeer: Menu Planning for Fantastic StoriesSat., 10:30 am, Hub Stage | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Valya Dudycz Lupescu makes magic with food and words, incorporating folklore from her Ukrainian heritage with practices that honor the Earth. Her books include The Silence of Trees, and Geek Parenting. Her stories have appeared in The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Kenyon Review, Chicago Reader, and Culture.

Dumas, BobbiWomen & Publishing: Those “Damned Scribbling Women”Sat., 4:00 pm, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Bobbi Dumas is a freelance writer and eclectic reader who reviews and writes about books, mainly for Kirkus, but including NPR, Barnes & Noble, and the New York Times Book Review. She advocates for romance because the industry and the books are empowering, inspiring agents of change, especially for women.

Edmonds, MichaelNature—Our HomeSat., 4:00 pm, N127 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Michael Edmonds (www.michael-edmonds.com) recently retired from the Wisconsin Historical Society. He’s the author or editor of six books on American history, including Taking Flight: A History of Birds and People in the Heart of America.

Etter, JonTell Me A Story: Writing for Young ReadersSat., 4:00 pm, N125 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Jon Etter is a public high school English teacher and the author of A Dreadful Fairy Book, the first book in his middle grade comedy/fantasy series Those Dreadful Fairy Books. Visit him on the web at www.jonetter.com.

FabuPoets and Their PoemsSat., 10:30 am, N140 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Fabu is a poet, columnist, storyteller, and educator who writes to encourage, inspire, and remind. The Madison Poet Laureate (2008–2012), her newest books are Remember Me: Mary Lou Williams in Poetry, Sacred Mary Lou, and a Mary Lou Williams Coloring Book.

Franco, KarenTell Me A Story: Writing for Young ReadersSat., 4:00 pm, N125 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Karen Franco is a children’s book author, special needs advocate, and Jacob’s mom. Her books are simple stories with big meanings. They help to teach other children about patience, understanding, and acceptance of kids who are “differently abled.” Karen lives in Union Grove, Wisconsin, with her husband Chris and her son Jacob.

Garvin, AnnWomen & Publishing: Those “Damned Scribbling Women”Sat., 4:00 pm, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Ann Garvin, Ph.D., is the USA Today Bestselling author of I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around, The Dog Year, and On Maggie’s Watch. She is a sought-after speaker and the founder of the Tall Poppy Writers.


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Giorgio, KathieWhen Politics Steps Through Your Writing DoorSat., 10:30 am, N125 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, CommonsAllWriters: Sometimes the Door Slams OpenSat., 2:30 pm, N130 | Signing time: Sat., 3:30 pm, CommonsAllWriters: Marketing—The Writing Life Reality TV ShowSat., 4:00 pm, N130 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Kathie Giorgio is the critically acclaimed author of five novels, two story collections, an essay collection, and two poetry chapbooks. Her novel, If You Tame Me, was released in September 2019. Giorgio’s work has appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies.

Giorgio, MichaelAllWriters: Marketing—The Writing Life Reality TV ShowSat., 4:00 pm, N130 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Michael Giorgio lives in Waukesha with his wife, author Kathie Giorgio, and their daughter Olivia. In addition to his two novels, his fiction has appeared internationally in magazines and anthologies. He teaches at AllWriters’ Workplace and Workshop, in their Waukesha studio, and online.

Gloss, SusanFiction: The Stuff of LifeSat., 4:00 pm, N129 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Susan Gloss is the USA Today bestselling author of the novels Vintage and The Curiosities. She grew up in Green Bay and currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Susan is also an attorney and a mother to two young boys.

Green, DorisNature—Our HomeSat., 4:00 pm, N127 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

A former UW-Madison communications specialist and banking magazine editor, Doris Green is the author of Wisconsin Underground (2019), the upcoming Minnesota Underground, and Elsie’s Story: Chasing a Family Mystery (2018). She also writes for local, regional, and national publications.

