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Walking Home Ground by Robert Root

May 28, 2018 - 12:30pm

Monday, May 28 through Friday, June 15. Read by Jim Fleming. Robert Root moves to a small town in southeast Wisconsin and walks the same terrain traveled by three Wisconsin conservation luminaries. Wisconsin Historical Society: 0870207865 | ISBN-13: 978-0870207860)

An Author's Story Of Love In A Time of Mass Migration

May 16, 2018 - 12:30pm

TPakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid sets his newest novel, "Exit West," in a world of permanent mass migration, in a city ripped apart by civil war. He told Steve Paulson he modeled it on his own city — Lahore, Pakistan.

The Philosopher’s Flight by Tom Miller

May 7, 2018 - 12:30pm

Monday, May 7 through Friday, May 25, 2018. Read by Norman Gilliland. Tom Miller creates a story of historical fantasy set during World War I that mixes romance, gunplay, and social awareness into a steampunk adventure. This is the debut novel from this Wisconsin native. (Simon & Schuster; ISBN-10: 1476778159...

An Author Marvels At The Inner Life Of Trees

May 1, 2018 - 11:55am

You wouldn’t think a novel about trees would become a major literary event. But Richard Powers' "The Overstory" is overturning a lot of conventional thinking. It’s been called "visionary" and "monumental." And though human characters shape the plot of this 500-page epic, the real heroes are trees.

A Country Year by Sue Hubbell

April 23, 2018 - 12:30pm

Monday, April 23 through Friday, May 4, 2018. Read by Carol Cowan in June, 1988. A memoir about starting life over as a beekeeper in the Ozarks and the joys of a life attuned to nature. (Mariner Books; ISBN-10: 0544310292

The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony with Graham Spence

March 26, 2018 - 12:30pm

Monday, March 26 through Friday, April 20, 2018. Read by Jim Fleming. Lawrence Anthony devoted his life to protecting the world's endangered species, but then he was asked to accept a herd of wild elephants on his game reserve in Zululand. (Thomas Dunne Books: ISBN-10: 1627793097 | ISBN-13: 978-1250007810) THEME:...

Author Angie Thomas: I Had 2 Options, Burn Down My Campus Or Use My Emotions In My Art

March 20, 2018 - 1:30pm

Author Angie Thomas poured her emotions into her debut young adult novel. "The Hate U Give" has become a best-selling novel, nominated for a national book award and soon to be a film. Thomas talks about how writing the book has changed her, and how teenagers give her hope.

WITC-Superior Holds Strategic Planning Session

March 8, 2018 - 9:00pm

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College develops strategic plans every three years for its four campuses in northern Wisconsin. Leaders at WITC-Superior held a meeting today to collect input on how to move their campus forward.

The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall

March 5, 2018 - 12:30pm

Monday, March 5 through Friday, March 23, 2018. Read by Michele Good. Ten year old Willow Havens worries about the health and lifestyle of her mother Polly, a cantankerous, larger than life southern woman who doesn't quite fit into their small Texas town. (Viking: ISBN-10: 0399562095 ) | ISBN-13 9780399562099...

Meetings Focus On Proposed Maple Schools Referendum

March 1, 2018 - 9:00pm

Maple School District officials are holding informational meetings about plans for a roughly half million dollar referendum. The measure is to help support and maintain the current programs in the district.

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Walking Home Ground by Robert Root

An Author's Story Of Love In A Time of Mass Migration

The Philosopher’s Flight by Tom Miller

An Author Marvels At The Inner Life Of Trees

A Country Year by Sue Hubbell

The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony with Graham Spence

Author Angie Thomas: I Had 2 Options, Burn Down My Campus Or Use My Emotions In My Art

WITC-Superior Holds Strategic Planning Session

The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall

Meetings Focus On Proposed Maple Schools Referendum

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