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Fox Cities Reads
Fox Cities Reads 2018 Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
by, Jill Swenson
February 20, 2018

It is a privilege to serve on the board of the Fox Cities Book Festival and it is with great excitement I can share the news about the 2018 selection for the Fox Cities Reads. Each year one book brings together the communities of the Fox Cities. This year that one book is Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. In 1945, World War II… [Read More]

Filed Under: Death in the Baltic, Fox Cities Book Festival, Fox Cities Reads, Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea, WIlhelm Gustloff, WWII
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One Book, One Community
by, Jill Swenson
March 28, 2017

Across the nation there are community reading programs that ask everyone to read and discuss the same book. For almost 20 years the American Library Association has developed resources for librarians to build community–wide reading programs. People who share a common reading experience come together to discuss the book. “The idea is that the city that opens the same book closes it in greater harmony,”… [Read More]

Filed Under: American Library Association, Black Lives Matter, Fox Cities Reads, Jim Crow, Marian Anderson, Sharon Draper, Stella by Starlight, Sundown Town
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Connecting Writers with Readers: Fox Cities Book Festival
by, Jill Swenson
April 21, 2015

The Fox Cities Book Festival is April 20-26 in Appleton, Neenah, Menasha, Kaukauna, Little Chute, and Kimberly, Wisconsin. This book festival aims to connect writers with their readers and readers with those who write the books they read. During my first week of residency in Wisconsin, I plan to partake in this celebration of books. Throughout the week authors share their works through readings, panel… [Read More]

Filed Under: Appleton, Christina Baker Kline, Ellen Kort, Fox Cities Book Festival, Fox Cities Reads, Menasha, Neenah, Orphan Train, Will Schwalbe, Wisconsin
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