Tuesday, February 03, 2004
HARRY W. SCHWARTZ EVENTS (Milwaukee, WI)
Max Barry, William Gibson, Nevada Barr, and Lorna Landvik all at Harry W. Schwartz stores in February.
From their e-newsletter:
Live at Schwartz * February 4 – February 17, 2004
The following events are free and open to all. All author appearances include a book signing. If you cannot attend an author event but would like a book signed for you, e-mail the appropriate shop (e-mail addresses at the end of this newsletter). To learn more about author events, visit http://www.schwartzbooks.com.
Barbara Freese * author of Coal
Wednesday, February 4 * 7 pm reading * 2559 N. Downer Ave. (414-332-1181)
In her twelve years as assistant attorney general of Minnesota, helping enforce her state’s air pollution laws, Barbara Freese became fascinated by coal. Here she takes readers on a historical journey that spans the globe. Paperback.
Max Barry * author of Jennifer Government
Friday, February 6 * 8 pm reading * 2559 N. Downer Ave. (414-332-1181)
Australian author of Syrup takes readers to a world run by American corporations. His wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype follows detective Jennifer Government as she takes down a corrupt and murderous criminal. Paperback.
Charlene Ann Baumbich * author of Dearest Dorothy series
Monday, February 9 * 7 pm reading * 17145 W. Bluemound Rd. (262-797-6140)
In these paperback originals, Baumbich introduces the irrepressible Dearest Dorothy of the cozy country town of Partonville with the first two volumes from her new series of heartwarming books.
William Gibson * author of Pattern Recognition
Tuesday, February 10 * 7 pm reading * 2559 N. Downer Ave. (414-332-1181)
The forerunner of cyberpunk literature turns his futuristic gaze on the present for the first time in his tour of a global village inhabited by hackers, mob bosses, spies, and market research consultant turned investigator, Cayce Pollard. Now in paperback.
Gary Paulsen * author of Brian’s Hunt
Tuesday, February 10 * 7 pm presentation
Milwaukee Public Library’s Centennial Hall * 733 N. 8th St.
Co-sponsored with the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library
For young adults!
This master storyteller and three-time Newbery Honor winner has written more than 175 books, run away with the carnival, and twice completed the Iditarod. This is his fifth book about Brian Robeson.
Lorna Landvik * author of Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
Wednesday, February 11 * 7 pm reading * 10976 N. Port Washington Rd. (262-241-6220)
Author, playwright, actor, and comedian Lorna Landvik reads from her fifth novel, the hilarious and heartwarming story of the women of Freesia Court Book Club. A deft blend of humor and pathos.
Shannon Olson * author of Children of God Go Bowling
Thursday, February 12 * 7 pm reading * 2559 N. Downer Ave. (414-332-1181)
Shannon Olson’s much-anticipated sequel to her debut novel, Welcome to my Planet: Where English is Sometimes Spoken, follows the semi-fictional heroine Shannon Olson who is in her mid-thirties and besieged by reminders that her life is anything but normal.
Nevada Barr * author of High Country
Sunday, February 15 * 1 pm reading * 17145 W. Bluemound Rd. (262-797-6140)
Barr reveals the beauty of nature in the Sierra Mountains and the cruelty of man in her twelfth Anna Pigeon mystery. Anna is waiting tables in Yosemite Park’s historic Ahwahnee Hotel until she follows a snowy trail to track down missing seasonal workers.
Robert O. Self * author of American Babylon
Kent Redding * author of Making Race, Making Power
Tuesday, February 17 * 7 pm talk * 2559 N. Downer Ave. (414-332-1181)
UWM assistant professors Self and Redding talk about their books on race regulations. Self examines urban transformation and the conflict between civil rights and tax revolt politics in California since World War II, while Redding focuses on the national effects of disfranchisement in North Carolina.
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From their e-newsletter:
Live at Schwartz * February 4 – February 17, 2004
The following events are free and open to all. All author appearances include a book signing. If you cannot attend an author event but would like a book signed for you, e-mail the appropriate shop (e-mail addresses at the end of this newsletter). To learn more about author events, visit http://www.schwartzbooks.com.
Barbara Freese * author of Coal
Wednesday, February 4 * 7 pm reading * 2559 N. Downer Ave. (414-332-1181)
In her twelve years as assistant attorney general of Minnesota, helping enforce her state’s air pollution laws, Barbara Freese became fascinated by coal. Here she takes readers on a historical journey that spans the globe. Paperback.
Max Barry * author of Jennifer Government
Friday, February 6 * 8 pm reading * 2559 N. Downer Ave. (414-332-1181)
Australian author of Syrup takes readers to a world run by American corporations. His wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype follows detective Jennifer Government as she takes down a corrupt and murderous criminal. Paperback.
Charlene Ann Baumbich * author of Dearest Dorothy series
Monday, February 9 * 7 pm reading * 17145 W. Bluemound Rd. (262-797-6140)
In these paperback originals, Baumbich introduces the irrepressible Dearest Dorothy of the cozy country town of Partonville with the first two volumes from her new series of heartwarming books.
William Gibson * author of Pattern Recognition
Tuesday, February 10 * 7 pm reading * 2559 N. Downer Ave. (414-332-1181)
The forerunner of cyberpunk literature turns his futuristic gaze on the present for the first time in his tour of a global village inhabited by hackers, mob bosses, spies, and market research consultant turned investigator, Cayce Pollard. Now in paperback.
Gary Paulsen * author of Brian’s Hunt
Tuesday, February 10 * 7 pm presentation
Milwaukee Public Library’s Centennial Hall * 733 N. 8th St.
Co-sponsored with the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library
For young adults!
This master storyteller and three-time Newbery Honor winner has written more than 175 books, run away with the carnival, and twice completed the Iditarod. This is his fifth book about Brian Robeson.
Lorna Landvik * author of Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
Wednesday, February 11 * 7 pm reading * 10976 N. Port Washington Rd. (262-241-6220)
Author, playwright, actor, and comedian Lorna Landvik reads from her fifth novel, the hilarious and heartwarming story of the women of Freesia Court Book Club. A deft blend of humor and pathos.
Shannon Olson * author of Children of God Go Bowling
Thursday, February 12 * 7 pm reading * 2559 N. Downer Ave. (414-332-1181)
Shannon Olson’s much-anticipated sequel to her debut novel, Welcome to my Planet: Where English is Sometimes Spoken, follows the semi-fictional heroine Shannon Olson who is in her mid-thirties and besieged by reminders that her life is anything but normal.
Nevada Barr * author of High Country
Sunday, February 15 * 1 pm reading * 17145 W. Bluemound Rd. (262-797-6140)
Barr reveals the beauty of nature in the Sierra Mountains and the cruelty of man in her twelfth Anna Pigeon mystery. Anna is waiting tables in Yosemite Park’s historic Ahwahnee Hotel until she follows a snowy trail to track down missing seasonal workers.
Robert O. Self * author of American Babylon
Kent Redding * author of Making Race, Making Power
Tuesday, February 17 * 7 pm talk * 2559 N. Downer Ave. (414-332-1181)
UWM assistant professors Self and Redding talk about their books on race regulations. Self examines urban transformation and the conflict between civil rights and tax revolt politics in California since World War II, while Redding focuses on the national effects of disfranchisement in North Carolina.
