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Chippewa Valley Book Festival

5:30-6:30pm Thursday Oct. 17

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "True North" w/ Andrew J. Graff

Graff will discuss the metaphors of wilderness, whitewater rivers, and relationships, and how nature can inform us about ourselves.

Schofield Hall UWEC
Eau Claire

7-8pm Thursday Oct. 17

Chippewa Valley book Festival: "Safe And Sound: Reclaiming Your Life" w/ Mercury Stardust

Mercury specializes in DIY and home maintenance. She'll also share her life story as a trans woman and growing up in a rural WI farming town.

Schofield Hall UWEC
Eau Claire

6-7pm Friday Oct. 18

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Books as Passports" w/ Liam Callanan

A dynamic European tour through the pages of his most recent novel, When in Rome, and a very special audiovisual display.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

7:30-8:30pm Friday Oct. 18

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Calling People In" w/ Arshay Cooper

Cooper’s attuned focus on human connection exemplifies the power of navigating conflict through a more compassionate and nuanced lens.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

9:30-10:30am Saturday Oct. 19

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "The Wit and Wisdom of JFK: Wisconsin Edition" w/ BJ Hollars

WI provided Kennedy with opportunities to transform mishaps into humor and he found the wisdom of laughing at oneself and winning over WI voters.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

11am-noon Saturday Oct. 19

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Small in Size, Big in Personality" w/ Mary Bergin

Bergin will share her selective guide to rural treasures and her affinity for small-town life in Wisconsin.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

1-2pm Saturday Oct. 19

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Adversity is a Team Sport" w/ Amy Pease

"Northwoods" is a murder mystery that goes beyond the crime to explore themes of strength in the face of adversity.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

2:30-3:30pm Saturday Oct. 19

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Big Trouble in a Small Town" w/ Joshua Moehling

Moehling will present his latest novel, Where the Dead Sleep and talk about how he came to write a series.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

4-5pm Saturday Oct. 19

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Hmong Mythology and Folklore in Fiction" w/ Lori M. Lee

Lee will share a brief history and overview of Hmong mythology and how she incorporated that into Pahua and the Soul Stealer.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

1-3pm Sunday Oct. 20

Chippewa Valley Writers Guild: Young Writers Read Showcase

Selected students will read their winning entries from the stage of the Grand Theatre. Grades 3-8.

Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild
Eau Claire

5:30-6:30pm Monday Oct. 21

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Martyr!" w/ Kaveh Akbar

Kaveh Akbar will read from his new novel Martyr! and discuss / answer questions about its drafting and writing in general.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

7-8pm Monday Oct. 21

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Writing Painful Stories About the People You Love Most" w/Meg Kissinger

Learn how Kissinger wrote a memoir about some of the most humiliating and painful experiences in her family and still gets invited to Thanksgiving dinner.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

7-8:30pm Tuesday Oct. 22

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "One Book, One Community: A Council of Dolls" w/Mona Susan Power

A story that focuses on the lingering impact the Indian Boarding School experience has on three generations of a Dakhóta family.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

5:30-6:30pm Wednesday Oct. 23

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: Nadine St. Louis Memorial Poetry Conversation

Poems and conversation with Bayfield’s current Poet Laureate, Denise Sweet, moderated by Max Garland.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

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