Galena LitFest: Money, Family, and Midwestern Woes

In this reading and conversation, author Keith Pilapil Lesmeister discusses the thematic elements in his latest book ASK ME ABOUT THE MONEY.
About this Event

Spanning all parts of the Upper Midwest, Keith’s latest collection of short fiction, Ask Me About the Money, features characters dealing with the fallout of their everyday choices related to money. While money takes center stage, the book explores other important themes as well - family, relationships, and more. This program will offer an up close and personal look into the writing process.

This is an in-person program. Keith will present at the Galena Public Library. Attendees are encouraged to register at www.galenalibrary.org.

Keith Pilapil Lesmeister is the author of the story collections Ask Me About the Money and We Could’ve Been Happy Here. A graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars, his work has received support from the Anderson Center, Iowa Arts Council, and Springboard for the Arts, where he was a Rural Regenerator Fellow. His fiction has appeared in American Short Fiction, December Magazine, Gettysburg Review, New Stories from the Midwest, North American Review, Redivider, Terrain, and elsewhere. He’s a founding editor of Cutleaf and teaches at Northeast Iowa Community College. 

Galena LitFest is the thirteenth annual literary festival organized and funded by the Galena Public Library with support from the Friends of the Galena Public Library and in partnership with Miss Kitty’s Grape Escape and Fritz & Frites Bistro. Events will take place throughout January 2027 in-person and virtually.