Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 15, 2007
Appearances bring readers, writers together
Although local booksellers never really shut down the author appearances, thankfully, things definitely quiet down in summer. But the Packers have kicked off, the Brewers may be tanking and that means the writers are arriving en masse again.
Tags: Kozol, Austen, Viera Rigler, Schwartz, Alverno, Marquette, Casals, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mamah Borthwick Cheyney, Oak Park, Loving Frank, Songs Without Words, Andromeda Romano-Lax, The Spanish Bow, Amy Bloom, Ethiopia, Haregewoin Teferra, adoption, orphan

Milwaukee Buzz - July 13, 2007
Give the public a little good news
Surely something good must be happening in a city of nearly 600,000 people. The reason we know that is because every member of the Milwaukee Police Department lives in the city of Milwaukee.
Tags: police, harbor patrol, schwartz, hegerty

Milwaukee Buzz - June 20, 2007
Safety is a Big Gig for MPD
There is no better example of why we are blogging than by sharing a story that appeared in the media Tuesday night that questioned security measures and the MPD’s part in protecting festival goers at Summerfest.
Tags: schwartz, mpd, police, summerfest

Marketplace - April 26, 2007
Schwartz expands on Downer
Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, 2559 N. Downer Ave., is getting bigger. The shop will spread north as far as 2567 N. Downer Ave. into spaces that formerly housed Time to Kiln and Einstein's Bagels.
Tags: Schwartz, Downer, New Land

Arts & Entertainment - April 2, 2007
Lethem works to shake off Brooklyn shackles
Perception is everything and no one knows that better than Brooklyn-born author Jonathan Lethem. The author of six novels, a collection of essays and at least three books of short fiction, Lethem has been so pegged as a Brooklyn author that few -- including us, obviously -- can resist focusing on the fact that his latest novel is set in Los Angeles.
Tags: Lethem, Brooklyn, You Don't Love Me Yet, Fortress of Solitude, Motherless Brooklyn, Schwartz