Meeting Reminder: Oct. 3

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m,. Saturday, Oct. 3 in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. As always, meetings are free and open to anyone age 17 and older.

Author Visit: Susan Johnson Hadler

Oshkosh author, Susan Johnson Hadler, will discuss her memoir, "The Beauty of What Remains" 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 29 in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library.

Parts of Susan Hadler’s family tree was shrouded in darkness. When she was only a few months old, her father died in a World War II mine explosion. The event so shattered her mother that she refused to talk to her children about him, instead marrying again and starting a new life. 

Hadler’s search for her father as an adult was a journey in his final footsteps and a prelude to her quest to discover what happened to her mother’s estranged sisters. What she discovers is a legacy of loss and mental illness, with repercussions for the generations that followed. Hadler's years as a psychotherapist are evident in this meditative memoir - an exploration of loss, a celebration of discovering connections and a moving account of one woman’s efforts to make her family whole.  (Excerpt from a Booklist Review)

Author Spotlight: Janet Church

Oshkosh Author Janet Church (writing as J.S. McCormick) will talk about her novel, Trojan Horses, a fictionalized account of her real-life experience rescuing horses and dogs from slaughterhouses and dog fighting in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

The free program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library.

Church is an animal activist with interests in consumer safety issues, holistic medicine and public speaking. She is a member of Oshkosh Area Writers Club, Mystery Writers of America, Wisconsin Sisters in Crime and Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators.

Local Author Spotlight is presented by the Oshkosh Area Writer’s Club, with support from the Oshkosh Public Library and the Friends of the Library.

Meeting Reminder - Sept. 5

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. Please note Mt. Vernon Street is closed for repairs so you'll need to enter the library parking lot via Jefferson Street.