Books
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New cookbook highlights unique foods and cooking styles of northern Wisconsin
Author Victoria Shearer’s lifetime of memories visiting Mercer, Wisconsin inspired her latest book “Way Up North Wisconsin Cookbook: Recipes and Foodways from God’s Country.”
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Catching up on summer reading with Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library
This summer’s all-ages program with the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library includes author talks and an appearance from the Librarian of Congress.
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UW-Whitewater’s Holly Wilson on her debut novel, ‘Kittentits’
Holly Wilson’s work has appeared in Narrative magazine, Redivider, Northwest Review, Short Story, New Stories from the South, and elsewhere. She was a Kingsbury Fellow at Florida State University, where she received a PhD in creative writing. She grew up in Kansas and currently makes her home in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, where she lives with…
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Film critic Ian Nathan looks at the legacy of the ‘Mad Max’ cinematic universe
Ian Nathan is back with a comprehensive look at the creation, production and legacy of the Mad Max franchise with his latest installment, “The Legend of Mad Max: The Complete Saga from Mad Max to Furiosa.”
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La Crosse author promotes ‘third places’ as key to better communities
“We’re becoming less interdependent and that means we spend less time together. We are fundamentally social animals. We have to spend time with other people in community in order to feel good about our lives,” author Richard Kyte said on WPR’s “Morning Edition.”
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Daniel Goldin’s summer book list takes readers on a trip around the world
During a recent interview on WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show,” Daniel Goldin took us on a trip around the world with his top 20 best reads for this summer.
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Wisconsin author writes new book to bring hope to children of color
Through pictures and words, author Baptiste Paul of Green Bay speaks directly to Black and brown children about racial inequality and emotions that children of color might experience.
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Alexandra Tanner’s debut novel is a ‘Seinfeldian’ take on sibling rivalry
Novelist Alexandra Tanner has written a funny, tender and frank novel, “Worry.” She chats about it with WPR’s “BETA.”
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Priyanka Mattoo revisits her incredible journey in memoir, ‘Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones’
Priyanka Mattoo now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and children. She’s a former talent agent. She fills in WPR’s “BETA” on this and everything in between.
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‘Who We Are Is Where We Are’: Discovering home in Iron County after mining industry’s exit
The history of Iron County serves as a microcosm of how deindustrialization in the 20th century affected communities across the Midwest, according to sociologist Amanda McMillan Lequieu, who spent years interviewing residents and leaders in the northern Wisconsin county.