Hansen, KristineCooking with Wisconsin CheeseSat., 9:00 am, Hub Stage | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Milwaukee writer Kristine Hansen contributes stories about food, travel and design to Architectural Digest’s website, Midwest Living Magazine, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, and Milwaukee Magazine. She also authored Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook: Creamy, Cheesy, Sweet, and Savory Recipes from the State’s Best Creameries.

Hogue , DawnFrom Everywhere a Little: A Migration AnthologySat., 2:30 pm, N140 | Signing time: Sat., 3:30 pm, Commons

Dawn Hogue is a Wisconsin novelist and poet. Her poetry has appeared in Stoneboat Literary Journal, Inscape Magazine, and Blue Heron Review. She was awarded the 2017 Hal Prize for Poetry. She is co-editor of From Everywhere a Little: A Migration Anthology.

Hurt, JeanetteAll You Ever Wanted to Know about Drinking and Making Hard CiderSat., 2:30 pm, Hub Stage | Signing time: Sat., 3:30 pm, Commons

Award-winning author Jeanette Hurt explores culture through the lens of food and drink. She is the author of 11 books, including the critically acclaimed Drink Like a Woman. She is currently working on book number 12 (The Wisconsin Cocktail Book). Her latest book, The Cider Rules, debuts this fall and will be the subject of her Festival program.

Hurst, CraigAuthors and Presenters Reception MusicFri., 5:00 pm, Commons

Craig W. Hurst was the director of bands at UWM at Waukesha for 24 years. Dr. Hurst holds degrees from Boise State University, North Texas State University, and the University of North Texas. Dr. Hurst has distinguished himself as a performer on trumpet. In the greater Milwaukee area he has performed as principal trumpet or trumpet soloist with the Waukesha Area Symphonic Band, the Waukesha Park and Rec Band, the Concord Chamber Orchestra, the Milwaukee Stadpfeifer, The Jazz Express Big Band, the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, and the Milwaukee Police Band.

Hyler, LoraTell Me A Story: Writing for Young ReadersSat., 4:00 pm, N125 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Lora Hyler’s middle grade novel, The Stupendous Adventures of Mighty Marty Hayes, features multicultural superheroes working on the new CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology in their 7th Grade classroom. They all share a love of spy gadgets.

Jones, ChrisRise Up! Broadway and American Society from ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’Sat., 10:30 am, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Chris Jones is the longtime chief theater critic and Sunday arts columnist for the Chicago Tribune. He also covers Broadway for the New York Daily News and appears weekly on the CBS-2 morning news in Chicago. For many years, he was a critic for Variety. His new book is Rise Up! Broadway and American Society from ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’, published by Bloomsbury’s Methuen imprint.


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Jorgensen, ElizabethOpen the Door, Walk InsideSat., 9:00 am, N129 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Elizabeth Jorgensen’s memoir, co-written with Nancy Jorgensen, is available from Meyer & Meyer Sport. Shorter works appear in Wisconsin English Journal, Azalea and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She has presented on sijo (Korean poetry) at NCTE, WCTE, WSRA, and for NCTA.

Jorgensen, Nancy Open the Door, Walk InsideSat., 9:00 am, N129 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Nancy Jorgensen is a musician and writer published by Hal Leonard and Lorenz. With daughter Elizabeth, she co-wrote a memoir of triathlete Gwen Jorgensen’s journey to Olympic gold. Other works appear at Prime Number, Smith, Cagibi, Coffin Bell, and elsewhere.

Joseph-Silverstein, Dr. JackieWaukesha Reads: Female Scientists “Dissect” Lab GirlSat., 4:00 pm, Hub Stage | Signing time: N/A

Dr. Jackie Joseph-Silverstein began her career as a research scientist, studying the development of the cardiovascular system. She has published more than 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. For over 25 years she has held leadership roles in higher education.

