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Tea & Legacies

Appleton Public Library 225 N. Oneida St., Appleton, WI, United States

Join Wisconsin author Carrie Sue Barnes for a cup of tea and an interactive discussion of the significance of every individual's personal story. Carrie Sue's debut novel The Hidden Legacy is driven by one woman's urgent need to tell her untold story, and the need of another to hear it.

Discussion with Mystery Authors Jennifer Hillier and Hank Phillippi Ryan

Gerard H. Van Hoof Memorial Library 625 Grand Ave, Little Chute, United States

Join us for a discussion with award-winning thriller authors, Jennifer Hillier and Hank Phillippi Ryan as they share their experience writing mysteries and answers questions about anything and everything for aspiring authors.

The Unforgettable Life and Writing of Christopher Kunz

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Meet the unforgettable Christopher “Tuffer” Kunz, life-long writer and passionate community member. The 2020 Fox Cities Book Festival is dedicated to his memory and the impact he had on the local writing community.

Transforming Caregiving with Creativity

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Basting shares poignant and funny stories from her new book Creative Care: A revolutionary approach to dementia and elder care.

Crafting a Feminist Thriller

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Bestselling author Andrea Bartz (THE LOST NIGHT, THE HERD) discusses her writing process, crafting "unlikable" yet fascinating female characters, and why thrillers are such fertile ground for complex female friendships.

Write What You Know

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Writing for children is fun, engaging, and very challenging at times. Join Baptise as he walks you through his creative process of writing fiction and non-fiction stories.

Short Story Night

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Take one part late-night talk show, a heavy dose of Intro to Lit 101, and you have Short Story Night. Join host Richie Zaborowske for an evening of virtual trivia, author interviews, literary discussion and more.

Booked for Murder

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Is the stress of modern life poisoning your outlook? I have just the antidote you require. Take one juicy murder, a plethora of suspects, several twists and turns, and a mounting pile of red herrings. Mix with a generous measure of laughter.

Every Now and Then

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author, Lesley Kagen's buzzed-about new novel EVERY NOW AND THEN is both a nostalgic coming-of-age story and a mystery that tackles issues like mental illness, racism, friendship, guilt, and the power of hope.

My Journey From Fire Captain To Award Winning Author

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

BENEATH THE FLAMES is based on my twenty-eight-year career as a Milwaukee firefighter. I’ll share some of the most dramatic stories that inspired me to spend ten years writing it. After deciding I had to write this story, I realized I needed to learn the craft of creative writing if I was to do justice to this important story of race in the inner-city of Milwaukee.

Teens Speak Up Against Injustice: The Story Behind “The Assignment”

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Inspired by true events, Wiemer shares the unforgettable journey of two students who speak up against an assignment asking them to pretend they’re Nazis and argue for the Holocaust.

Writing the New Southern Gothic

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Emily Carpenter discusses how growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, center of the Civil Rights Movement, shaped the kind of writer she would become. From being steeped in the Southern Gothic classics as a child, to her experiences working for two CBS soap operas in New York, then returning to the South, Carpenter will discuss her path to publication and how she discovered that Southern Gothic was in her blood.

Dark History Lives! Murder and Mayhem

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

In this unique conversation, Gavin will talk about his journey into the world of Wisconsin crime.

You Don’t Have to Live in New York to Be a Published Author

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Behind-the-scenes at how an Eau Claire native went from journaling her disappointment about the Corn Palace at eight to selling her first novel to a major publisher (much later).

A Discussion with Christina Clancy

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Join debut author Christina Clancy (THE SECOND HOME) in discussion.

A Discussion with E.G. Scott

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Meet the two writers who create the work of E.G. Scott!

Author Event with Claire Swinarski

Online: Zoom Event with Registration

Join children's writer Claire Swinarski in discussion. To register for this event, click here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h5D_O3dGR2m4oZwJarIK5g

A Discussion with Claire Swinarski

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Join children's writer Claire Swinarski in discussion. 

Crime in the Heartland: How Fiction Can Be Truer Than the Truth

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

John Galligan, author of Dead Man Dancing and Bad Axe County, will discuss how real life research has shaped his fictional world of Bad Axe County, Wisconsin.

Latin American Literature at the End of the World

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Michael Zapata will discuss Latin American literature and craft, in which the relationship between the past and future, the real and the unreal is often blurred beyond recognition.

So, You Want to Make a Literary Magazine?!

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Michael Zapata, co-founder and former fiction editor of the award-winning MAKE Literary Magazine, will discuss the pitfalls, challenges, and absolute joys of creating and writing for a literary magazine.

A Chat With Matt Forbeck

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Come listen to how Matt Forbeck got started in his career after growing up in southern Wisconsin, and how he’s managed to sustain himself as a creator for over thirty years.

Capturing Wisconsin with Jim Guhl & Jeff Nania

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

A conversation about capturing Wisconsin in words with authors, Jim Guhl and Jeff Nania.

Flying High with Elizabeth Wein

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Join young adult author Elizabeth Wein as she talks about her newest novel, The Enigma Game, and shares her flight experiences both on the page and in the air. She will be joined in conversation with Chris Henry, EAA Aviation Museum Programs Representative, and author of, The Final Mission: Personal Stories of the Lives Touched by EAA's B-17.

In Conversation with Lauren Fox

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Lauren Fox’s latest novel, Send for Me, is an instant New York Times bestseller, a Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club pick, and a People Magazine Book of the Week.

Nick Petrie in Conversation with Jeff Nania

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Nick Petrie, bestselling author of the Peter Ash crime series is joined in conversation with Jeff Nania, author of the Northen Lakes mystery series. 

Stories of a Hangman: A Conversation with Ryan Surprise

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Join debut author Ryan Surprise as he discusses his western, Stories of a Hangman, his inspirations, recommendations for other authors, and more!

In Conversation with Nancy Johnson

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Join the Fox Cities Book Festival in conversation with author, Nancy Johnson. Learn about the inspiration for her debut novel, The Kindest Lie, how themes of the book are relevant today, and more during the event. The Kindest Lie has been reviewed by The New

Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Reading and Discussion

Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online

Matthew Gavin Frank reads from and discusses his latest nonfiction book, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers, about the ways in which carrier pigeons are used by diamond smuggling rings.

Festival Kick Off Event: Carmen Maria Machado

Warch Campus Center, Lawrence University 711 E Boldt Way, Appleton, WI, United States

"Machado reveals just how original, subversive, proud and joyful it can be to write from deep in the gut, even-especially-if the gut has been bruised."-L.A. Times

Modern Jungles: Navigating Cultural Extremes

James J. Siebers Memorial Library 515 W. Kimberly Ave., Kimberly, WI, United States

Engage in a candid conversation with author and professor Pao Lor about navigating humanity, time, cultures, dreams, hopes, compassion, perseverance, and generosity.