Category: Literature News
Door County writing classes, poetry readings, author appearances, meetups and more. Experience the rich literature community of the Door in inspiring settings.
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Local Author Tells Native American History in New Novel
by WINIFRED [email protected] It’s a cloudless night in the second half of the 17th century, long before ferries or even the name Washington Island existed. Ogima, the young narrator of Sturgeon Bay resident Thomas Davis’ new work, is crossing to the place that he and his people, the Potawatomi, call Wassekigganeso. He is accompanying a […]
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Book Signing with Podcaster Ray Fister
Door 44 Winery is hosting a book signing with Ray Fister on April 29, 1 pm. He’s the producer of the Life between the Vines podcast – the longest running wine podcast – and an online newsletter that seeks to make wine less intimidating through its interviews with winemakers worldwide. In his new book, Vino Lingo, Fister […]
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Clarizio Signs Books at Yardstick
Sturgeon Bay author Valerie Clarizio is signing copies of her new book, A Fraudulent Encounter, as well as her other titles, May 5, 5-8 pm. She’s a USA Today bestselling author who has published 17 romance works since 2012. In A Fraudulent Encounter – part of the author’s Crime and Passion Stalk City Hall Series – widowed […]
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OtherWorlds Celebrates Independent Bookstore Day
OtherWorlds Books & More is celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with a surprise book exchange April 28, 5 pm. Participants should take a book that has special meaning to them and is wrapped to keep it secret. Each participant will choose a book, and the person who shared it will explain what makes it special. Everyone […]
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Employee Information Sought for Masterfreeze History Booklet
Linda Beckstrom – a 1971 Gibraltar alumna and a granddaughter of the founder of Sister Bay’s Masterfreeze Corporation, E.F. “Andy” Anderson – is creating a history of the company. With a government contract in the early 1950s, Masterfreeze employed nearly 300 people to build walk-in freezers between 1945 and 1966. Beckstrom has received a collection of […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘Pineapple Street’ by Jenny Jackson
Recommended by KARLIE MARTENS, Bookseller, Novel Bay Booksellers When you’re stuck in the melodrama of your own family, sometimes it’s nice to float away and enjoy someone else’s family drama. Pineapple Street offers exactly that. Readers travel to the fruit streets of Brooklyn, where they meet the Stocktons: members of a wealthy, tennis-loving, out-of-touch-with-reality family. […]
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Indigenous Nations Poets Gather in Door County
Sixteen Indigenous poetry fellows from 12 tribal nations will gather with distinguished Indigenous faculty in Door County April 23-28 for the second In-Na-Po: the Indigenous Nations Poets mentoring retreat. In-Na-Po is a new organization dedicated to mentoring emerging Native writers, founded by former Wisconsin poet laureate Kimberly Blaeser (Anishinaabe). The poets will give a poetry […]
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New Submission Categories for Hal Prize in Photography
The contest is also using a new submission platform There’s less than one month until submissions open for the 2023 Hal Prize, and as we move toward the opening, my excitement continues to grow. We have some changes this year that will make the contest even better, including new photography categories selected by our partners […]
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Deadline Extended for Write On Residency
Because of some complications in its system, Write On, Door County has extended the deadline for residency applications to April 30. This application is for its traditional residency program, which offers writers and literary arts administrators the opportunity to focus on projects for one week to one month. Other than the application fee, there is […]
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Rediscovering Tennessee Williams
Third Avenue PlayWorks’ (TAP) play-reading club will meet again April 19, 3:30 pm, to discuss A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. TAP’s artistic director, Jacob Janssen, will lead the discussion, which will be held in person at the Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S. 4th Ave., or via Zoom at doorcountylibrary.org.
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Book of Guided Meditation for Men
Local poet Joseph Lopez recently released Paper Tiger Hunters, a book of guided meditation and reflection written for men to help them gather the tools they need to jump-start change, and for their partners and friends who want insight. Topics include trauma, anger, honesty, equality in partnership, therapy, grief, ego, validation, purpose, safety and communication. […]
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What Kind Of Ancestor Do You Want To Be?
Author Katherine Kassouf Cummings, co-editor of the anthology What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be?, will give a presentation in observance of Earth Day on April 22, 10:30 am, at the Miller Art Museum, 107 S. 4th Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. As we face an ever-more-fragmented world, this book demands a return to […]
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Max Garland Reads from New Collection
Write On, Door County welcomes back former Wisconsin poet laureate Max Garland for a special event Thursday, April 20, 6:30 pm, when he will read from his new collection, Into the Good World Again. The poems in the collection are ones of remembering – not only of the anguish and isolation of the global pandemic, during […]
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Write On, Door County is partnering with Door Shakespeare to host a sonnet-writing contest in anticipation of Door Shakespeare’s production of As You Like It this summer. In the play, the character Orlando pins verses declaring his love for Rosalind on trees in the Arden Forest. Sonnets submitted to the contest will be incorporated into […]
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Yardstick Hosts Reading for Kewaunee Author
Kewaunee author Ralls Melotte will read from his first novel, Cat’s Cafe, on April 14, 5:30-6:30 pm, at Yardstick Books. He’ll also discuss his writing process and the extensive research that went into the book – the first in his Eagle Rock trilogy – because he used the events that led to the creation of the real […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘Sacred Moments’ by Lee LeVoy
Recommended by CHRISTINA JOHNSON, branch manager, Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library As a librarian and a caregiver, I found that choosing the ideal book to highlight during April – which is both National Poetry Month and Parkinson’s Awareness Month – was easy because Sacred Moments: One Couple’s Walk with Parkinson’s is a blend of both. Like a […]
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Judges Announced for 2023 Hal Prize
Submissions open May 1 It’s starting to feel like spring on the peninsula, and to me, that means more than just warmer weather and sunlight at 6 pm: It means it’s time to announce the judges for the Hal Prize, the Peninsula Pulse’s annual creative writing and photography contest – one of my favorite times […]
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Algoma Author Celebrates Book Release at Yardstick
Algoma author Bret Kissinger will be at Yardstick Books on April 7, 5-7 pm, to discuss and sign copies of his third novel, The Final Edit. At 7 pm, he’ll give a brief presentation and answer questions. Refreshments will be served. In The Final Edit, it was a bitterly cold Halloween night when college student […]
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Write On, Door County is introducing two new programs featuring area writers. Local Authors Discuss features members of the Door County Published Authors Collective reading from and discussing a particular topic or focus in their writing, and the programs will take place on a (mostly) monthly basis. All ages are welcome, and members of book […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘Inkheart’ by Cornelia Funke
Inkheart is probably one of my most damaged books. I first read it back in middle school, and it was one of those books where, once I had completed the final page, I would flip back to the beginning and read it all over again. The spine is cracked, and I’m surprised the pages have […]