About the Book: In the latest installment in the beloved Shady Hollow series, everyone’s favorite vulpine investigator Vera Vixen must contend with a cold-hearted killer—and the ghost of her own past.
It’s a crisp, cool autumn in Shady Hollow, and preparations are underway for the annual Harvest Festival. Creatures have flocked from far and wide to partake in the seasonal festivities, from pumpkin carving to pie tasting to soup throwing. With all these new faces around town, it’s the perfect time for someone to slip in unnoticed.
Unless that someone is Bradley Marvel, the most famous author—and most noticeable personality—in any woodland warren. It seems the wolf is on the lam. Back in the city, a body was found in his penthouse apartment at Mockingbird Court, and Marvel skipped town before the questioning could commence.
Marvel claims to be innocent, and it’s up to Vera and her friends to piece together what might have happened that fateful night so many miles away in the beating heart of the big city. But things get complicated when Vera learns that she also knows the victim … and might even be implicated herself.
About the Authors: JUNEAU BLACK is the pen name of authors Jocelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel. They share a love of excellent bookshops, fine cheeses, and good murders (in fictional form only). Though they are two separate people, if you ask either of them a question about their childhood, you are likely to get the same answer. This is a little unnerving for any number of reasons.
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About the Book: As a child, Jatinder Cheema survives the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan and later goes on to enjoy a long career as an American diplomat with USAID, serving in Asia, Africa, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Eritrea. A Place to Be is the story of the choices she makes and how she navigates life and work as a woman, making transitions from home to home, country to country, somehow making each place a place to be, making each place home. She repeatedly fi nds herself in hardship assignments, in remote areas, confronting diffi cult cultural diff erences and geographical challenges. A Place to Be provides a rare glimpse into American foreign aid and assistance, and what that work looked like on the ground. Cheema’s experiences with USAID illustrate the complex role that development, humanitarian assistance, and diplomacy has played in America’s role in the world. Engaging, honest, and thrilling, A Place to Be is the story of an unlikely life, a remarkable woman, and a search
About Jk Cheema: JK Cheema was born in 1942 to a Sikh family in Lahore, which was then India and now Pakistan. After fi nishing her masters in social work from India, she immigrated to the United States. In 1981, she completed her PhD from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. After graduation, she moved to Washington, DC, and worked as an independent consultant with international organizations. In 1990, she joined the United States Agency for International Development and served in Africa, Asia, Central Asia, Armenia, and Afghanistan. She moved to Madison, Wisconsin after retirement, where she now lives with her husband. Cheema remains active in community associations and is the founder of A Place to Be, a place for creative conversations, dialogue, and learning. This is her second book.
About Michelle Wildgen: Michelle Wildgen is the author of the novels Wine People (Order here!), You’re Not You, But Not For Long, and Bread and Butter, and the editor of the food writing anthology Food & Booze. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review and “Modern Love” column, Oprah Magazine, Poets & Writers, Real Simple online, Best American Food Writing, Best New American Voices, Prairie Schooner, TriQuarterly, and other anthologies and journals. A former executive editor with the award-winning literary journal Tin House, she is a freelance editor and creative writing teacher in Madison, Wis. Since 2013 she and novelist Susanna Daniel have run the Madison Writers’ Studio, offering a variety of creative writing workshops and classes.
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Baby's First Book Club is back! We are so excited for the first Baby Book Club of the year. We can't wait to have you all back and meet some new friends!
Join us Saturday January 24th at 9am. Come, bring your babies (kids of all ages welcome), meet other parents and kids in the neighborhood and read some fun stories!
We will have 10% off a curated selection of children's books and 10% off for all adults shopping!
PLEASE NOTE: While this is a free event, RSVPs are encouraged. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served.
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About the Book: Banished from France by King Louis XIV, once royal favorite Sylvienne d'Aubert must make a dangerous ocean crossing with a group of young women eager to secure husbands in the French colony of Quebec. However, scarred by an abusive, arranged marriage in France, Sylvienne vows never to wed again. She is determined to one day return to her beloved homeland, but first she must survive hardships and challenges unique to the Canadian frontier and rebuild her life in a young colony that is at once welcoming and dangerous. She finds friendships in unexpected places and allies among the Native people, while developing a resilience she didn't know she possessed. But the king's reach is long, and Sylvienne's past haunts her at every turn in this saga of new beginnings, survival, and determination of the heart.
About Peggy Williams: Peggy has been a Madison resident for more than 47 years, and a Madison public school teacher for over 35 years. Previous to writing Courting the Sun, Peggy co-wrote and published two mystery novels with her sister-in-law, Mary Joy Johnson. She has also co-written and won screenwriting awards with Christine DeSmet. Peggy has taught creative writing classes and workshops for Madison College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Continuing Studies. She is also an avid genealogist, a pursuit that informs her writing.
About Christine DeSmet: Christine loves nature, chickens and birds of all kinds, all animals, fudge, humor, writing mysteries, and helping writers. She is currently working on mystery novels, picture books for children, scripts, and reading good books and leaving reviews on social media and through her free newsletter.
