Its Own Defense

Laura Hetzel’s debut novel, Its Own Defense, was published in April, 2013, and has been the subject of newspaper articles in both the Washington/Ozaukee County Daily News and The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Previous to this publication, Hetzel had self-published three poetry/short-story books, Open Your Dreams, Luna and Rust and Stardust, selections of which have been published in literary magazines and have won academic and editorial awards. Hetzel has led seminars on writing and poetry for the Kettle Moraine Writers’ Conference and appeared on writers’ panels. Hetzel currently resides in southeast Wisconsin.