Kasparek, JonFrom Civility to Divide-and-Conquer: Wisconsin Politics from Proxmire to Act 10Sat., 9:00 am, N127 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Jonathan Kasparek is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha, where he has taught classes on Wisconsin and Midwestern history for fifteen years. He has published a dozen books and articles on Wisconsin history, including biographies of Philip La Follette and William Proxmire.

Kaufman, DanFrom Civility to Divide-and-Conquer: Wisconsin Politics from Proxmire to Act 10Sat., 9:00 am, N127 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Dan Kaufman is the author of The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics (W.W. Norton), and has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine.

Kercheval, Jesse LeeEducators and Storytellers: Mosaics of FictionSat., 10:30 am, N129 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Jesse Lee Kercheval’s latest books are the poetry collection America that island off the coast of France, which won the Dorset Prize, and the story collection Underground Women. She is the Zona Gale Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kim, Nan Rethinking the Cold War: Memory, Policy, & FearSat., 10:30 am, N127 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Nan Kim is Associate Professor of Contemporary History and Director of Public History in the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She is the author of Memory, Reconciliation, and Reunions in South Korea: Crossing the Divide.

Lange, RoseLive Art Workshop: Altered Book Drop-inSat., 10:00 am–1:00 pm, Commons Cove | Signing time: N/A

Rose Lange is a professional art educator with 23 years experience teaching grades 1–12 and an artist living and working in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Waukesha West End Artist group and The Springs Art studio and Gallery since January 2015. Rose received a BA in Art Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987 and continuing education classes from many local universities.

Leurck, MaureenFiction: The Stuff of LifeSat., 4:00 pm, N129 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Maureen Leurck graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three children.

Lochen, AndreaLearning from the Past; Growing from PainSat., 2:30 pm, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 3:30 pm, Commons

Andrea Lochen is the author of three novels, The Repeat Year (2013), Imaginary Things (2015), and Versions of Her (2019). She earned her MFA from the University of Michigan and her Bachelor’s from UW-Madison. Since 2008, Lochen has taught writing at UW Milwaukee at Waukesha.

Malone, Bill Back to the Country with Bill and Bobbie MaloneSat., 2:30 pm, Commons Stage | Signing time: Sat., 3:30 pm, Commons

Bill C. Malone is a professor emeritus of history, Tulane University in New Orleans. His Country Music, USA, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018, is considered to be the definitive history of that musical genre, and was a prime source for the Ken Burns documentary on country music. Malone is a Texan by birth, but since 1997 has been a resident of Madison, Wisconsin where he hosts a radio show each Wednesday morning on country music (WORT, 89.9 FM).



Malone, BobbieBack to the Country with Bill and Bobbie MaloneSat., 2:30 pm, Commons Stage | Signing time: Sat., 3:30 pm, Commons

Historian Bobbie Malone directed the Office of School Services at the Wisconsin Historical Society (1995–2011). After retiring, she wrote the biographies of children’s author/illustrator, Lois Lenski: Storycatcher, and Japanese-American Madison textile artist, Striding Lines: The Unique Story Quilts of Rumi O’Brien.

Mathis, Bill AllWriters: Fictional Doors, Life’s PathSat., 9:00 am, N130 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Bill Mathis began writing after retirement from careers in YMCA camping and foster care. His second novel, The Rooming House Diaries, was published in the summer of 2019. His first novel, Face Your Fears, published in 2018. More info at: www.billmathiswriteretc.com.

O’Brien, JanLive Art Workshop: Altered Book Drop-in, Commons Cove Sat., 10:00 am–1:00 pm, Commons Cove | Signing time: N/A

Jan O’Brien is a classroom teacher with 28 years of experience and a recipient of the Kohl Fellowship Award in 2015. She is also a reading and writing teacher who believes in embracing and inspiring the power of creativity and self-expression through art and writing!

