“Writers don’t write writing. They write reading.” - Sage writing advice from Avi, in a 2013 interview for his official website. In addition to visiting and speaking at six area school districts during the week of the Fox Cities Book Festival, award-winning children’s author, Avi,
#WisconsinWednesdays Stacey Yvonne Abrams was born December 9, 1973 in Madison, Wisconsin. She grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi, with her five siblings. She eventually moved with her family to Atlanta Georgia where she would one day become the first black woman nominated as a gubernatorial
Thank you to everyone who came out to see author Kimberly C. Paul at the Menasha Public Library as part of her Live Well, Die Well tour. You can learn more about Kimberly's book Bridging the Gap: Life Lessons from the Dying and her work
The anticipated 2019 Fox Cities Book Festival schedule is live! If you haven’t yet, you need to mark your calendar for October 7th thru October 13th to attend the most LIT-erary fall festival, the Fox Cities Book Festival. There's something for everyone no matter what
The Fox Cities Book Festival and Let’s Talk Fox Valley are excited to host author Kimberly C. Paul for a book reading and signing on Thursday, August 8, 6:30 – 8 PM. The talk will take place at the Elisha D. Smith Public Library at
Meghan with author Laurie Halse Anderson who participated in the FCBF. The Fox Cities Book Festival board is made up of passionate librarians, writers, and community activists. Today we’re featuring Meghan Odegard who has been involved with the Fox Cities Book Festival since
"Think about the brain power, the human creativity that we just squander," Matthew Desmond said, looking out at a crowd in the Lawrence University Memorial Chapel on April 12. Evictions have lasting negative effects on families, predominately in children. And that doesn't just effect one
Matthew Desmond's presentations are at 6:30 PM at Menasha High on Thursday, April 11th and 10:00 AM at Lawrence Chapel on Friday, April 12th. Afterwards, don't miss this "souper" event hosted by Appleton North. The Appleton North High School theater program will present a readers
Special thanks to Katie Chicquette Adams, a public school teacher, for this guest blog post. I’ve worked downtown at Appleton’s alternative high school program as its Language Arts teacher for ten years. Students at risk of not graduating, of losing housing, health, or safety, of
Mark Your Calendars: Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer-prize winning author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City is here for the Fox Cities Reads April 11 & 12. Please join us for his presentations on April 11 at Menasha High School at 6:30p and on April 12 at
