EDGERTON’S LEGACY TO STERLING NORTH
Presents
THE 14TH ANNUAL BOOK & FILM FESTIVAL
Featuring
“PATHWAYS TO PEACE”
HEADLINER: Planting the Seed
In August 2012, Wade Michael Page fatally shot six people in a mass shooting at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. It was the worst race-based attack in the U.S. since the KKK bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. In the wake of his father’s murder in the attack, Pardeep Kaleka, found reckoning in the strangest of places; the insight of a former white supremacist, Arno Michaelis, who was on a mission to stop the hate he had fueled to create against those he thought were Un-American.
Pardeep Kaleka, a native of Punjab, India, who grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, formerly a police officer and educator, and co-author of The Gifts of Our Wounds, is a trauma therapist, award-winning community relations journalist, and peace activist/consultant who collaborates with government and non-government stakeholders to create policy and procedures to combat the rise of hate in the US. An example of this is Serve2Unite, an organization Pardeep co-founded in response to tragedy which engages communities in building healthy social fabric and communal identity to address conflict from a trauma-informed mental health approach. Over the past 7 years, the work of Serve2Unite has been locally and internationally recognized as the recipient of The Search for Common Ground Award, Citizen Diplomat Award, The Guru Nanak Award, and The Parliament of World Religions for the work of building safe, inclusive communities and schools. |
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CHILDREN’S BOOKS: The Sprouting Years
2019 Festival Award Winner, Barbara Joosse, has written over fifty books for children, with translations in 29 languages. While Joosse’s best known as a picture book author, she’s also written chapter books, co-written lyrics for a Nashville band (The Happy Racers), co-written a musical (Lovabye Dragon, which debuted at First Stage Children’s Theatre in Milwaukee and was awarded the Jim Henson Family Grant), children’s walking tours, magazine columns and, most recently, screen plays and a mini-series. Fall 2019 will also see the debut of a new musical based on her book, Ghost Wings. The musical, On the Wings of a Mariposa, will premiere at First Stage Children’s Theater in Milwaukee October 18. For more about this year’s Festival Award Winner, visit her exclusive page on our website.
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YOUTH BOOKS: The Growing Years
Amanda Zieba, author of the Orphan Train Series and the Champion Chocolatier Series, is a self-proclaimed word nerd and has been so her whole life. In her opinion, back-to-school supply shopping should be a national holiday because she certainly finds fresh notebooks and new pens a reason to celebrate. After a dozen years in public education, she now teaches writing part time at the college level, writes educational materials for a cultural connectivity company and most of all enjoys making up stories for the enjoyment of readers of all ages. She is the author of eight books with more on the way. She visits schools and book clubs and leads writing workshops and retreats in four states across the Midwest. You can learn more about Amanda and connect with her at www.amandazieba.com.
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FICTION Books: The Growing Pains
Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed historical novels, including Resistance Women, Enchantress of Numbers, and Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, as well as the beloved Elm Creek QuiltsSseries, and six books of quilt patterns inspired by her novels. Her original quilt designs have been featured in Country Woman, Quiltmaker, Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volumes 3-5, and Quilt, and her short stories have appeared in Quiltmaker and Quilters Newsletter Magazine. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, she lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin. About her historical fiction, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes, “In addition to simply being fascinating stories, these novels go a long way in capturing the texture of life for women, rich and poor, black and white, in those perilous years.”
Visit Jennifer’s Website: https://jenniferchiaverini.com Follow Jennifer on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenniferChiaveriniAuthor |
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NONFICTION BOOKS: Upheaval and Resting Places
Scott Spoolman is a science writer who has focused on the environmental sciences, especially those stories of natural science and the environment related to Wisconsin and surrounding states. He grew up in northern Wisconsin. After earning a master's degree from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism, he worked for several years as an editor in the publishing industry. Since then, he has worked as a freelance writer and has coauthored several editions of a series of environmental science textbooks. His recently published books are Wisconsin State Parks: Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, and Wisconsin Rocks: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Badger State, published by Mountain Press Publishing Company.
In Wisconsin State Parks: Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History, science writer Scott Spoolman takes readers with him to twenty-eight state parks and forests where evidence of the state’s striking geologic and natural history are on display. The book includes one or more trail guides for each park, which hikers can take with them on the trails to view the ample evidence of Wisconsin’s ancient history. In Wisconsin Rocks! A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Badger State, Spoolman provides a handy guidebook with directions to and descriptions of 52 fascinating geological attractions. The author tells stories of events and processes that shaped Wisconsin’s landscapes, including volcanic eruptions, invasions by ancient seas, crushing glaciers, and centuries of erosion. Wisconsin State Parks was the Wisconsin Historical Society Press’s best-selling title in 2018 and won the Gold in the 2018 Forward Indies Book Award competition for regional nonfiction.