Riekki, RonGreat Lakes Poets Laureate on Social JusticeSat., 9:00 am, N140 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Ron Riekki wrote U.P. Posttraumatic, and edited Undocumented, The Many Lives of The Evil Dead, And Here, Here, and The Way North. His forthcoming books are with Main Street Rag, Loyola University Maryland’s Press, McFarland, MSU Press, and WSU Press.

Rothman, AndreaThe Truth and Beauty of FictionSat., 9:00 am, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Andrea Rothman is the author of the novel The DNA of You and Me, published in 2019 by HarperCollins. She lives in New York, and is at work on her second novel. Her short stories and essays can be viewed at www.andrearothman.com.

Rozga, MargaretSat. Keynote: Active Voices & Poetry’s Work in the World Sat., 1:00 pm, Hub Stage | Signing time: Sat., 2:00 pm, Commons

Life-long Wisconsin resident Margaret Rozga, Wisconsin Poet Laureate for 2019–2020, lives in Milwaukee. She earned her BA at Alverno College and an MA and PhD in English at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. An emeritus professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Waukesha, she continues to teach a poetry workshop for Continuing Education at what is now the UWM–Waukesha campus.

Sarna, SaraA Reading from Bards Against Hunger: Wisconsin EditionSat., 4:00 pm, N140 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Sara Sarna currently resides in southeastern Wisconsin. The work of her heart is as a poet and actor, though life requires full-time paid employment. Her poetry has appeared both in print and online.

Schueller, Dr. Teresa Waukesha Reads: Female Scientists “Dissect” Lab GirlSat., 4:00 pm, Hub Stage | Signing time: N/A

Teresa Schueller is a professor of biological sciences at UWM at Waukesha, and director of the UWM at Waukesha Field Station.

Schwenk, LilaOpen the Door, Walk InsideSat., 9:00 am, N129 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Lila (Lerdahl) Schwenk’s book, Penalties of the Truth, is memoir of her brother, Larry, and his tumultuous life. Lila thanks AllWriters’ Workplace for their assistance. She is a member of the Wisconsin Writer’s Association.

Segal, StephenBlue Milk & Butterbeer: Menu Planning for Fantastic StoriesSat., 10:30 am, Hub Stage | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Stephen H. Segal’s newest book, coauthored with his partner Valya Dudycz Lupescu, is Forking Good: An Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of The Good Place (Quirk Books, October 2019). Stephen has edited award-winning food writers at Philadelphia Weekly, WQED Pittsburgh, and InPittsburgh Weekly.

Skalka, PatriciaFiction: The Stuff of LifeSat., 4:00 pm, N129 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Patricia Skalka is the award-winning author of the Dave Cubiak Door County mystery series, including the latest title Death by the Bay. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and the Wisconsin Writers Association.


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Smith, Phil Lab Girl: Unearthing Secrets, Cabaret, Commons StageSat. Noon, Commons Stage | Signing time: N/A

Phil Smith is a Menomonee Falls native and Carroll University graduate who has collaborated with Candace Decker on over a dozen cabaret productions as pianist, singer, composer, and arranger. Many of Phil’s original songs debuted publicly by Candy at Festival of Books events.

Sparkman, CatrinaWomen & Publishing: Those “Damned Scribbling Women”Sat., 4:00 pm, C101 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Catrina J. Sparkman is a theater artist, as well as a successful authorpreneur who has written several works of fiction and non-fiction. She is also the owner of The Ironer’s Press, a small boutique publishing company serving the Christian market.

Sturdevant, ChrisRethinking the Cold War: Memory, Policy, & FearSat., 10:30 am, N127 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Chris Sturdevant is a children’s librarian from Milwaukee, WI. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran and chairman of the Cold War Museum—Midwest Chapter in Washington, D.C. His travels have taken him to North Korea, Chernobyl and Afghanistan.

