Renowned author to speak at WITC

David Wroblewski will appear at WITC-Ashland at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, and the discussion will be broadcast to WITC campuses in Rice Lake, New Richmond and Superior via IP Video.

(3/9/10): Dog-loving bookworms are in for a special treat this spring when renowned author David Wroblewski visits Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. Wroblewski will appear at WITC-Ashland at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, and the discussion will be broadcast to WITC campuses in New Richmond, Rice Lake and Superior via IP Video.

Wroblewski made a splash with his debut novel, “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.” The critically acclaimed tale introduces readers to a mute boy born into a family of dog breeders. Raised on a farm in the small town of Mellen, Wis., the boy’s peaceful life becomes suddenly chaotic when his father dies and his uncle attempts to assume his father’s role at the farm and in the family.

“The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” spent weeks on the New York Times bestsellers list and was selected for Oprah’s Book Club. The author hopes the community book read and discussion will be interactive.

“I'm planning to read a brief passage or two from the book, and I'll give some brief back story on the writing,” Wroblewski said. “But mainly I want to have an open-ended discussion driven by audience questions. In my experience, that's always the most fun for everyone involved.”

The community book read and discussion is free and open to the public. It will be held at all four WITC campuses as follows:

WITC-Ashland, Room 306
WITC-New Richmond, Learning Resource Center
WITC-Rice Lake, Room 130
WITC-Superior, Conference Center