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For more than a century, Wisconsin has led political trends in the U.S. The book "Minority Rule" explores that history, and how Wisconsin Republicans have successfully reshaped democracy in the state over the past few decades.
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Milwaukee has seen drag performers since the late 1800s, and the city's vast history has helped shape drag across the U.S.
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Kevin Henkes is a children’s book author and illustrator best known for his mouse books. But once in a while he will team up with his wife, fine art painter Laura Dronzek, to collaborate on a children’s book together. Henkes & Dronzek join Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to share about their new book "Finding Things" and what makes their partnership work.
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Lake Effect's Books and Beyond series visits the Rare Books Room at Central Library in downtown Milwaukee to explore some of the unique materials housed there.
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Sisters Karen and Jennifer Lemke visited more than 50 parks to put together the accessible field guide. They consider it a showcase of the city they love and a vision for an inclusive future.
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Are you interested in researching your own family history? Our "Books and Beyond" series looks into how the Milwaukee Public Library and the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society can help get you started.
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Wisconsin-native and Latino historian, Sergio Gonzalez's new book, Strangers No Longer, unpacks Latino belonging and faith in Wisconsin and how it informs our communities today.
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Activist and educator Dr. Trish O’Kane shares her vision for what birds can teach us about community and social change in a new memoir.
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Raymond Wiggers is a geologist, science writer and author of the new book "Milwaukee in Stone and Clay," which chronicles dozens of different types of rocks that buildings in our city are made of and how they got here.
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"HBCU Made" contains essays from sixteen writers who reflect on how their time as students at a Black college shaped them into who they are today.