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2022
Door County Reads Festival
January 27 - February 14, 2022
Mark your calendars for the 2022 Door County Reads season! Two weeks of world-class literature discussions, expert lectures and panels, Door County theater and musical performances. Coming to you in-person and virtually!
—— Book giveaways begin on Friday, November 26 ——
Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors one Siren at a Time
Welcome to New Auburn, Wisconsin (population: 485) where the local vigilante is a farmer’s wife armed with a pistol and a Bible, the most senior member of the volunteer fire department is a cross-eyed butcher with one kidney and two ex-wives (both of whom work at the only gas station in town), and the back roads are haunted by the ghosts of children and farmers. Michael Perry loves this place. He grew up here, and now—after a decade away—he has returned.
Unable to polka or repair his own pickup, his farm-boy hands gone soft after years of writing, Perry figures the best way to regain his credibility is to join the volunteer fire department. Against a backdrop of fires and tangled wrecks, bar fights and smelt feeds, Population: 485 is a comic and sometimes heartbreaking true tale leavened with quieter meditations on an overlooked America.
Truck: A Love StoryHilarious and heartfelt, Truck: A Love Story is the tale of a man struggling to grow his own garden, fix his old pickup, and resurrect a love life permanently impaired by Neil Diamond. In the process, he sets his hair on fire, is attacked by wild turkeys, and proposes marriage to a woman in New Orleans. The result is a surprisingly tender testament to love.
Pass them around, keep them, or return them to the library to share in the story.
The free copies of these books are made possible with the support of: The Friends of Door County Libraries.
The free copies of these books are made possible with the support of: The Friends of Door County Libraries.