Hear Engel talk about her writing and answer questions from the audience.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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