PLEASE NOTE: While this is a free event, RSVPs are encouraged. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served.
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About Wildwood: From the award-winning author of the "riveting debut" (People) Northwoods, a mother-son law enforcement team confront buried secrets in their small town as they work to expose a conspiracy that goes far beyond the tight-knit community.
Deputy Sheriff Eli North has spent the last year getting his life back together. He hasn't touched a drop of alcohol, he's working through his PTSD from his military deployment, and he's repairing his most important relationships. When an undercover informant disappears and all signs point to murder, Eli must expose the dark underbelly of his idyllic Wisconsin small town while safeguarding his newfound stability.
Then, with the unexpected arrival of FBI Agent Alyssa Mason, Eli and his mother, the sheriff, are pulled deeper into a violent criminal network built on the backs of the lost and forgotten.
As the case deepens, loyalties fracture and the line between justice and survival begins to blur. In a town where everyone has something to hide, exposing the truth may cost them everything.
About Amy Pease: Amy is the award-winning author of Northwoods and its sequel Wildwood, small-town thrillers rooted in the natural beauty and close-knit communities of her native Wisconsin. She writes emotionally rich, atmospheric stories across genres that explore the relationships that define us. A nationally recognized HIV specialist and longtime nurse practitioner, she is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the Madison Writer's Studio. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two children.
About Monster in the Moonlight: Under the light of the full moon, a quiet rural lane becomes the scene of a shocking crime that may be the work of a mythical monster in the latest entry of this USA Today bestselling mystery series.
When a dead body turns up along a lonely country byway in rural Wisconsin, rumors of The Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf-like creature that is said to inhabit the area are reinvigorated. For years locals have reported sightings of the terrifying creature, but this would be its first verified attack.
Marks on the dead woman's body indicate a mauling by some kind of large animal. The wounds plus deep scratches on the victim's car convince the community that the legendary beast is not only real but responsible for this brutal killing.
If the police have any hope of solving this crime, they're going to need an expert—enter cryptozoologist Morgan Carter. She's investigated sightings of eerie creatures throughout the upper Midwest. If anyone is going to track down the killer, it's Morgan, but she may find that the Beast is not the worst thing lurking on Bray Road.
About Annelise Ryan: Annelise is the USA Today bestselling author of multiple mystery series, including the Mattie Winston Mysteries. A retired ER nurse, she now writes full time from her Wisconsin home.
PLEASE NOTE: While this is a free event, RSVPs are encouraged. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served.
Can’t make it in person? Watch the Livestream Here!
About Wildwood: From the award-winning author of the "riveting debut" (People) Northwoods, a mother-son law enforcement team confront buried secrets in their small town as they work to expose a conspiracy that goes far beyond the tight-knit community.
Deputy Sheriff Eli North has spent the last year getting his life back together. He hasn't touched a drop of alcohol, he's working through his PTSD from his military deployment, and he's repairing his most important relationships. When an undercover informant disappears and all signs point to murder, Eli must expose the dark underbelly of his idyllic Wisconsin small town while safeguarding his newfound stability.
Then, with the unexpected arrival of FBI Agent Alyssa Mason, Eli and his mother, the sheriff, are pulled deeper into a violent criminal network built on the backs of the lost and forgotten.
As the case deepens, loyalties fracture and the line between justice and survival begins to blur. In a town where everyone has something to hide, exposing the truth may cost them everything.
About Amy Pease: Amy is the award-winning author of Northwoods and its sequel Wildwood, small-town thrillers rooted in the natural beauty and close-knit communities of her native Wisconsin. She writes emotionally rich, atmospheric stories across genres that explore the relationships that define us. A nationally recognized HIV specialist and longtime nurse practitioner, she is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the Madison Writer's Studio. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two children.
About Monster in the Moonlight: Under the light of the full moon, a quiet rural lane becomes the scene of a shocking crime that may be the work of a mythical monster in the latest entry of this USA Today bestselling mystery series.
When a dead body turns up along a lonely country byway in rural Wisconsin, rumors of The Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf-like creature that is said to inhabit the area are reinvigorated. For years locals have reported sightings of the terrifying creature, but this would be its first verified attack.
Marks on the dead woman's body indicate a mauling by some kind of large animal. The wounds plus deep scratches on the victim's car convince the community that the legendary beast is not only real but responsible for this brutal killing.
If the police have any hope of solving this crime, they're going to need an expert—enter cryptozoologist Morgan Carter. She's investigated sightings of eerie creatures throughout the upper Midwest. If anyone is going to track down the killer, it's Morgan, but she may find that the Beast is not the worst thing lurking on Bray Road.
About Annelise Ryan: Annelise is the USA Today bestselling author of multiple mystery series, including the Mattie Winston Mysteries. A retired ER nurse, she now writes full time from her Wisconsin home.
It's time for another Baby Book Club! We had so much fun at the last one, we can't wait to have you all back and meet some new friends!
Join us Saturday February 21st! Come, bring your babies (kids of all ages welcome), meet other parents and kids in the neighborhood and read some fun stories!
We will have 10% off a curated selection of children's books and 10% off for all adults shopping!
