The 2018 Fox Cities Book Festival presents author and Fox Cities native, Jim Guhl.
Jim Guhl’s new novel, Eleven Miles to Oshkosh, takes readers back to a 1970's Wisconsin where he tells the story of a teenage boy coming to age as he deals with the unsolved murder of his father.
As the Vietnam War grinds on and the Nixon presidency collapses, Del “Minnow” Finwick’s small world in Wisconsin has blown apart. His father, a deputy sheriff, has been murdered by the unknown “Highway 41 Killer.” His mom has unraveled. And a goon named Larry Buskin has been pummeling Minnow behind Neenah High. Minnow finds support in the company of his roguish grandfather, his loyal pal Mark, and beautiful Opal Parsons, who has her own worries as the first African American student in their school. When the sheriff seems in no hurry to solve the murder, Minnow must seek justice by partnering with unlikely allies and discovering his own courage.
Jim Guhl grew up in the Fox Valley of Wisconsin in the 1960s and '70s and now lives in Hudson, Wisconsin. He is a writer and visual artist, retired from a career in engineering. His new book,Eleven Miles to Oshkosh is a fictional story set in Neenah, WI and set to be published in October 2018 by University of Wisconsin Press.
The 11th Annual Fox Cities Book Festival Connecting Writers and Readers
Join us for a fantastic week of author events, craft talks, discussions, readings and more during the week of October 8-14, 2018. All events are free and open to the public and take place at a variety of venues throughout the Fox Cities.