Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books

10/28/2024

Coming up - an evening to remember Lillian Boese, a great friend to the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books.

REMEMBERING LILLIAN BOESE
a program celebrating her contributions to the Waukesha Community
Friday, November 8
7 pm Student Writing Awards
7:30 pm Music by the Wisconsin Philharmonic String Quartet
Followed by Tributes to Lillian Boese
UWM-Waukesha Commons
1500 N University Drive
Waukesha, WI 53188

If you plan to attend, please reply to [email protected] by November 6.

10/10/2024

LAUNCH DAY! Tonight is the launch of my 15th book overall, 8th novel, Don't Let Me Keep You! This is a Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books special event, the first of several special events to be held in 2024 and 2025, until the festival returns in November of 2025. It will be at Books & Company, a fabulous bookstore located at 1039 Summit Ave, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, starting at 7:00. I will be "in conversation with" Madison writer Maggie Ginsberg.
There will be cake!
Hope to see you there!

10/08/2024

Tuesday. Two days away from the launch of Don't Let Me Keep You.
So where did this book come from? Like all of the others, it just came out of the ether. I started thinking about parenting - I've been a parent for over 40 years now. And I really think the most difficult phase of parenting is whatever phase you're in - even now, as the parent of adults, I would say this is my hardest time. I thought about writing about that - being the mom of grown-ups, and then I thought, Why would you want to write about just motherhood?
My character answered for me. From the book:
"Hildy still remembered her mother saying to her, when she arrived home from her elopement to Hank, and when she informed her parents of her very first pregnancy, “You only want to be a mother? Just a mother?”
There was no just in being a mother, there was no only. Hildy remembered looking at her mother then and realizing that just and only explained so much about Hildy’s own upbringing."
Being a mom was, and still is, my biggest role in my life. There is no "just" in being a mother, not even now, when my kids are 40, 38, 37, and about to turn 24.
And so...Don't Let Me Keep You.
Hope you come to the launch.

Southwest Wisconsin Festival of Books presents Kathie Giorgio, author of 'Don't Let Me Keep You', in conversation with Maggie Ginsberg!

10/07/2024

This Thursday is the launch of my novel, Don't Let Me Keep You, at Books & Company in Oconomowoc ay 7:00! It's a bright light for me in a dark time, so I hope you're coming. I'll be in conversation with fabulous author Maggie Ginsberg. And...there will be cake!

10/04/2024

Article in the Freeman today!

WAUKESHA — The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books will look a little different this year, and Laraine O’Brien, one of the event’s founders, says it’s because they’re on a hunt

10/03/2024

Today is release day for Author Kathie Giorgio's new novel, Don't Let Me Keep You! Kathie's launch is a Southeast Wiscconsin Festival of Books Special Event, on Thursday, October 10, at Books & Company in Oconomowoc. Today, to herald the arrival of Don't Let Me Keep You, Kathie is interviewed by author Karen Osborne on her podcast What Are You Reading? What Are you Writing? Kathie talks about the creation of Don't Let Me Keep You and the intention behind it.

For more on Kathy visit https://www.kathiegiorgio.org/For more on Karen:Website: https://www.kareneosborne.com Facebook: Karen E. Osborne AuthorInstagram: ...

09/30/2024

Author Kathie Giorgio will be appearing tomorrow (Tuesday) morning on WTMJ Channel 4's morning talk show, The The Morning Blend TMJ4, talking about her new novel, Don't Let Me Keep You. Kathie's launch, a Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Special Event, is on October 10th at 7:00 p.m. at Books & Company in Oconomowoc. Kathie will appear on The Morning Blend between 9:00 and 9:45, so tune in! It's streamed as well, so watch from wherever you are. Just click on the Watch Now button on their website:

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09/10/2024

So here we go! The official book launch for my novel, Don't Let Me Keep You, is a Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books special event, hosted by Books & Company in Oconomowoc. It will be held on October 10th, at 7:00 p.m. I'll be reading a bit from the book, and then I will be in conversation with the fabulous Maggie Ginsberg. This is a free event, books will be available, and I bet if you ask me, I'll sign one!
Please come help to celebrate the release of my 15th book. This is a bright spot in what has been a very hard year. I hope to see many of you!

Southwest Wisconsin Festival of Books presents Kathie Giorgio, author of 'Don't Let Me Keep You', in conversation with Maggie Ginsberg!

03/12/2024

Hello to the friends of the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books! As I'm sure you already know, yesterday's news about the closing of the UW - Milwaukee, Waukesha campus at the end of the spring semester in 2025 was a shock. As we work our way through what all this means for the festival, we will keep you informed. Please keep the festival in your thoughts, as well as all the good people who are part of the Waukesha campus. There is a lot to figure out. But we thank you for your continued support and encouragement.

11/06/2023

What an amazing festival! Thanks to everyone who presented in the panels, and thanks to everyone who came out! What a great day!

11/03/2023

In Kathie Giorgio's blog today, she talks about the importance of books and reading, and the upcoming Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books!

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Kathie11/2/23 And so this week’s moment of happiness despite the news. This weekend is one of my favorite weekends of the year. I only have two – the first is the AllWriters’ Annual Retreat, when I bring in 20-some writers from around the country for a four-day re...

05/31/2023

There is still time to sign up for trivia, but you can also bid virtually on many exciting items.

04/22/2023

In the The Waukesha Freeman, an article on our upcoming Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books special event!

WAUKESHA — On April 27, SEWI Festival of Books will host a book launch event for local author Kathie Giorgio’s latest novel "Hope Always Rises." Giorgio will be accompanied by

04/15/2023

The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books special event, featuring the launch of Author Kathie Giorgio's new novel, Hope Always Rises, will also be live-streamed on Zoom! If you are close by, we still would very much appreciate your live attendance, but for those further away, you can attend on screen!
The event is on April 27, starting at 6:00 p.m. central time. It will be in The Hub at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Waukesha campus. All the details are in the promo photo below.
Here's the Zoom link:
Kathie Giorgio is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Hope launch
Time: Apr 27, 2023 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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04/10/2023

Please join us for this important discussion on su***de awareness and the launch of Kathie Giorgio's latest book, "Hope Always Rises," on April 27th.

03/20/2023

Article on SEWI Bookfest author Author Kathie Giorgio and the publication of her 14th book! Details include her upcoming launch, a Southeast Wisconsin Festival Of Books special event!
https://www.gmtoday.com/the_freeman/news/local-author-giorgio-releases-14th-book/article_09d50868-ae06-5dbd-a140-6975af56be2f.html?fbclid=IwAR24ZX1rIi4pBo7zFCqVwyez6JDYMB8PfjI_a2cUcdE_pQrMNB5COmiN_aU

WAUKESHA — There was never a time when Kathie Giorgio didn’t share stories. For decades she’s written them, and before she could write, she told them. Now, Giorgio is proud