 Time to
shine
The stories started early and for no
particular reason. Kirk Farber wanted funny. He couldn’t
help it. In some haphazard roll of the genetics dice, Farber inherited
his mother’s sense of humor and his dad’s storytelling prowess.
And so naturally, the Oconomowoc teenager set about crafting humorous
tales — all for the pure entertainment it provided him.
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 Inspirational
Reading
River Hills resident Colin Comer, one of the nation’s top
historians on Shelby cars, is getting outstanding reviews from Shelby
enthusiasts for his November release of "The Complete Book of
Shelby Automobiles: Cobras, Mustangs, and Super Snakes."
Published by Motorbooks Publishing, the glossy, photo-filled pages are
also loaded with great info on the American muscle cars.
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 Romance by
committee
It seems that 64 heads may actually be better than one. Although
too many cooks generally spoil the broth, romance novelist Diana
Laurence discovered that input from 64 rabid romance readers actually
made her new book, "Bloodchained," a better product.
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Creative
license
There are a number of reasons why
Lauren Fox’s new book, "Still Life with Husband,"
published by Knopf, is getting a look, both from the reviewers and
readers.
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A writer's
journey
The story Paul Salsini finally wrote
simmered like a rich Italian sauce. For 20 years, he added the needed
ingredients - several trips to a familial homeland and an eye for
historical fact honed by journalistic skill. When he finally served
it, however, Salsini discovered that the true story he thought he
would tell came alive in a very different manner.
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Book depicts
history
through the camera lens
Sometimes you can go home again
- at
least, that is, if your home is Oconomowoc. Writer Mary Kane is an Oconomowoc
native whose new book depicting the city’s early days is part of
Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History Series.
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Book
portrays restaurant history
From the railroaders of the 1890s, to
the Spring City tourists of the 1920s, and onto the women of the home
front during World War II, customers at Goff’s restaurant span an
important part of Waukesha history.
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Attention to
detail
Claire Davis needs to recalibrate her mind before writing her next
novel. The Muskego native spent the last several years, and two novels, in
the vast vertical landscapes of Idaho. "I am going to have to
re-acclimate myself to the tastes of the area," Davis says of
Waukesha County. "I am going to have to learn a whole new
landscape."
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I spy
Milwaukeeans know Richard Cutler principally as an attorney. In his
youth, he practiced for firms in New York, then until retirement, the
local firm Quarles and Brady. Milwaukee and many surrounding suburbs
owe their infrastructure, zoning and planning to Cutler’s expertise.
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Calling all
writers
There’s a right way to write, and a
new Friends of the Cedarburg Library program aims to help budding
authors hone their skills. It’s called Cedarburg Writes, and it’s
a collaboration among the Friends, the Cedarburg Artists Guild and the
Cedarburg Cultural Center, says Friends President Philia Hayes.
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Train ride
to hope
Faced with the complexities experienced
by prospective adoptive parents, it’s hard to believe there was a
time when abandoned children, from infants to teenagers, were shipped
by trainloads from New York to homes in the Midwest.
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Brave man
Some think beer made Milwaukee famous.
Not Bob Buege. The Greenfield educator and author says it was
baseball. But Buege’s not referring to the Brewers; he means the
Braves.
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Snapshot in
time
Picture
this: A photographic history of Ozaukee County. The Ozaukee County
Historical Society did, and the result is a new book featuring 225
black-and-white photos from days gone by. Titled "Ozaukee County, Wisconsin:
A Photographic Journey into the Past," the 128-page book was
released in December, said Curt Gruenwald, director of the society.
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