Suhr, KimEducators and Storytellers: Mosaics of FictionSat., 10:30 am, N129 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Kim Suhr is the author of Nothing to Lose (Cornerstone Press, 2018) and Maybe I’ll Learn (KDP, 2012). She is also Director of Red Oak Writing. Kim holds an MFA in Fiction and is a Board Member and Treasurer for the Wisconsin Writers Association (WWA).

Sweet, DeniseGreat Lakes Poets Laureate on Social JusticeSat., 9:00 am, N140 | Signing time: Sat., 10:00 am, Commons

Dee Sweet served as Wisconsin’s second Poet Laureate (2005–08), and writes both poetry and fiction. She also works as First Nations Organizer for Wisconsin Conservation Voters, and is a cook for a soup kitchen in Green Bay. Her fifth book, Palominos Near Tuba City, was published by Holy Cow! Press in April 2018.

Trudell Vasquez, AngiePoets and Their PoemsSat., 10:30 am, N140 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Angie Trudell Vasquez received her MFA in creative writing with a concentration in poetry from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work has been published in Taos Journal of Poetry, Yellow Medicine Review, Raven Chronicles, Return to the Gathering Place of the Waters, and Cloudthroat.

Tyvela, KirkRethinking the Cold War: Memory, Policy, & FearSat., 10:30 am, N127 | Signing time: Sat., 11:30 am, Commons

Kirk Tyvela is associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee-Washington County. He is the author of The Dictator Dilemma: The United States and Paraguay in the Cold War (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019).

Van Brunt, NancyAuthors and Presenters Reception MusicFri., 5:00 pm, Commons

Nancy Van Brunt is a professor emerita of music having capped a 35-year career teaching in the University of Wisconsin Colleges. Her husband, Craig Hurst, retired after 24 years of teaching for the UW-Colleges.

Vihos, LisaFrom Everywhere a Little: A Migration AnthologySat., 2:30 pm, N140 | Signing time: Sat., 3:30 pm, Commons

Lisa Vihos’s poems have appeared in numerous journals, both print and online. She has received two Pushcart Prize nominations and has a new chapbook, Fan Mail from Some Flounder. She is poetry and arts editor of Stoneboat Literary Journal.

Werstein, EdA Reading from Bards Against Hunger: Wisconsin EditionSat., 4:00 pm, N140 | Signing time: Sat., 5:00 pm, Commons

Ed Werstein was awarded the 2018 Lorine Niedecker Prize for Poetry by the Council For Wisconsin Writers. His 2018 book, A Tar Pit To Dye In, is available from Kelsay Books.



Coordinator: Candace Decker, UWM at Waukesha Staff Program Chair: Barry Wightman, Author, Writer, Editor, and Voiceover Talent Event Chair Co-Chairs: Lillian Boese, Retired UWM at Waukesha Foundation Executive Director; Steve Decker, UWM at Waukesha Faculty Advisory Council: Lillian Boese Retired UWM at Waukesha Foundation Executive Director, SEWI Festival of Books Event Co-Chair; Steve Decker, UWM at Waukesha Faculty, SEWI Festival of Books Event Co-Chair; Andrea Bryant, Waukesha Philanthropist; Stephanie Copoulos-Selle, UWM at Waukesha Faculty Emerita; Candace Decker, Coordinator; Bruce Gay, Waukesha Public Library Director; Jim Hahn, Executive Director Greater Waukesha Literacy; Kori Hall, Waukesha Reads! Program Director, Waukesha Public Library; Karol Kennedy, Menomonee Falls Public Library Director; Dean Kowalski, UWM at Waukesha Faculty, UWM at Waukesha Foundation Board; Laraine O’Brien, UWM at Waukesha Foundation and Founder of Festival; Amanda Payne, Waukesha County Business Alliance; Margaret Rozga, UWM at Waukesha Faculty Emerita; Debra Running, UWM at Waukesha Foundation Executive Director, Sponsorship Chair; Holly Wehrhahn, UWM at Waukesha Continuing Education, Southeast Regional Director Executive Committee: Candace Decker, Coordinator; Steve Decker, UWM at Waukesha Faculty, Event Co-Chair; Lillian Boese, Retired UWM at Waukesha Foundation Executive Director, Event Co-Chair; Lisa Baudoin, Books and Company Owner, Festival Bookstore; Jill Fuller, Bridges Library System, Marketing & Communications Librarian, Marketing Committee; Kathie Giorgio, Festival Authors Connect to

