BIO:

Pernille Ipsen was professor of gender and women’s studies and history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for fifteen years and is now a full-time writer. The Danish-language version of this book, Et åbent øjeblik (An open moment), was published in 2020 and was awarded the Montana Prize for literature, one of Denmark’s top literary prizes. She divides her time between Madison and Copenhagen, Denmark.

SYNOPSIS:

On New Year’s Eve in Copenhagen in 1972, seven women had a child together: one gave birth and six others attended. They had met a year earlier at a feminist women’s camp on a small island and now, with about twenty other women’s liberationists, they occupied three dilapidated apartment buildings in the center of Copenhagen. One became the country’s first Women’s House, the nerve center of the Women’s Movement in Denmark, and the other two were women-only communal living spaces that were Pernille Ipsen’s first home. In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of women’s liberation in Scandinavia and dramatic social change around the globe, she tells the stories of these seven women, her seven mothers.

LINKS:

pernilleipsen.com

BIO:

Harvey Araton is a longtime sports journalist, a former New York Times columnist and author of 10 books, including Driving Mr. Yogi, a New York Times best-seller, and When The Garden Was Eden, the same title of an ESPN 30for30 documentary, which he co-produced. Araton was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017 for his work in media.

SYNOPSIS:

The Goal of the Game is a middle-grade readers novel that explores the pleasures and pressures of youth sports at a time when for-profit business has developed a major impact on the games children play. The story follows Zane Hamill, known as Z, from early days of rec league soccer to elite club competition and finally to a declaration of the terms by which he is willing to play. 

LINKS:

https://www.harveyaraton.com/

BIO:

Sarah Jane Peters is a peace and love teacher in Green Bay, WI, licensed counselor, storyteller, musician, and mother of three. Through her practice, she helps families navigate the digital world with presence, emotional connection, and care. 

SYNOPSIS:

Written with busy caregivers in mind, it offers quick-access tools, age-specific strategies, and reflective prompts that deepen your understanding of how to meet your child’s emotional needs in a fast-paced, tech-saturated world.

Through nervous system awareness, creative analogies, and gentle encouragement, Sarah Jane invites you to return to presence, nurture your relationship with your child, and explore how healing your own story transforms the parenting journey.

Ideal for parents, educators, and cycle-breakers ready to foster conscious connection and emotional clarity—without shame, rigidity, or overwhelm.

LINKS:

Peaceful-practicellc.com

BIO: 

Dennis McBride is Mayor of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a master’s degree in public administration from Princeton University, and a law degree from New York University. He practiced law for 35 years for Boston and Milwaukee law firms and the U.S. government.  A two-time marathon champion, he is a member of the UW-Milwaukee and Wauwatosa East High School Athletics Halls of Fame. He is the author of A City on the Edge: Pandemic, Protest, and Polarization and co-author, with his twin brother Patrick, of The Luckiest Boy in the World. 

SYNOPSIS:

As a pandemic convulsed America in 2020, mass shootings soared and the murder of George Floyd touched off international protests. Churning in the background were a bitter presidential campaign and counterprotests opposing health measures and the election result. Every mayor struggled with some of these challenges, but Dennis McBride, the new mayor of a mostly-white suburb bordered by Milwaukee, faced them all. His city was a microcosm of a troubled nation. A City on the Edge tells how mayors have steered our hometowns through a storm of personal and political divisions, and how those events are still affecting America today. 

BIO:

Michael holds a BA in English Literature and an MA and PhD in Communication Science, all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Michael purchased Orange Hat from founder Shannon Ishizaki in 2024. Before that, he worked in academic research and evaluation positions at the University of Illinois and the Medical College of Wisconsin. When not running Orange Hat, Michael is also an adjunct professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, where he teaches writing. Michael is a Wisconsin native. He grew up in Algoma, WI, just south of Door County. 

 LINKS:

https://www.orangehatpublishing.com/

BIO:

James is a New York City–born Puerto Rican writer now living just across the Mississippi in Winona, Minnesota. He was born with congenital cataracts and has never had sight in his left eye. At age nine, he lost much of his remaining sight in the right eye due to a racial assault. A decade later a medical breakthrough restored the sight to his right eye. Because of his experiences his memoir follows his entry into the early disability rights movement which helped ground his work as a community organizer and, later as a nationally recognized social justice educator and environmentalist.

SYNOPSIS:

After a classmate hurled a horseshoe at his face James became legally blind. At home, too, he feared physical violence, experiencing the unpredictable outbursts of a single mother suffering from mental illness. Searching for relief and inspiration, he discovered an unexpected solace in the natural world, spiritual encounters with Mother Earth that led him toward both personal healing and advocacy. An Eye for an I presents both James and his aggressors with refreshing nuance and humility, inviting readers to empathize, be inspired, and consider their own potential to be of service in a broken, yet beautiful, world. 

