“The Unmapping is what happens when your city sort of gets sick and reacts very negatively. Every building rearranges with each other at four o'clock in the morning. Every single day.”

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People read the equivalent of a novel a day on digital media, a Marquette University professor says. But there's something to be gained by spending time with a book.

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Sharmain Harris started selling drugs at age 11. After attending a military style bootcamp in prison, Harris is now a professional speaker on father relationships. But in his new memoir he writes how even after his success, the felon label continues to disrupt his life.

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The children's book "Ellie's Pursuit of the Mighty Fitz," is a tribute to the people who died when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in 1975. It's also a memorial to the author who wrote it.

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In his new book, Josh Silver says that despite progress from the Community Reinvestment Act, communities like Milwaukee could be left behind if the CRA is not reformed for the modern age.

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You don’t have to travel far into remote wilderness to feel the restorative effects of being outside or to help improve biodiversity. All you need to do is plant a seed, said author Priyanka Kumar.

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Julie Chen is a renowned book artist who uses physical books as the medium for artwork. Her pieces have been shown around the globe and are known for telling dramatic stories with few words.

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Protesters and counterprotesters on Thursday made their voices heard in the Milwaukee suburb of Hales Corners in a community battle over library books that feature LGBTQ themes.

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Wisconsin’s Christine Virnig gave up her medical career to write children’s books. She talks to “Wisconsin Today” about her new book, “Phantom Academy,” and her love of a good bathroom joke.

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The story of Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb and her practice in the very rural Wisconsin Northwoods is well known around Woodruff — there’s even a museum dedicated to her. It […]

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UW-Whitewater professor emeritus DeWitt Clinton’s sixth poetry book is about coping with personal feelings — a departure from his earlier works.

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Online influencer Katie Sturino wrote “Sunny Side Up” to highlight a fictional successful plus-size protagonist. The Whitefish Bay native and current New Yorker is well known for her social media accounts that preach the importance of having a positive body image.

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A new cookbook of gravestone recipes honors the loved ones behind cherished family food traditions, including “Grandma’s Spaghetti Chicken Casserole” in Racine.

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