Updates from the Wisconsin woods
A Winter’s Rime Receives 2024 WLA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fiction
The Literary Awards Committee of the Wisconsin Library Association annually selects outstanding books by Wisconsin-connected authors and awards them WLA Literary Awards. These are the Wisconsin authors recognized for outstanding achievement for books published in the previous year.
Reading List: The best novels about badass women living in rural wilderness
Shepherd is an online database designed to help readers by creating an experience that’s like wandering the aisles of your favorite bookstore. They asked me to put together a “BEST NOVELS” list and this is what I came up with. All their lists are fun and fantastic and designed to help you find your next great read. I hope you enjoy my list!
Save the date: Carol Dunbar is coming to the Boston area for an author event!
I am so thrilled to offer an event for my East Coast family and friends in the Boston area of Massachusets. Save the date and RSVP for your seat. Wine and light snacks will be served in the historic Book Ends bookshop surrounded by brick sidewalks in downtown Winchester. Event starts at 7 pm.
The Net Beneath Us Wins the Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award
Both lyrical and tough, this is a story that will stay with you: tender, graceful, ethereal, and proving just how much we need each other and nature. —Allison Stine, judge of the 2022 Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award
A WINTER’S RIME now available for pre-order
Haunting, hypnotic and deeply affecting, A Winter's Rime shimmers with hard-won wisdom. —Jillian Medoff, bestselling author of When We Were Bright and Beautiful
A story about sisterhood and second chances, find out what nature can teach us about bearing hardship. Coming September 2023.
LEARN MORE and pre-order for a guaranteed first-edition shipped right to your door.
In Conversation with Leif Enger
I can’t beleive I get to share the stage with the author who inspired me to become a writer when Peace Like a River came out. Join us for the first ever “Tuesday Night Author Talks” hosted by the Bookstore at Fitgers featuring NYT-bestselling author Leif Enger.
Carol Dunbar presents The Net Beneath Us
Carol Dunbar presents The Net Beneath Us at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis.
SAVE THE DATE: In conversation with Peter Geye
From debut author Carol Dunbar comes the stunning new novel, THE NET BENEATH US (Forge Books; On Sale September 13, 2022), which brings to life the harrowing story of one woman who is pushed to the limits to take care of her family. A timely story of love, loss, and persevering in the natural world during the greatest challenges.
Save the date for this in-conversation event featuring two Northwoods authors!
Carol Dunbar in conversation with author Peter Geye, Next Chapter Booksellers, Saint Paul, MN, Dec. 12, 2022.
The Net Beneath Us Featured on Live Television
“A story of resilience … a Where the Crawdads Sing for the Northland.
Listen to the interview:
