Category: Fiction
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Meet Illustrator Bonnie Leick at Novel Bay
Dress up early in those Halloween costumes to visit Novel Bay Booksellers, 44 N. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay, on Oct. 23, 10 am – 1 pm, to meet the illustrator Bonnie Leick. She’ll be signing copies of It’s Halloween, Little Monster, which she illustrated and Helen Ketteman wrote. Little Monster is going trick-or-treating for […]
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Writing On The Door Series Focuses on Mysteries
Write On, Door County’s conference series, Writing on the Door, will present its first conference for mystery lovers Oct. 22-24. It will feature panel discussions with authors and breakout sessions at Write On’s writing center and the Birch Creek Music Performance Center. Presenting authors will include Pete Hautman, who earned the National Book Award for […]
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J.P. Jordan Signing Copies of ‘All In’ Oct. 9
Author J.P. Jordan will be signing copies of his second mystery thriller – the recently released All In – on Oct. 9, 11 am – 2 pm, at the Tannenbaum Holiday Shop, 11054 Hwy 42 in Sister Bay. All In features Detective Chuck Nowitzke and his partner, Anissa Taylor, whom readers met in Jordan’s first novel, Men […]
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Algoma Author Publishes Second Novel
Algoma author Bret Kissinger has blended his loves of history and writing to create his second novel, Gone the Way of the Dodo Bird. It’s Chicago, 1926. Prohibition is in full effect, leaving the Windy City under the rule of the warring Irish North Side and Italian South Side, and Johnny De Luca is a […]
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Author Discusses New Mystery, ‘Deep Green Envy’
Novel Bay Booksellers’ favorite cozy-mystery writer, Joy Ann Ribar, will celebrate the launch of the fourth book in the Deep Lakes Mystery series, Deep Green Envy, with a talk and signing Oct. 2, 1-3 pm, at the store, 44 N. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Because the series features Frankie Champagne, the event will include […]
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Clarizio Publishes Second Preserver & Protector Novel
USA Today bestselling author Valerie J. Clarizio has released Destiny Reclaimed, the second book in her Preserver & Protector Novel series. Jack Cornelis’ life is planned: Complete his tour of duty in Vietnam intact. Return home. Marry his sweetheart. Have a family. But the powers that be have other ideas for him. Like his ancestors, […]
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Finding Your Own Fiction: Q&A with Hal Prize fiction judge Lan Samantha Chang
Lan Samantha Chang knows a thing or two about fiction, about writing. This Appleton native has made her way from the halls of Yale, to New York City’s bustling publishing scene, to the hallowed classrooms of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she is currently the director. (If you aren’t familiar with the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, […]
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Book Review: ‘Death Washes Ashore’
Review by Carolyn Kane Author Patricia Skalka made a virtual appearance in April to discuss her newly published novel, Death Washes Ashore, with guests of Write On, Door County. This work is the sixth installment in her Dave Cubiak mystery series, and readers who are familiar with Cubiak’s adventures might reasonably have expected his creator […]
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May 17, 1-3 pm Writing from the Field Poet Tracy Zeman leads a walk through the grounds of Write On, encouraging participants to find inspiration in natural and cultural history for their poetry or prose. The program is $30, with a 10% discount for Write On members. Scholarships are available. May 17, 7 pm Combat […]
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New Releases at Novel Bay Booksellers
Looking for something new to read? Glean some inspiration from these recent additions to the shelves at Novel Bay Booksellers (novelbaybooks.com), 44 N. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. CHILDREN’S BOOKS Moimoi by the University of Tokyo Baby Lab This little board book promises a lot: “Shapes, colors and sound that will soothe your crying baby.” […]
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Patricia Skalka Releases 6th Installment in Dave Cubiak Series
The sixth installment in author Patricia Skalka’s Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery series, Death Washes Ashore, will be released April 20. In it, Sheriff Dave Cubiak heads out into the aftermath of a brutal storm on the peninsula to assess the damage and check in with folks to offer help. His assistant calls about a […]
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Marty’s Road Trip Tells A Monarch’s Tale
Pat Ensing has published Marty’s Road Trip (wingitpress.com), a children’s picture book about a stowaway caterpillar from Door County who unwittingly found himself in the loving home of an Illinois couple who bought a vase of flowers at a roadside stand.Marty and his newfound friends were surprised to encounter each other, but they were immediately […]
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Hal Prize Announces Photography Judges
The Hal Prize organizers are excited to welcome back Coburn Dukehart as a 2021 photography judge, but this year, her father, Tad Dukehart, will join her to create a father-daughter judging team. Coburn has spent almost 20 years pursuing the craft of photojournalism and multimedia storytelling. She’s the digital and multimedia director for the Wisconsin […]
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Door County Writes: “The Day’s Eye”
Fiction by Jennifer Shneiderman Carl took his time picking through cellophane-wrapped flowers in the store’s waterlogged buckets. He searched for the nicest of the bunch. No dried, browned stems. No missing petals. He searched for perfect yellow disks and unmolested white rays. Daisies for Daisy. The word came from the Old English “day’s eye,” a […]
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Le Guin’s Lessons Shine through Science Fiction and Fantasy
Welcome to a new installment of the Door County Readers series. Twice a month, we invite readers to talk about which books have been most influential to them, their favorite authors, what they’re reading now and more. This week, Logan Thomas shares his newfound appreciation for Ursula K. Le Guin. Let the discussion begin! by […]
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Can Problematic Plays Be Saved? Should They Be Saved?
It is possible, dear, for someone to hit you – hit you hard – and not hurt at all. Last week we examined how modern productions can adapt problematic scenes in classic theater for contemporary audiences. This week I’ll look at when it’s appropriate to change old texts for modern sensibilities, and when I feel it’s more […]
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Stephen King’s The Stand: A Perfect Pandemic Read
Welcome to a new installment of the Door County Readers series. Twice a month, we invite readers to talk about which books have been most influential to them, their favorite authors, what they’re reading now and more. This week, Peninsula Pulse editorial intern Solomon Lindenberg discusses reading Stephen King’s The Stand during a pandemic. Let […]
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Door Reader Series: Fahrenheit 451
I was in seventh grade the first time that I read Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. I wasn’t a particular fan of science fiction, nor was I a fan of dystopian fiction. That being said, Fahrenheit 451 didn’t even register as belonging to a genre as I read it. Bradbury’s language was so rich and real […]
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Celebrating the Literature of Pride
Book recommendations by queer authors An important part of Pride Month – and of continued support of the LGBTQIA+ community throughout the year – is sharing the stories and voices of those in the community. Whether you’re a fan of fiction, nonfiction or poetry, you should find something to savor from this list of stories […]
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During the 1980s and ’90s, many Americans were thinking fondly of rural Minnesota, largely thanks to Garrison Keillor and his radio tales of Lake Wobegon: “The little town that time forgot, that the decades cannot improve.” If Lake Wobegon was not the listener’s hometown, it might have been the place where Grandmother had lived. People […]