Books & Literature
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How Milwaukee Became LGBTQ-Friendly
Aug 8th, 2016 by Michail Takach
It went from very intolerant to more gay bars than Chicago by 1969, a new book finds.
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Book Club
Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus
Aug 2nd, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
What is the systemic problem that sets the rich against the poor and the technologists against everybody else?
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How Walker Won The Rural Vote
May 9th, 2016 by Katherine J. Cramer
Resentment of Milwaukee and Madison was a key factor. Excerpt from new book.
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Books
So This Poet Joins the Military Police…
May 12th, 2015 by Richard Davis
Ex-Milwaukeean Rick Ryan returns for a reading from his new book, ‘There’s a Man with a Gun Over There.’
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Books
The Poet Who Made Milwaukee Famous
Apr 7th, 2015 by Richard Davis
John Koethe may be at the peak of his success. His latest poem, published in The New Yorker, includes a scene in a Riverwest bar.
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Booked Up
Five Great Books I Meant To Review
Dec 30th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
A farewell to my readers, with five must-read books of 2014.
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Booked Up
Give the Gift of Reading
Nov 28th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.Whether you’re buying for friends or family, young or old, there’s a great book to buy for them.
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Booked Up
The Enduring Artistry of Margaret Atwood
Nov 21st, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
If you’ve never read her, Atwood’s wonderful new book of short stories is a great place to start.
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Booked Up
Back to the Future
Nov 13th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
Ben Lerner’s 10:04 is a poetic novel where change is constant and the future ever beckons.
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Booked Up
Jane Smiley’s New Epic Novel
Nov 7th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author begins a new trilogy -- and beautifully -- in Some Luck.
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Review
Bob Odenkirk Isn’t a Load of Hooey
Nov 5th, 2014 by Joey Grihalva
The author and comedian best known for his role in ‘Breaking Bad” reinvented -- hilariously -- the traditional author reading.
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Booked Up
Iowa Is/Isn’t For Lovers
Oct 28th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist Marilynne Robinson returns to her fictional town of Gilead, Iowa, for an unusual romance story.