LINKS:

https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517919146/an-eye-for-an-i/

BIO:

Thomas Cannon was raised on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. In 2021, he was named the inaugural Poet Laureate of Oshkosh. He has written an eclectic collection of books and has many poems and short stories published in journals. Thomas and his wife have raised three children and have three grandchildren.

SYNOPSIS:

A troubled life has led spirited Auburn Halverson to make every mistake that came her way. At twenty-three, she has finally created a stable life for her two children. However, when she finds out her boyfriend is cheating, the trauma of her childhood tells her to fall back into her destructive patterns. She must learn that choosing the pain she knows is not a sign of weakness, but a symptom of staying strong too long.

Her journey of healing begins, but she must give herself permission to stop calling the girl in the mirror ugly or face losing everything.

LINKS:

https://thomascannonauthor.com/

Author Showcase of Oshkosh > https://www.youtube.com/@authorshowcaseofoshkoshwi

BIO:

Nora is a syndicate author for Thrill Ride eZine and The Butchered Writers. She is an editor for Baynam Books Press and also is a freelance narrator and editor. For the Sake of Brigid, her first novelette, came out on May 24, 2024, from Baynam Books Press, and her first short story collection, Cemetery Tacos on Wednesday and Other Delights, will be published in November of 2025 from JournalStone. Her debut novel, Flesh-Eating Turtles! was published in June of 2025 by The Evil Cookie Publishing She also reads scripts for The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival.

SYNOPSIS:

 Agne Labs is researching the effects of altering turtles. Little do they know their work will have dire consequences for Morgandale and the surrounding areas. When two foolish lovers steal some of the turtles, all hell breaks loose. Those specimens bite other species, including humans, triggering wild hybrid transformations. Don’t worry though, The Supe Unit is on the case, as are the lab researchers and friends, Louisa and Renuka. Throughout the madness, bloodshed, and mayhem, new bonds are forged, missteps are made, and weirdness abounds. Will this group of misfits save the day or see Turtlepocalypse change the planet forever?

LINKS:

Nora B. Peevy (@biteycat.bsky.social) — Bluesky, (6) Nora B. Peevy (@nora_b._peevy) • Threads, Say more, (2) Nora B. Peevy (@NoraBPeevy) / X, (1) Nora B. Peevy | Substack, Nora B. Peevy (@[email protected]) - Mastodon, (1) Instagram, (1) Facebook, https://www.slasher.tv/Nora1976/about, NoraBPeevy1976 (@norapeevy1976) | TikTok

BIO:

Wade Walker is the author of the Code Name: LoneWolf action-horror spy series, blending classic pulp, supernatural suspense, and action thrills. His novels—Bite of the Wolf, Operation Frankenstein, and the newest release, the short story special Night of the Pumpkin Man—mix monsters, espionage, and dark humor in the spirit of Ian Fleming, Hammer Horror, and 1960s Eurospy cinema. He is also the author of the upcoming poetry collection Dead Love: Apocalyptic Pop Sonnets, releasing October 13. True to the top-secret subjects he writes about, he resides in an undisclosed location in the wilds of Wisconsin.

SYNOPSIS:

In the tiny hamlet of Gallows End, fearful whispers warn of the legendary Pumpkin Man and his harvest of death. Into this haunted village comes secret agent—and werewolf—Val West, Code Name: LoneWolf, who discovers the legend, and the fear behind it, conceal a deadly truth. A barmaid with suspicions of her own becomes his lone ally in a mission where ever darker dangers lurk behind every shadow. Espionage and supernatural horror collide in a pulp Halloween special of claws, sickles, and sinister secrets.

LINKS:

www.codenamelonewolf.com

BIO:

Maxine Rosaler is the author of the novel-in-stories Queen for a Day (Delphinium Books, 2018), which was nominated for the Kirkus Prize. The Jewish Book Council selected it as one of ten recommended fiction books in 2021. Her work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Tikkun, The Southern Review, Glimmer Train, Witness, Fifth Wednesday, and other literary journals. Her stories have been cited in Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays. Her latest collection, The Missing Kidney and Other Stories, received a starred Kirkus Review and was named one of Oprah Daily’s "Best Summer Reads of 2025."

SYNOPSIS:

The Missing Kidney and Other Stories is set in New York City during the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. The collection vividly captures the city’s sidewalks, streets, and subways, with cameo appearances by the people Maxine’s characters encounter in the course of their days and nights.

LINKS:

www.maxinerosaler.com