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BOOKSTORES 

AND AUTHORS

Numerous Authors have discovered the Driftless as a place of inspiration.  We are home to so many authors and bookstores in the Hidden Valleys area.

Book Shop Shelf

BOOKSTORES

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ON THE BORDER OF OUR AREA:

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BOOK EVENTS:

Outdoor Reading

AUTHORS

  • TAILSPIN  John Armbruster

  • JIM HIGGINS DRIFTLESS MYSTERY SERIES  Sue Berg

  • WHEN THE BUGLE CALLS  Ret. Col. Ray Boland

  • UFOS OF THE KICKAPOO, NO PLACE TO GO, & OUTSKIRTS  Collected Stories: John H. Sime

  • THE LAST RIVER RAT  Kenny Salwey​

  • GROWING UP ALONG THE KICKAPOO  Cloie Neprud

  • PROTECTING PARADISE IN THE DRIFTLESS: HOW THE
    KICKAPOO VALLEY RESERVE CAME TO BE 
    Marcy West

  • BARNS WITHOUT CORNERS, ROUND BARNS OF VERNON
    COUNTY 
    Kevin & Patsy Alderson

  • THAT DAM HISTORY  Brad Steinmetz

  • AMONG THE HILLS  Josie Churchill

  • LITTLE OSLO  William R. White

  • COINS IN A HALF: FILLED JAR & WHEN SUMAC TURN RED  Harlan Flick

  • AN EAGLE BLESSED OUR HOME  Muriel J. Blackdeer

  • FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S FORGOTTEN HOUSE  Nicholas D. Hayes

  • ON A WISCONSIN FARM  Cory A. Geiger

  • DRIVING BUS NUMBER 7  Renee Joseph

  • THE WAITING  Cathy LaGrow with Cindy Coloma

  • CAN PEOPLE JUST BURST INTO FLAMES  Larry Scheckel

  • BARNS OF WISCONSIN (MANY BOOKS!)  Jerry Apps

  • ORION “BIG O” SAMUELSON  Foreword by Senator Mike Johanns

  • CROSSING THE DRIFTLESS  Lynne Diebel

  • HISTORICAL AGRICULTURE AND SOIL EROSION IN THE
    UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HILL COUNTRY 
    Stanley W. Trimble

  • NORTHERN LAKE MYSTERY SERIES  Jeff Nania

  • LOOK OUT BELOW!  Glenn L. Borreson (Trempealeau County)

  • ADAMS COUNTY BIGFOOT, FRIEND OR BEAST?  Jay Vernon

  • A CREEK RUNS THROUGH THIS DRIFTLESS LAND: A
    FARM FAMILY’S JOURNEY TOWARD A LAND ETHIC 
    Richard L. Cattes, Jr.

  • THE WISCONSIN WHEY. CHEESEMAKING IN THE DRIFTLESS REGION  Nicole Bujewski, Keith Burrows, Kristin Mitchell

  • NORTHERN LAKE MYSTERY SERIES  Jeff Nania

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OTHER DRIFTLESS AUTHORS:

  • John Sonsalla, Craig Temby, Jim Metz, Lucas Risser, Katie Weaver, Tammy Kilby, Rachael Donahoe, Beth White, Nicki Cooper, Sue Cashman, Mike Nelson, Peggy Glendenning, Kalee Crist, Elizabeth Rossing, Dennis Dillon, Dave Roelli, Edward Rielly, and P.H. Conley.​

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