Schools Chair; Karren Jeske, Marketing Specialist, Marketing Committee; John Klima, Waukesha Public Library and Website/Social Media Chair, Marketing Committee; Dean Kowalski, UWM at Waukesha Faculty, UWM at Waukesha Foundation Board; Alexandria Lawver, UWM at Waukesha Staff, Exhibits & Writers Marketplace Chair; Ellyn Lem, English, UWM at Waukesha Faculty; Laraine O’Brien, UWM at Waukesha Foundation and Founder of Festival, Sponsorships, Marketing & Communications; Debra Running, UWM at Waukesha Foundation Executive Director, Sponsorship Chair; Megan Theune-Baillargeon, UWM at Waukesha alumna, Volunteer Chair; Barry Wightman, Program Chair; Sharon Wood, Century Fence Essay & Poetry Contest Chair; Mary Wunderlich, Womens Philanthropic Club, Marketing co-chair; Steve Wunderlich, Swan Song Press, Owner, Marketing co-chair; Kimberly A. Valenza, M.S.Ed., Upper Iowa University, Madison Director, Raffle; Barry Wightman, Program Chair; Sharon Wood, Century Fence Essay & Poetry Contest Chair Program Committee: Barry Wightman, Program Chair; Candace Decker, Coordinator; Liam Callanan, UW-Milwaukee Faculty; Barbara Geiger, Retired County School District Educator; Kathie Giorgio, AllWriters’ Workplace & Workshop Program Director & author, literacy specialist; John Klima, Waukesha Public Library; Jim Landwehr, Wisconsin author; Authors Connect to Schools; Ellyn Lem, UWM at Waukesha Faculty; Kay Maas, Consulting Clinical Dietician; Larry Nelson, Waukesha County Board of Supervisors, Friends of Waukesha Public Library Board; Laraine O’Brien, UWM at Waukesha Foundation and Founder of Festival; Margaret Rozga, UWM at Waukesha Faculty Emerita, Wisconsin Poet Laureate; Timothy Thering, UWM at Waukesha Faculty

Program Design: z2 Marketing: Debra Zindler, Owner; Deanna Breunig, DesignerSite Planning & Logistics: Christi Larson, UWM at Waukesha MaintenanceAdministrative Support: Candace Decker, UWM at Waukesha FoundationFinance: Rich Abbott, UWM at Waukesha Foundation Treasurer Sponsorships: Debra Running, Laraine O’Brien, Lillian BoeseAuthors & Presenters Reception Music: Brass and Ivory, Craig W. Hurst, Nancy L. VanBrunt Exhibits & Authors Marketplace: Alexandria Lawver, UWM at Waukesha, Chair Volunteers: Megan Theune-Baillargeon, Chair Website/Social Media: John Klima Marketing & Communications: Mary Wunderlich & Steve Wunderlich, Co-Chairs; Candace Decker, Jill Fuller, Karren Jeske, John Klima, Laraine O’Brien Century Fence Student Essay Contest Judging: Sharon Wood, Chair: Essay Contest, Kathy Hagar, Allan Jackson, Larry Nelson, Millie Wenzel; Poetry Contest, Margaret Rozga Duane Stein Short Story Contest Judging: Duane SteinFestival Authors Connect to Schools: Kathie Giorgio, Chair; Barb Geiger, Jim Landwehr, Susan OttoLive Art Workshop: Rose Lange and Jan O’Brien, Waukesha Catholic SchoolFestival Photographer: Michael Jeske Food Service: Pat’s Tasty Eats

As part of the 3rd annual “Festival Authors Connect to Schools” program, several Wisconsin authors will be visiting Waukesha County Schools on Friday, October 25 and Friday, November 1. Many of the authors are alumni of the schools they will be visiting. They will be meeting with small and large groups of students to discuss their inspirations, their writing process, as well as their own published works. Student participants are encouraged to engage with these authors in question-and-answer sessions. Waukesha’s online school, E-Achieve, will be included in a live online session. Students are invited to continue their discovery of writers and writing by participating in a writing contest sponsored by AllWriters Workshop and attending the Festival of Books in person on November 2.

