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AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS

Photo of Author Josh Malerman. Photo by Allison Laakko

BOOK DISCUSSIONS

Cover of the book, Birdbox by Josh Malerman.

EVENTS

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 2023 Fox Cities Reads Events

Scary Story Writing Contest Finalists

Winners will be announced soon! Prizes will be awarded to the top story in each age bracket.

  • Children
    • Silas Rain Fenn
    • Matty Nitschke
    • Camilla Hubert
  • Teen 
    • Elena L. Eubank
    • Isabella Eggers
    • Josephine Starck
  • Adult
    • Angela Yu
    • Richie Zaborowske
    • Jill Harman
    • Shirley J. Heinz

Past Fox Cities Reads Authors

2022

Tommy Orange, There There

Dawn Quigley, Apple in the Middle

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