Category: Literature
The latest news in the literature scene in Door County along with reviews, creative writing and news about The Hal Prize.
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The Door Garden Club will end its first season with a presentation by nonfiction author Erica Hannickel, Oct. 24 at 10 am. Hannickel’s talk will focus on two 19th-century empresses who loved orchids: Empress Cixi of China, and Empress Eugenie of France. Several genera of orchids assisted both women in rising to power and were […]
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Baptiste Paul To Speak At Write On Gala
Registration is open for Write On, Door County’s 10th annual Fall Gala, a yearly celebration of the organization’s accomplishments and future plans. This year’s theme is “sharing our stories.” The gala will take place Oct. 26, starting with cocktails at 5:30 pm. Dinner by Thyme Catering will start at 6:30 pm, and at 8 pm, […]
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A Weekend of Inspiration at the Island Lit Fest
Nearly 100 attendees were part of a weekend of inspiration at the 11th Washington Island Literary Festival Sept. 20-22. Attendees took in three days of free community creative labs, writing workshops, panel discussions, author talks, book signings and social events. The weekend began with a free creative lab led by writers Alessandra Simmons Rolffs and […]
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Baptiste Paul Steps in for Write On Gala
Award-winning author Baptise Paul will step in as the featured speaker at Write On, Door County’s Oct. 26 gala at the Kress Pavilion. An author, speaker, environmentalist and activist, Paul is the award-winning author of children’s books, including: The Field, To Carnival; I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon; Peace and Climb On; and the […]
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Kimbilio Fellows to Read at Write On
Write On, Door County will present a special reading and conversation with three women writers from Kimbilio, a national organization for fiction writers from the African diaspora. The free reading will take place Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 6:30 pm at the Judville center for writing and storytelling. Tara Betts, Angie Chatman and Camille Forbes are […]
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DC Published Authors Collective: Erika Nelson
Raised in Sister Bay, Erika Nelson is a local author and licensed mental health counselor who recently published Brave Love 365: Daily Inspiration, Validation, and Support for Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse and Toxic Relationships. Nelson is currently working on a therapeutic fiction novel, Brave Love: Alexia’s Journey. Set partially in Door County, it chronicles a […]
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Washington Island Author Publishes Religious Biography
Washington Island author Robert Mazibuko recently released a new book, Planting the Seed. Mazibuko was taught the Bahá’í faith by Emeric and Rosemary Sala, a couple who pioneered to South Africa from Canada during the last Teaching Plan (the Ten Year Spiritual Crusade) initiated by Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith. In the […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘You Shouldn’t Have Come Here’ by Jeneva Rose
Recommended by MORGAN KIEDROWSKI, Novel Bay Booksellers’ newest bookseller Some vacations aren’t relaxing. Grace Evans wanted a break from her fast paced life in NYC but got more than she bargained for at the picturesque Wyoming AirBnB. Even after numerous inexplicable events begin to make her feel uneasy, she can’t help her growing attraction to […]
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Author Talk on New Book About Frank Lloyd Wright
The Friends of Door County Libraries and Write On, Door County have partnered to bring author Kristine Hansen to the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 7 pm to discuss her new book, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wisconsin. The book examines some three dozen of Wright’s Wisconsin buildings and […]
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Faith Adiele: Breaking the Rules One Residency at a Time
Faith Adiele keynotes Write On’s 10th-anniversary gala In the spring of 2021, Faith Adiele received a request to judge a non-fiction contest. Nothing out of the ordinary there. She’s asked to do (and does) a lot of things – lead international writing workshops; pen stories to lull people to sleep for HBO’s A World of […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘The Light is Ours’ by Ann Heyse
Reviewed by Tina Kakuske, librarian A ship captain with a difficult past. An ex-slave. A young widow. A ruthless businessman. All are compelling characters found in the latest offering from Sand Beach Press, The Light is Ours by Ann Heyse. The Light is Ours is Heyse’s first, full-length work of historical fiction, set during 1871-72 […]
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Book Recommendation: The Bluest Eye
During September, we’re featuring book recommendations of banned or challenged books in honor of Banned Book Week, which takes place Oct. 1-7 this year. Recommended by Grace Johnson, bibliophile The Bluest Eye was one of the top banned books in the United States for the last three years: in 2022 it was third, eighth in […]
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Peninsula Poetry: Karen Nystrom
Karen Nystrom is a poet and playwright living in Ellison Bay. She has an MFA in writing from Vermont College. Her poems have appeared in 8142 Review, The Denver Quarterly, The Harvard Review, Indiana Review and Portage Magazine, among others. Nystrom was an original member of the Chicago Poetry Ensemble. She taught creative writing at Indiana University and University of Tennessee. Her play SMOKE was […]
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Online Writing Programs This Fall at Write On
Write On, Door County offers several new online programs this fall for writers at all levels, including one-time workshops as well and on-going classes. “More Grammar for Writers,” led by Tara DaPra, is a two-part series that will review some of those long-forgotten rules of grammar and explore how choices of syntax and diction define […]
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Novel-Style History Features Death’s Door
The Wisconsin Historical Society Press will release its first graphic-novel style history this October: Death’s Door: True Tales of Tragedy, Mystery, and Bravery from the Great Lakes’ Most Dangerous Waters. Written and illustrated by the award-winning children’s book team of Barbara Joosse and Renèe Graef, this illustrated book for young readers relates five true, maritime […]
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Book Recommendation: Ban This Book
During September, we’re featuring book recommendations of banned or challenged books in honor of Banned Book Week, which takes place Oct. 1-7 this year. Recommended by Dominic Frandrup, director at the Door County Library I’m sure people have been hearing the news about book banning and proposed rating systems in the news recently, and I […]
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Technology and Religion with Meghan O’Gieblyn
The Washington Island Literary Festival returns for the 11th year on Sept. 21-23. This year’s presenting authors – Amy Quan Barry, Brenda Cárdenas, Lan Samantha Chang, Meghan O’Gieblyn and Shelby Van Pelt – will host talks and workshops surrounding the 2023 theme, “Space for the Unexpected.” The festival kicks off with a free community creative lab on […]
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Author Talk at the Egg Harbor Library
Author, classical pianist and music teacher Ingrid Hanson-Popp will give an author talk and piano performance Sept. 21, 1 pm, at the Egg Harbor Library. As a caregiver, Hanson-Popp has experienced the struggles of caring for a loved one, which led her to join 24 other caregivers to create Becoming an Orphan: Lovingly Letting Our […]
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Write On Hosts 10th-Anniversary Gala
Write On, Door County is celebrating 10 years of carrying out its mission during its annual Fall Gala: a special event featuring author Faith Adiele, who was the Peninsula Pulse’s 2021 Hal Prize nonfiction judge. The Oct. 26 gala at the Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St. in Egg Harbor, will begin with cocktails at 5:30 […]
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Be at the Algoma Public Library on Sept. 12, 10 am, for the kickoff storytime of 1,000 Books before Kindergarten: a library initiative that encourages parents and caregivers to read 1,000 books to and with children before they enter kindergarten. Books and other rewards are given as incentives along the 1,000-book journey. Learn more at […]