October 25:Muskego High School: Susan Huebner

Waukesha North High: School: Kathie GiorgioWaukesha South High School: Nancy Jorgensen

Waukesha West High School: Lila SchwenkeAchieve Academy: Kathie Giorgio

Horning Middle School: Michael GiorgioCatholic Memorial High School: Jackie Schwabe

Saratoga Stem Middle School: Barb Geiger

November 1:New Berlin West High School: Julie Beekman

New Berlin Eisenhower: Jim LandwehrTempleton Sussex Middle School: Jackie SchwabeSilver Spring Intermediate School: Kathrine Yets

Kettle Moraine High School: Kerry CrowleyKM Perform High School: Kerry Crowley

Pewaukee High School: Barb Geiger

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COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS UWM at Waukesha Foundation University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee at Waukesha Literary Club Student Government Association Continuing Education Diversity Center Library Maintenance Music Department Student Development Theatre Department UW-Extension 4-H Clubs and James Boling Alverno College Arrowhead High School Avalon Square Books & CompanyBoswell BooksBridges Library System Waukesha County Big Bend Library Brookfield Public Library Butler Public Library Delafield Public Library

Eagle Public Library Elm Grove Public Library Hartland Public Library Menomonee Falls Public Library Mukwonago Community Library Muskego Public Library New Berlin Public Library Pauline Haass Public Library Pewaukee Public Library Town Hall Library Waukesha Public Library Jefferson County Fort Atkinson Public Library Jefferson Public Library Johnson Creek Public Library L.D. Fargo Public Library Palmyra Public Library Waterloo Public Library Watertown Public Library Whitewater Public LibraryCarroll University ERASFriends of Waukesha Public LibraryGreater Waukesha Literacy

Kettle Moraine High School La Casa de Esperanza Martha Merrell’s Books Matthews of PewaukeeMilwaukee Public LibraryMount Mary UniversityNew Berlin West High School Prairie Hill Waldorf SchoolThe City of WaukeshaThe Friends of Elm Grove Public Library, Inc. Upper Iowa University, MadisonWaukesha Catholic Memorial High SchoolWaukesha County Business Alliance Waukesha County Technical College Waukesha-Pewaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau Waukesha Reads! Waukesha School District Butler Middle School Horning Middle School Les Paul Middle School Waukesha North High School Waukesha South High School Waukesha West High SchoolWomen’s Philanthropic Club

thank you for your supportGRANT SUPPORT Waukesha County Community Foundation/ Mihi Cura Futuri FundDelores J. Jeuck Campus Initiatives We Energies FoundationBernard J. and Marie E. Weiss Fund at the Greater Milwaukee FoundationWisconsin Humanities Council

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MARKETING University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Division of University Relations & Communications

PROGRAM SPONSORS AllWriters’ Workplace & WorkshopUWM at Waukesha UWM at Waukesha Lecture and Fine Arts CommitteeWaukesha Reads

PRESENTATION AREA SPONSOR Century Fence Company

DUANE STEIN SHORT STORY CONTEST MARS, Tony Marasco

ESSAY AND POETRY CONTEST SPONSOR Century Fence Company

WRITER MARKETPLACE SPONSOR Waukesha State Bank

BOOKMARK SPONSOR Greater Waukesha Literacy

SPONSORSBonnie BirkBMO Harris BankEducators Credit UnionThe FreemanFriends of Elm Grove Public Library, Inc.Friends of Waukesha Public Library Maas Foundation in honor of Sonja J. MaasJohn C. and Katherine B. MillerMichael and Laraine O’BrienPBS MilwaukeeSummit Credit UnionSara ToenesWisconsin Public Radio

