Check out the fancy Sterling North Festival poster!

Here is a promo poster for the 9th Annual Sterling North Book and Film Festival, to be held next Saturday in Edgerton, Wisconsin. I'm excited and honored to be one of the featured presenters at such a prestigious event. Last year's event featured the real Patch Adams, the doctor/clown/author whom late actor Robin Williams portrayed in the movie... Continue Reading →

Speaking schedule for Edgerton festival announced

The packet's here! The packet's here! I received official word from Sterling North Book and Film Festival officials today on the speaking schedule for this year's event, which will be Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Edgerton (Wis.) High School. My slots are 10-10:45 a.m. and 2-2:45 p.m. in Room 374, and... Continue Reading →

John C. Pritzlaff: From penniless immigrant to hardware tycoon

Researching real can be real cool. In digging around for information for my upcoming screenplay adaptation of my book, "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher," I've come across a real cool story of an immigrant who came to this country broke and ended up building a virtual hardware empire in Milwaukee. John C.... Continue Reading →

Wauwatosa memories from a reader

Below are excerpts from an email I received from a reader of "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher." Many of you native Wauwatosans may recall the Pig Farm. Hi Paul, I very much enjoyed reading your book, in part because it lent perspective to some of my childhood activities in Tosa. In the mid... Continue Reading →

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