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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Estella Lauter Now Part of Newport’s Poetry Trail
The current display of poetry at Newport State Park features the work of Estella Lauter, Door County Poet Laureate, and will be displayed through March on the Poetry Trail.
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Literacy Night at Southern Door Elementary
Thursday, Nov. 7 from 5 to 7 pm, join teachers, students and families at Southern Door Elementary School to read autumn picture books, make crafts and browse a book fair.
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Book Signing by Author and Historian Jerry Apps
The Clearing Folk School is pleased to host a book signing for celebrated rural historian Jerry Apps, author of eight Wisconsin Historical Society Press books and dozens of other books and articles.
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Calling All Wisconsin Writers & Poets
Wisconsin People & Ideas, the Wisconsin Academy’s quarterly magazine of Wisconsin thought and culture, regularly publishes some of the best fiction and poetry from around the state.
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Peninsula Poets Host Monthly Readings
“Poetry is one of the arts in Door County that doesn’t get talked about so much,” said June Nirschl, one of the organizers of the new Peninsula Poet series of monthly readings to be held at the Sister Bay-Liberty Grove Library.
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Book Signing at Seaquist Orchards
Join Judy DuCharme, author of The Cheesehead Devotional, for a Book Signing at Seaquist Orchards, two miles north of Sister Bay, as they celebrate their annual Apple Festival on Oct.
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The Clearing to Host Jerry Apps Book Signing
Celebrated rural historian, Jerry Apps, recalls the sights, sounds, sentiments and the chill of winters on the farm in his newest Wisconsin Historical Society Press book, The Quiet Season: Remembering Country Winters.
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Used Book Sale at Egg Harbor Library
A used book sale to benefit the Egg Harbor Library will be held Oct. 12 at the Bertschinger Center meeting room from 10 am to 3 pm. Books of all genres, CDs, DVDs and puzzles will be sold at very reasonable prices.
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Readers Rampant to Discuss “Dear Life”
The next meeting of the Readers Rampant Book Club of the Sister Bay/ Liberty Grove library is scheduled for Oct. 8 at 2:30 pm. Dear Life, a collection of short stories by Alice Munro, will be discussed, and some light refreshments will be served.
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Thorpe Signs New Children’s Book at Novel Ideas
On Sept. 29, Novel Ideas bookstore welcomes Harold Thorpe back to Baileys Harbor to sign his hot-off-the-presses children’s book Wyatt’s Woods, which is set in Door County.
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Peninsula Bookman Hosts Peak Season for Murder Release Party
The Peninsula Bookman celebrates the release of Gail Lukasik’s latest Door County mystery novel Peak Season For Murder with a reception on Oct. 5 from 6 – 8 pm.
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New Children’s Book Set in Door County
Wyatt’s Woods, the most recent offering from author, Harold Thorpe, is a heartwarming tale of a boy and his adventures in the woods of Door County. Wyatt’s Woods is Thorpe’s first children’s book, but fans should watch for Aubrey’s Attic, Grayson’s Garage, and Bellamy’s Ball to be released in the near future.
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Nancy Rafal Takes Part in Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry Festival
The Friends of Lorine Niedecker are hosting the fifth Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry Festival on Oct. 11 & 12 at the Dwight Foster Public Library in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
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Redell Headlines October Dickinson Poetry Series
John Patrick Redell will be the featured poet in the UU Fellowship’s Dickinson Poetry Series on Oct. 9 at 7 pm. Although his path is one of constant learning, Redell knows that life is filled with false trails and dead ends.
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Lit Contest Open to All Wisconsin Writers & Poets
Wisconsin People & Ideas, the Wisconsin Academy’s quarterly magazine of Wisconsin thought and culture, regularly publishes some of the best fiction and poetry from around the state.
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Poetry: Finding your voice, using it well
From Oct. 13 – 18, 2013 Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden offers the seminar “Poetry: Finding your voice, using it well” with Marilyn Taylor. Whether participants consider themselves beginners or experienced poets, this course offers an exceptional opportunity for them to write the poems that will clearly and imaginatively express the observations and feelings that are distinctly theirs.
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Share, Celebrate, Slam at Washington Island Lit Festival
The Washington Island Literary Festival “Writing Wisconsin: Facts and Fictions” debuts October 4 – 6 at the Trueblood Performing Arts Center. Featured author and former Wisconsin Public Radio host Jean Feraca will present “From Poetry, To Memoir, To Fiction: A writer’s journey.
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Martha Egan Returns to Wisconsin for Lit Festival
Author Martha Egan returns to her home state for a special appearance in October to promote her award-winning novel, An Apricot Year. Egan, a native of Green Bay, Wis.
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Door County’s Belgian Heritage Spawns A New Poirot
Perhaps the first Belgian sleuth since Poirot debuts this September in Wisconsin, setting up shop in a combo bait-and-fudge shop in Door County in a series written by Christine DeSmet, a Belgian and a writing teacher at University of Wisconsin – Madison.
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Gloria Dougherty’s therapy dog Amos just finished up his summer reading schedule at the Sister Bay library, but will return Sept. 14, Oct. 12 and Nov.