FESTIVAL PATRONS Lillian Boese Larry Nelson & Dawn Borowski Dean & Boni Danner Candace & Steven Decker Joan & Bill DehnelCarol DolphinKathie Giorgio Sidney & Virginia Jones Mary KnudtenLandmark Credit UnionSally & Glen LundeThe Ottoman Society Pat’s Tasty EatsResource One Business Solutions, LLCThe Women’s Philanthropic Club Upper Iowa University, Madison

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL Karen CalhounJohn and Lynn KnightAndrea Matthias

FESTIVAL BOOKSTORE Books & Company – Oconomowoc

HOSPITALITY SPONSORThe Ingleside Hotel


thank you for your support

*Funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Wisconsin Humanities Council supports and creates programs that use history, culture, and discussion to strengthen community life for everyone in Wisconsin.

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thank you for coming • see you next year!

“ S O , W E L A U G H . T H E N W E O P E N

D O O R A F T E R D O O R T O W H A T W E

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A Commons, Commons Stage, Commons Cove–Live Art, C101, Books & Merchandise, Raffle and Signing Area

B Hub Dining, Hub Stage and Cooking Stage

C Writer Marketplace

D Authors Signing Area

E Author Presentations

F Exhibits

G General Information/Lost and Found/ Author Check-in/Volunteer Check-in

Restrooms: Located in every campus building that is open for the eventsWhere to Park: Free Festival parking is located in all University parking lots and as designated on University DriveSeating Policy: Seating is first come, first served.Food & Beverages: A variety of food and beverages from Pat’s Tasty Eats will be available on campus Saturday from 8:45 am–2:00 pm.

From the east on I-941. Take I-94 to Exit 293 (Hwy T)2. Turn south off exit ramp and continue approximately one mile on Grandview Blvd.3. Turn right on Northview Road (west)4. Turn left (south) on University Drive5. Follow University Drive to Campus

From the west on I-941. Take I-94 to Exit 291 (Hwy G)2. Turn south off exit ramp and continue on Meadowbrook Road to Northview Road3. Turn left on Northview Road (east)4. Turn right (south) on University Drive5. Follow University Drive to the Campus

From the north on US 41/451. Where US 41/45 splits, take US 45 south to I-94 (Check Zoo Interchange closings)2. Take I-94 West to Exit 293 (Hwy T)3. Turn south off exit ramp and continue approximately one mile on Grandview Blvd.4. Turn right on Northview Road (west)5. Turn left (south) on University Drive6. Follow University Drive to Campus

From the north on I-431. Take I-43 to I-94 West2. Take I-94 West to Exit 293 (Hwy T)3. Turn south off exit ramp and continue approximately one mile on Grandview Blvd.4. Turn right on Northview Road (west)5. Turn left (south) on University Drive6. Follow University Drive to Campus

From the southwest on Highways 59, 83 and 181. Take Highway 59 to Highway 832. Travel north on Highway 83 to Highway 183. Follow Highway 18 east to the Waukesha City Limits4. Turn left (north) on University Drive5. Follow University Drive to Campus

From the south on Highway 164 or I-431. Take Highway 164 north to Highway 59 Turn left (west) on Highway 59 at stoplight2. Turn right on County Trunk X which becomes St. Paul Avenue3. Turn left on Moreland Boulevard4. At the second stoplight (Summit Avenue) turn left (west)5. Turn right (north) on University Drive to Campus

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opening doors - Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books · 2019. 9. 5. · Bill Malone, Bobbie Malone 2:30–3:30 pm, Saturday, Commons Stage. Hear author and musician Bill . Malone