Meet the author virtually and share in the conversation with your community.
READ – THINK – TALK – LISTEN – GROW
Author Presentations
Book Clubs & Discussions
School Visits
2021 Fox Cities Reads Events
Thank you to Alex Gino for inspiring our community with live virtual events and discussions about George, a powerful MG book about identity, authenticity, and acceptance.
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Watch a recording of Alex Gino’s virtual event on the Fox Cities Book Festival’s Facebook page!
Alex Gino is the author of, George, our 2021 selection for the Fox Cities Reads.
You can borrow physical or digital copies of, George , from your local Fox Cities library or purchase from your favorite local book seller. If you prefer to purchase online, you can do so from our affiliate partner, Bookshop.
Special thanks to community partners for their support, including members of the Reads Committee, The Book Shop, Diverse and Resilient, Celebrate Diversity, Heartbrain, and Helen Boyd.
Please direct questions about Fox Cities Reads to: info@foxcitiesbookfestival.org or to your local Fox Cities public library.
Past Reads
2021
Alex Gino, George
2020
Kao Kalia Yang, The Latehomecomer
2019
Dr. Matthew Desmond, Evicted
2018
Ruta Sepetys, Salt To The Sea
2017
Sharon Draper, Stella By Starlight
2016
David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction
2015
Christina Baker Kline, Orphan Train
2014
R. J. Palacio, Wonder
2013
Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder and The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder
2012
Bill Strickland, Make the Impossible Possible: One Man’s Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary
2011
Luis Alberto Urrea, Into the Beautiful North and The Devil’s Highway
2010
Lesley Kagen, Whistling in the Dark
2009
Michael Perry, Off Main Street, Population: 485, and Truck
2008
Alice Hoffman, Blackbird House and Green Angel
2007
Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed