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Wisconsin writer Lesley Kagen applies a nostalgic look to difficult circumstances in many of her novels. In her latest title, The Resurrection of Tess…

You could look at Mary Bly in two ways.An academic with a bachelor’s degree from Harvard, a master’s from Oxford and a Ph. D from Yale. She is a…

When Making a Murderer premiered on Netflix last December, it entranced viewers and quickly became a household name. The ten part docuseries follows the…

Over the months and years, we've spoken with lots of different people who have lots of different opinions on education.Suffice it to say, it seems there…

It’s the second week of the new year; a time when those resolutions and new healthy habits start becoming harder to keep (for some). However, the beauty…

Lake Effect first talked with writer and Wisconsin native Cynthia Swanson a few years ago, when her debut novel, The Bookseller, was published. It went on…

The cover art for singer-songwriter Mark Erelli's latest album is a throwback. It's made out to look like a cassette, with Erelli's last name spelled out…

If you don’t know anything about Alexandra Petri’s column for the Washington Post, the fact that it’s called “Compost” should tip you off. It’s a humor…

The millennial generation is generally defined as people who, today, are between the ages of 18 and 34. It's a generation whose influence is being courted…

It’s probably not stretching things to point to a parallel in the decline of the manufacturing sector in Milwaukee, and the academic decline in a high…