Northwoods Book Festival Kicks Off Summer 2018 with Minocqua Library Event Featuring Author Mary Dougherty Mary Dougherty, author of Life in a Northern Town: Cooking, Eating, and Other Adventures Along Lake Superior, shares her work in a special book talk on Thursday, June 14, at 6:30 pm at the Minocqua Public Library. This event is […]

Matthew Janzen, author of State of Craft Beer, will speak at the Boulder Junction Public Library on Tuesday, June 12, at 6:30 p.m. His talk is part of the Northwoods Book Festival, a series of events sponsored by six local libraries to be held throughout the summer. State of Craft Beer is a unique journey […]

Northwoods authors Callie Bates and John Bates will hold a Book Launch Party on Wednesday, June 6th at 5-7pm at the North Lakeland Discovery Center. The event is open to the public and will include book sales, refreshments, and brief remarks at 6:00pm. Callie Bates is the author of The Waking Land, published by Del Rey in […]

The Waking Land book launch party Tuesday, June 27, 5:00 to 8:00 pm North Lakeland Discovery Center 14006 Discovery Lane, Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin Join us to celebrate the release of The Waking Land by Callie Bates! There will be live music, a book signing and books available for purchase. White pine seedlings will be given away as […]

Tuesday, June 13, 6:00 pm Frank B. Koller Memorial Library US Highway 51, Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin Chad Lewis is a paranormal researcher and author for Unexplained Research. Chad holds a Master’s of Science degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and has trekked across the world in search of the paranormal. From tracking vampires […]

Thursday, July 13, 7:00 pm Campanile Center for the Arts 131 W. Milwaukee St., Minocqua, Wisconsin Sponsored by the Minocqua Public Library Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author, humorist and radio show host from New Auburn, Wisconsin. Perry’s bestselling memoirs include Population 485, Truck: A Love Story, Coop, and Visiting Tom. His […]

Thursday, July 20, 7:00 pm Winchester Public Library 2117 Lake Street, Winchester, Wisconsin Victoria Houston is the author of Dead Spider, the latest in the Loon Lake Mystery Series set in the Northwoods of Wisconsin against a background of fishing. Houston was born and raised in Rhinelander, WI, in the heart of the fishing culture that […]

Thursday, August 3, 7:00 pm Boulder Junction Public Library 5392 Park Street, Boulder Junction, Wisconsin Larry Watson was born and grew up in North Dakota, and was educated in its public schools. Larry married his high school sweetheart, Susan Gibbons, and received his BA and MA from the University of North Dakota, his Ph.D. from the creative […]

Monday, August 7, 7:00 pm Mercer Public Library 2648 Margaret Street, Mercer, Wisconsin B.J. Hollars is the author of several books, most recently Flock Together: A Love Affair With Extinct Birds, From the Mouths of Dogs: What Our Pets Teach Us About Life, Death, and Being Human, as well as a collection of essays, This Is […]