Jessie Hass will come speak to students at the Black Earth Elementary school about her books: Saige, Bramble and Maggie Spooky Seasonand Horse Crazy!
Jessie Haas grew up on a small farm in Westminster, Vermont. Currently, she lives next door to the family farm with her husband, children’s author, Michael J. Daley, in a solar, off-grid house they built themselves. They have two cats, two horses and no kids.
Jessie Hass will come speak to students at the Mazomanie Elementary school about her books: Saige, Bramble and Maggie Spooky Season and Horse Crazy!
Jessie Haas grew up on a small farm in Westminster, Vermont. Currently, she lives next door to the family farm with her husband, children’s author, Michael J. Daley, in a solar, off-grid house they built themselves. They have two cats, two horses and no kids.
Kathleen Ernst will be reading from and discussing her latest Chloe Ellefson novel, Mining for Justice, a “cozy” mystery set at the historic Pendarvis site in Mineral Point, WI.
Anton Treuer will come to speak about his book, Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask. He will also talk about his work as a professor and an Ojibwe tribal member.
Short Biography (taken from http://antontreuer.com)
Discover a new favorite book and listen to readings from local and national authors at the 15th Annual Wisconsin Book Festival, November 2-5, 2017.
Beloved Wisconsin writer, Jerry Apps, will be discussing his new book, Never Curse the Rain. Jerry is author of more than 35 books about rural history and country life in Wisconsin.
The free program will take place after CAP's Actively Aging Luncheon at noon.
For more information on Jerry Apps, visit his website.
The Middleton Public Library will welcome 2017-2018 Wisconsin Poet Laureate Karla Huston on Thursday, September 7th, for a poetry reading and book signing. Huston is the author of eight chapbooks of poems, the latest entitled Grief Bone, (Five Oaks Press), as well as a full collection, A Theory of Lipstick (Main Street Rag Publications). Huston’s work has garnered numerous awards, including a Pushcart Prize for the poem “Theory of Lipstick.” She received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association for her collection of the same title.
In its fourth year, the Pinney Mini Book Festival continues to connect local authors and patrons. In addition to a local author slam of 5-10 authors, Pinney will host a panel session comprised of 3 successful authors, editors, and/or publishers. We hope this will further foster community and collaboration among local budding authors who are honing their skills and marketing their work.
What do you get when you cross farming, nursing, firefighting, fatherhood, humor, and a philosopher’s wit? A slew of best-selling memoirs that capture rural Wisconsin life in a way that is both refreshingly modern and reassuringly familiar. These books could be written by your neighbor, and practically are.