On Saturday, December 2, at 7 pm, at the Perry Auditorium in Menasha, Wisconsin, the Skywave Players will present two new comedies–“Verity’s Calling” and “Copper Sky, Silver Rain.” For tickets, go to:
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On Friday, May 26, 2023, at 9 a.m. I’ll interview New York Times bestselling author James Grippando at the Koller Library in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin.
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We’ll discuss his career as a defense attorney, his three latest books, and his new play Watson, based on the stormy relationship between IBM founder Thomas J. Watson and his son.
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On Thursday, May 26, 2022, I interviewed New York Times best-selling author Kate Quinn about her latest book, The Diamond Eye, and other books for the Koller Library in Manitowish Waters, WI.
On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, I interviewed author, journalist, essayist, social commentator and actress Sarah Vowell at the 2021 Wisconsin Library Association Conference in Green Bay.
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