WISCONSIN AUTHORS

If you live in Wisconsin, chances are you may want to read some local authors.  There are many authors with ties to Wisconsin.  Whether they were born here, raised here, or live here today, they all have ties to the state of Wisconsin.

Here is a list of some works by Wisconsin authors.

Blue Water by A. Manette Ansay follows Meg and Rex Van Dorn who live in Meg's home town on the Wisconsin shore of Lake Michigan.  Their son is killed in a car accident as Meg is driving him to school.  The driver who caused the accident, was Meg's best friend in high school.  Meg and Rex file a civil suit against her, but they drop the suit when they find that bitterness is dominating their lives.  The differences in how Meg and Rex cope with grief begin to pull their marriage apart.  This is a story of transformation.

Lan Samantha Chang's Inheritance takes place in 1930s China.  Two young sisters make a promise never to leave one another upon their mother's death.  The story follows how betrayal seeps down through generations and looks at the difficulties of trust.

Obsessions by Marshall Cook is a mystery that takes place in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.  While at a writers' conference, the headliner of the conference is found dead.  Who killed him and why?

The Turtle Warrior by Mary Relindes Ellis is the story of two brothers, their parents, and their neighbors, who farm in northern Wisconsin.  Ellis takes the reader from America to the battlefields of World War II and Vietnam, weaving a tale of an unforgettable world where the past and present merge.

Kevin Henkes' children's book Penny and Her Song centers on a young girl named Penny.  All Penny wants to do is sing the new song she learned for her parents.  Will she ever get the chance?

Second Nature: A Love Story by Jacquelyn Mitchard  introduces us to Sicily Coyne who was just thirteen when her father was killed in a school fire that left her face disfigured. Years later, a young surgeon, offers her a chance with a new surgery that may give Sicily back what she lost. Raised by an  aunt who taught her to lead a normal life, and engaged to a man who knew her long before the accident, Sicily rejects the offer.  But when a secret surfaces that shatters Sicily's carefully constructed world, she calls off the wedding and agrees to the  procedure in order to start over.  She soon discovers that her new face carries with it risks that no one could have imagined.

Mrs. God by Peter Straub is not your average ghost story.  When Professor William Standish receives the honor of an Esswood Fellowship, and the chance to study Isobel's private manuscripts at close hand, he is thrilled, but something seems slightly off at Esswood House.  He hears faint laughter in the halls, the sound of small feet at night, and strange faces appear in the windows of the library.


Want more?  Here are some other authors to check out:

Stephen Ambrose
Jerold Apps
Robert Bloch
James Campbell
Kelly Cherry
August Derleth
Edna Ferber
Zona Gale
Hamlin Garland
Jane Hamilton
Lori Handeland
Lesley Kagen
David Kherdian
Ellen Kort
Aldo Leopold
Gerda Lerner
Mike Loew
Ben Logan
Joseph McBride
Lorrie Moore
John Muir
Lorine Niedecker
Sterling North
Michael Perry
Margot Peters
Sara Rath
William H. Rehnquist
Craig Rice
Jess Riley
Patrick Rothfuss
Richard Schickel
Clifford Simak
Gladys Bagg Taber
John Toland
Joan D. Vinge
Ronald Wallace
Larry Watson
S. Kay Webet
Glenway Wescott
Thornton Wilder
Betty Ren Wright

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