Books with a Wisconsin Connection

Updated May 22, 2024
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Little faith : a novel
Butler, Nickolas
Paper Book
In this moving new novel from celebrated author Nickolas Butler, a Wisconsin family grapples with the power and limitations of faith when one of their own falls under the influence of a radical church  Lyle Hovde is at the onset of his golden years, living a mostly...
The family Chao : a novel
Chang, Lan Samantha
Paper Book
The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant's delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, content to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. Whether or not Big Leo Chao is honest, or his wife, Winnie, is happy, their food tastes good and...
Send for me
Fox, Lauren
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An achingly beautiful work of historical fiction that moves between Germany on the eve of World War II and present-day Wisconsin, unspooling a thread of love, longing, and the powerful bonds of family. * A...
Raft of stars : a novel
Graff, Andrew J.
Paper Book
"A rousing adventure yarn full of danger and heart and humor." --Richard Russo An instant classic for fans of Jane Smiley and Kitchens of the Great Midwest: when two hardscrabble young boys think they've committed a crime, they flee into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Will the...
Wolf Hollow
Houston, Victoria
Paper Book
There are rumours that a precious vein of nickel and copper is buried on the property of wealthy Grace McDonough, and the drilling is about to begin. But not if environmentalist Pete Ferris can help it. When Grace's 24-year-old son Noah is caught in a sordid sex crime, police chief Lew Ferris makes...
The ingenue : a novel
Kapelke-Dale, Rachel
Paper Book
Named a Best New Book of December 2022 by Buzzfeed · New York Post · PopSugar · PureWow · E! Online · Amazon A People Best New Book: "A dark tale of revenge." "Exceptional. This...
Stella Maris
McCarthy, Cormac
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * The second volume of The Passenger series, from The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Road * An intimate portrait of grief and longing, as a young woman in a psychiatric facility seeks to understand her own existence. "The...
The Kindred Spirits Supper Club
Reichert, Amy E.
Paper Book
For Sabrina Monroe, moving back home to the Wisconsin Dells means returning to the family curse: spirits who come to them for help with unfinished business. But Sabrina's always redirected the needy spirits to her mum, who's much better suited for the job. The one exception has always been Molly, a...

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