Scott Spoolman is a science writer who has focused on the environmental sciences, especially those stories of natural science and the environment related to Wisconsin and surrounding states. He grew up in northern Wisconsin. After earning a master's degree from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism, he worked for several years as an editor in the publishing industry. Since then, he has worked as a freelance writer and has coauthored several editions of a series of environmental science textbooks. His recently published books are Wisconsin State Parks: Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, and Wisconsin Rocks: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Badger State, published by Mountain Press Publishing Company.
In Wisconsin State Parks: Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History, science writer Scott Spoolman takes readers with him to twenty-eight state parks and forests where evidence of the state’s striking geologic and natural history are on display. The book includes one or more trail guides for each park, which hikers can take with them on the trails to view the ample evidence of Wisconsin’s ancient history. In Wisconsin Rocks! A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Badger State, Spoolman provides a handy guidebook with directions to and descriptions of 52 fascinating geological attractions. The author tells stories of events and processes that shaped Wisconsin’s landscapes, including volcanic eruptions, invasions by ancient seas, crushing glaciers, and centuries of erosion. Wisconsin State Parks was the Wisconsin Historical Society Press’s best-selling title in 2018 and won the Gold in the 2018 Forward Indies Book Award competition for regional nonfiction.
Mark Hertzberg is the author and photographer of three books about Frank Lloyd Wright's work in Racine, Wisconsin. An award-winning photojournalist, Hertzberg was director of photography of The Journal Times in Racine until his retirement in March 2012. He serves on the board of directors of the Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin Tourism Heritage Program.
Frank Lloyd Wright is best known for his urban and suburban houses. Lesser known are the more than 40 summer "cottages" he designed in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario. Many of the early summer cottages have a rustic feel and are not as easily recognized as Wright's prolific year-round domestic designs. Among them is a stunning estate on Delavan Lake in southern Wisconsin called Penwern. Hertzberg’s, Penwern: A Summer Estate, features beautiful color photographs, plus vintage black and white pictures and original Wright drawings. This book transports readers back to the glory days of gracious living and entertaining on the lake. |
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POETRY: Flowers in the Dust
Born and raised on the Oneida Reservation in northeastern Wisconsin, Louis V. Clark III turned to poetry to continue the oral tradition of his people; the People of the Standing Stone. He is a member of the Iroquois Confederacy and of the Bear clan. His first chapbook, titled Two Shoes, was published in the spring of 2011 by the Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas. His memoir How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, received the Midwest Booksellers Choice Award for 2017. He received a Fellowship Award for his work from the Oneida Nation Arts Program and the Wisconsin Arts Board. He and his wife live in Omro.
Rebel Poet, an eagerly anticipated follow-up to the breakout memoir, How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century, delves more deeply into the themes of family, community, grief, and the struggle to make a place in the world when your very identity is considered suspect. In Rebel Poet: More Stories from a 21st Century Indian, author Louis Clark examines the effects of his mother's alcoholism and his young sister's death, offering an intimate recounting of the backlash he faced as an Indian on the job, and celebrating the hard-fought sense of home he and his wife have created. Rebel Poet continues the author's tradition of seamlessly mixing poetry and prose and is, at turns, darker and more nuanced than its predecessor. |
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Wisconsin Poet Laureate Margaret Rozga has published four books of poetry, including Pestiferous Questions: A Life in Poems (2017), written with support from the American Antiquarian Society. She edited the poetry chapbook anthology Where I Want to Live: Poems for Fair & Affordable Housing, a project for the 50th anniversary of Milwaukee’s fair housing marches. She participated in those marches and wrote about them in 200 Nights and One Day, her first book of poems. Her work has appeared recently in Stoneboat, Portage, Rock & Sling, Presence, and in the anthology Van Gogh Dreams.
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SONG & STAGE: Peace From the Garage Floor and Up
Rick Pfeifer is a founding member of the local band Mourning Dayze, which has been together for over 50 years. The current line-up has been together for over 25 years, and features Edgerton's Wayne Skau on vocals and guitar, Bob Jenson on electric bass, Rise Hebebrand (Rick’s sister and bandmate for 47 years) on vocals and keyboards, and Rick on vocals guitar and sequencer.
The book, Mourning Dayze: A Wisconsin Garage Band-Rockin' Since 1965, has been well received and has been a fantastic place to begin sharing stories about Wisconsin's rich rock n' roll past and present. Since its first year in publication it has been featured in major newspapers throughout the country; including the Wisconsin State Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Chicago Tribune, and has been featured on WPR's Central Time with Rob Ferrett, Chicago's WGN radio's “Late Night” with Rick Kogan, Madison's WMTV 15 with Morgan Wolfe, and WTMJ 4's Morning Blend. Rick is from Whitewater and is a graduate of UW-Whitewater's school of social work and has worked in the field of human services since 1984. Says Rick of his long and unique trip, “I try to keep the lid on the top of my head open, and work at being a better person and musician.” |
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