books

Film professor Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece brings her deep knowledge of horror movies to the page with “Poltergeist,” an apocalyptic horror novel set in a melting Arctic.

Many are considered, few can be chosen: Meet the six distinctive Wisconsin voices behind the 2026 “Larry Meiller Show” book club selections.

Ryan Martin is known as “The Anger Professor.” In his new book, he offers advice on dealing with a wide range of human emotions. It’s called “Emotion Hacks: 50 Ways to Feel Better Fast.”

“A Little Princes,” written by Francis Hodgson Burnett, airs through Dec. 29 on WPR’s “Chapter A Day.”

Hudson native Amy Timberlake crafts winter scenes and centers Wisconsin’s unique glacial topography in the plot of her latest book for young readers.

A heartwarming Swedish novel and a book about a frozen vegetable family business make the list of Goldin’s top picks for the year.

“The Unmapping is what happens when your city sort of gets sick and reacts very negatively. Every building rearranges with each other at four o’clock in the morning. Every single day.”

People read the equivalent of a novel a day on digital media, a Marquette University professor says. But there’s something to be gained by spending time with a book.

Sharmain Harris started selling drugs at age 11. After attending a military style bootcamp in prison, Harris is now a professional speaker on father relationships. But in his new memoir he writes how even after his success, the felon label continues to disrupt his life.

The children’s book “Ellie’s Pursuit of the Mighty Fitz,” is a tribute to the people who died when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in 1975. It’s also a memorial to the author who wrote it.