
Native Wisconsinite Jennifer Rude Klett is a freelance nonfiction writer and photojournalist for print and digital publications covering topics such as history, home & garden, travel, food, and life in Midwestern U.S.A. She is a journalism graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and former newspaper reporter. Jennifer's work has appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin State Journal, Waukesha Freeman, Sussex Sun, Lake Country Reporter, North Shore Herald, Brookfield News, Beloit Daily News, Forth Worth Star-Telegram, and Minnesota West Central Tribune; and several magazines including Organic Grower. She is a repeat guest on Wisconsin Public Radio's Central Time, and appeared on the Chicago television show Public Perspective. Jennifer is the author of three nonfiction books including two cookbooks: Home Cooking Comfort: More Neighborly Advice & Recipes from the Farm Kitchen of a Midwestern Food Journalist" (2022), and Home Cooking Comeback: Neighborly Advice & 40 Pleasing Recipes from the Farm Kitchen of a Midwestern Food Journalist (2021). She is also the author of Alamo Doughboy: Marching Into The Heart Of Kaiser's Germany During World War I, first published in 2014 by Branden Books. The second edition of Alamo Doughboy, published in 2019, is available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook, along with her two cookbooks on Amazon.
Past Author Appearances:
Menomonee Falls Public Library, Menomonee Falls WI
Schwoerer Acres Shop Small Saturday Market, Black Earth WI
Asbury Methodist Church Best Timers Luncheon, Madison WI
Beloit Intermediate Women's Group, Beloit WI
Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library, Baraboo WI
Black Earth Public Library Author Fair, Black Earth WI
Elm Grove School for Lifelong Learning, Elm Grove WI
Lake Geneva Public Library, Lake Geneva WI
Kiel Public Library, Kiel WI
Beloit Public Library, Beloit WI
Mukwonago Community Library, Mukwonago WI
Brookfield Public Library, Brookfield WI
Ruth Culver Community Library, Prairie du Sac WI
West Bend Community Memorial Library, West Bend WI
Black Earth Historical Society, Black Earth WI
Twentieth Century Topics Club, Wauwatosa WI
Daughters of the American Revolution, Oconomowoc WI
Wauwatosa Woman's Club, Wauwatosa WI
Minnesota Military Museum Camp Ripley, Little Falls MN
Military History Fest, St. Charles IL
McFarland Historical Society, McFarland WI
Kiwanis Golden K Club, Elm Grove WI
Southeastern Wisconsin Festival of Books, Waukesha WI
Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Madison WI
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Fenton MO & Edina MN
Orchard Terrace, St. Louis MO
90th Division Association Reunion, St. Louis MO
Book World, Willmar MN
Kandiyohi County Historical Society, Willmar MN
Books & Company, Oconomowoc WI
Mighty 8th Air Force Historical Society, Milwaukee WI
World War I at Midway Village, Rockford IL
Delafield Public Library, Delafield WI
Wildwood Lake Book Club, Menomonee Falls WI
"I just wanted to tell you how much all the Intermediate Club members loved your program! I've heard nothing but wonderful comments. At out book cub, everyone was talking about what recipe they wanted to make. I love the cookbooks as well! I can't wait to make the recipes and even bought some ingredients. Thank you again for being such a great speaker!"
-N. Wallace, Beloit Intermediate Women's Group, November 2022
Jennifer is available to speak to your group in person, please contact her to inquire about dates and fees. Topics include cooking & food, and the U.S. doughboy experience in World War I. Church, library, civic, historical, and veterans groups are particularly receptive to Jennifer's topics.
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