After Near Cancellation, the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Is Back
After its longtime host and sponsor shut down, the beloved literary festival found new life. This year, it runs Nov. 7-8 at Carroll University.
Review: Thomas Pynchon’s New Novel Is a Feast of Milwaukee Oddity
Does cheese possess consciousness? Did Milwaukee really have bowling ball hospitals? Find out in Shadow Ticket, the famously reclusive, acclaimed author’s 1932-set novel.
Author Q&A: John U. Bacon on ‘The Gales of November’ and the Edmund Fitzgerald
The new book comes just ahead of the 50th anniversary of perhaps the Great Lakes’ most legendary maritime disaster.
3 New Things Coming to Milwaukee This October
A new mystery novel, cozy Wisco merch and a sophmore album from Ladybird .
The Redesigned Martin Luther King Library Branch Opens in Harambee Neighborhood
After more than two years of construction, the branch reopened with a slate of new features.
Building Community at Lion’s Tooth in Bay View
We sat down with owners Shelly McClone-Carriere and Cris Siqueira of the specialty bookstore to talk about their recipe for success and how they survived opening during COVID.
3 New Things Coming to Milwaukee This September
The Pack’s latest draft pick, a new indie album and a novel about small-town Wisconsin.
Q&A: Amanda Uhle Untangles Family Knots in Her Memoir ‘Destroy This House’
The McSweeney’s director (and one-time Milwaukeean) comes to Boswell Books on Sept. 5.
Riverwest’s Literary Fantasy-Inflected Argren Faire Goes Big in Its Second Year
The Ren Faire-style immersive street festival is inspired by two local authors’ series novels filled with magic, witches and rebels fighting an evil oppressor.
Inside Milwaukee’s Two New Romance Bookstores
Romance is in the air, Milwaukee! These two new stores are bringing the romance trend to the city.