Wisconsin Rapids: “Typewriter’s Block” With Robert Walker

The McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids welcomes author Robert Walker to discuss his debut novel during the 2024 Central Wisconsin Book Festival!

Walker’s novel, “Typewriter’s Block,” follows struggling writer and typewriter enthusiast Kyle Lindsay. He hopes the typewriter of his dreams, a 1967 Hermes 3000, will inspire him to greatness. The typewriter he acquires, however, has other plans. It is possessed by “JK,” a spirit whose goal is to rid the world of mediocre writers, and it is determined to make Kyle abandon his career and dream. Will Kyle prevail, or will JK destroy another would-be writer?

Walker, a retired journalist and communications specialist, lives in central Wisconsin with his wife and has his own collection of more than 20 typewriters! He’ll discuss the book and take questions from the audience, and copies of the novel will also be available.

Free and open to the public, no registration required. Call the McMillan Memorial Library at 715-422-5136 for more information.

Support for the 2024 Central Wisconsin Book Festival was provided through the Marathon County Public Library, Portage County Public Library and McMillan Memorial Library; the Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, with funds provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board, a state agency; the Community Foundation; and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation.

Support also provided by the Murco Foundation; Ruder Ware Law Firm; the Portage County Public Library Foundation; Center for the Visual Arts; the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Libraries; Bound to Happen Books; Sojourn Booksellers; and Janke Book Store.