Jeanne Kolker
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FitzRandolph family tells story of leaving 'No Stone Unturned' in quest for Olympic gold, cancer cure
“No Stone Unturned” — the title of the book about their family, says Jeff FitzRandolph, speaks to the relentless bravery that his children have shown him all their lives. → Read More
Author takes readers inside marriage
Lauren Groff takes readers inside a marriage “made of discrete parts” in the wise and witty “Fates and Furies,” and in doing so, she forces us to reconsider our perceptions → Read More
Helping Hands 2015: Children make a difference with letters
Whether they are reaching out for a friend, a classmate, or someone in their own homes, the children and teens who responded to the Wisconsin State Journal’s offer of financial → Read More
Find your yoga
Consider bread, for instance. → Read More
Bonnie Jo Campbell is on a mission to write books about women that men will read
In the title story from Bonnie Jo Campbell’s latest collection, “Mothers, Tell Your Daughters,” the protagonist writes that “women get themselves hurt every day – men mess with girls in → Read More
Sarah Vowell uncovers more American bickering in latest book
Sarah Vowell turns her irreverent lens on the Marquis de Lafayette in her latest history lesson, “Lafayette in the Somewhat United States,” another in her series of colorful explorations of → Read More
Maraniss continues to go where his subjects take him
At age 66, David Maraniss has a lot of colorful miles under his belt, from hitchhiking with his toddler son, Andrew, around Madison in the early ’70s to overcoming a → Read More
A Wisconsin native shares her 'Unsentimental Education'
Debra Monroe’s second memoir, “My Unsentimental Education,” was rejected by publishers for a reason most people would embrace. → Read More
'Marvel and a Wonder' tells the story of a grandfather, grandson and a white horse
Into the stark, mid-1990s landscape that Joe Meno creates in “Marvel and a Wonder” gallops a white horse, resulting in sort of a “Moby Dick” for Middle America. → Read More
Businesses aim to sell floating as a way to relax
So many factors can stress us out and drag us down day to day — money, health, even gravity. Two new Madison businesses are aiming to buoy the body in → Read More
Austen inspires Wisconsin native to create mystery series
Jane Austen’s characters have endured for centuries – centuries! – for many reasons, not the least of which has a little something to do with romantic chemistry. Who could forget → Read More
Just Read It
Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise. → Read More
What of Lee's legacy?
“The thing about ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’” said Gregory Peck, who brought the character of Atticus Finch to life on screen, “is that it’s still alive. It’s not moldering in → Read More
Houston's fishing mysteries continue to lure readers
Victoria Houston was enjoying a cup of coffee in a small North Woods cafe one winter morning a few years ago when she watched a huge logging truck roll by → Read More
Just Read It
Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise. → Read More
Sanna chats about writing from history
Lucy Sanna brings World War II home in her novel “The Cherry Harvest,” about a period in Door County history when German prisoners of war helped out in the orchards. → Read More
Just Read It
Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise. → Read More
State Journal Book Club: POWs helped save Door County's cherry harvest
A little slice of World War II history intrigued writer Lucy Sanna so much that she created a fictional world around it. Sanna, who lives in Madison, learned that German → Read More
New poet laureate has Madison connection
For a week in the spring of 2008, poet Juan Felipe Herrera shared his talents with students in Madison, speaking to classes at UW-Madison as well as the first and → Read More
Just Read It
Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise. → Read More