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Wisconsin Authors
During 2005, Wisconsin Public Radio will feature writers from across the state. This series will premiere a new profile the first Monday of every month, on the NPR News and Classical network at 5:30am and 7:30am CT. Below are installments already produced by WPR staff, updates will happen on a monthly basis.
NOTE: The Wisconsin Authors Series ends December 2005. We are no longer accepting submissions of book and author ideas, and have no immediate plans for continuing this series into 2006.
A Native American Child's Survival Story; WPR Book Series Part 12
12/05/05
When French fur trappers first arrived in Wisconsin's Northwoods they brought more than iron pots, knives and axes to trade with the Ojibway people who lived there. They also brought diseases. In the final installment of our Wisconsin Author Series Gil Halsted reviews Time of the Eagle, a novel by Stephanie Lowden that tells the story of two Ojibway children, orphaned by a small pox outbreak and forced to endure a brutal winter, guided only by a spirit Eagle...
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Way of Life Not Just Stories; WPR Book Series, Part 11
11/07/05
As more and more farms disappear, stories about living an agrarian life are becoming a kind of folklore. That worries Justin Isherwood, the author of Farm Kid: Growing up In Rural America. Isherwood’s book is a collection of experiences from his own youth on a dairy farm in Plover, Wisconsin. He spoke with Shawn Johnson as part of our continuing series on Wisconsin authors…
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Author Takes on the Job of Telling Chief Oshkosh's Story; WPR Book Series, Part 10
10/03/05
Most modern residents associate "Oshkosh" with the city on the shores of lake Winnebago. It's also the name of a pivotal Menominee Indian Chief, who preserved his traditional homeland while making inroads with top political leaders of the 19th century. Chief Oshkosh is the subject of a new book, Like a Deer Chased by the Dogs - The Life of Chief Oshkosh. Patty Murray has this report as we continue our year-long series on Wisconsin Authors…
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Offbeat Tale of Parenthood Deals with Effort to Raise Gender-Neutral Baby; WPR Book Series, Part 9
09/05/05
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 An androgynous Mother Goose Book, a boycotted ultrasound, and the alias of "Baby X" are but a few of the elements found in the quirky novel, Maybe Baby, written by Madison native Tenaya Darlington. The plot revolves around a young couple's provocative plan to raise a gender-neutral baby, and the less-than-enthusiastic response from the expectant mother's parents. Darlington says her story has many other couples doing double-takes on parenthood, as Brian Bull reports in our continuing series on Wisconsin Authors…
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Little Town Ablaze with Murder and Mystery; WPR Book Series, Part 8
08/01/05
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The usually quiet, rural, bluff areas that dominate parts of western Wisconsin come alive with strange crimes that affect a small community in author Mary Logue’s latest book. Poison Heart is the fifth in her Claire Watkin’s mysteries that take place in tiny Pepin County. The book was just released July 26th. It’s the latest in our Wisconsin author series. Mary Jo Wagner has this review… running time 4:55
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Chronicling Baseball’s History in Milwaukee; WPR Book Series, Part 7
7/04/05
Todd Mishler’s new book hits the highs and lows of Milwaukee baseball, as well as uncovering plenty of little-known stories from the past. In this month's installment of our Books by Wisconsin Authors series, Terry Bell takes a look at Baseball in Beertown...
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Brewed With Style---The Story Of The House Of Heileman
WPR Book Series Part 6
06/06/05
 | The rise and fall of the House of Heileman had a significant effect on the people and economy of the La Crosse area. The local brewery grew to be the fourth largest in the United States. Its demise had repercussions around the world. In the sixth segment of our series on Wisconsin authors, Sandra Harris talked with the authors of a book on the history of the brewery....
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An Intimate Look at Breast Cancer Treatment; WPR Book Series, Part 5
5/02/05
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In light of Breast Cancer Awareness month, today’s installment of our series on Wisconsin authors deals with one couple’s struggle to cope with a potentially-terminal diagnosis. Jody Glynn Patrick and her husband Kevin write candidly about the realities of aggressive breast cancer treatment – from medical screw-ups and money worries to the raw challenges of physical intimacy. |
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During is a story of family and faith, of fears and hope. Its pages take us on a nine-month journey to the edge of life. Catherine Brand has this profile... running time 6:04
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Regional "Spider Man" Aims to Undemonize Spiders; WPR Book Series, Part 4
4/04/05
Spiders have gotten a lot of bad press over the centuries. They were blamed in part for the Plague in the Middle Ages to being villains on the silver screen. But as Mike Simonson continues our series on regional authors, one man is devoting part of his life to promoting arachnids in the book, Spiders of the North Woods...
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Author Pieces Together Underground Railroad in Historical Fiction; WPR Book Series, Part 3
3/07/05
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Much like quilters assemble blankets with blocks of fabric, historians piece together the past with scraps of information. Legend links quilts to the Underground Railroad used by runaway slaves prior to the Civil War. Shamane Mills profiles Wisconsin author Jennifer Chiaverni, who weaves a fictional story based on what may be actual history, called The Sugar Camp Quilt...
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The Underground railroad tunnel at the Milton House Museum in Milton, WI. Fugitive slaves used these at their own risk. (Photos used with permission from the Milton Historical Society). |  |  |
Native Americans Pass on Early Recollections; WPR Book Series, Part 2
2/07/05
Trading fish and maple syrup for milk and flour and gathering wild rice in early fall. These are vivid memories for a group of tribal elders from the Lac Du Flambeau Ojibwe tribe. They are collected for the first time in a new book that celebrates the Native American oral tradition. In this month's installment of our Books by Wisconsin Author series, Gil Halsted reports on the Memories of Lac Du Flambeau Elders...
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Wisconsin Author Ponders Concept of Hidden Wholeness; WPR Book Series, Part 1
1/3/05
Wisconsin isn't necessarily known as a literary hotbed, but there are hundreds of people in the state publishing books.
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Today, Wisconsin Public Radio begins a monthly series highlighting some of those writers and their most recent books. The latest work by Wisconsin based author Parker Palmer is titled A Hidden Wholeness, The Journey Toward an Undivided Life." Connie Walker has more about the book.... | 
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Rebecca Zombrano (left) is a Madison teacher and participant in the Circles of Trust/Courage to Teach program, described in Parker's book. Barb Hummel (right) is a group facilitator.
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