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| TIME |
EVENT TITLE |
CATEGORY |
VENUE |
| Wednesday, October 10 |
| 12:00 - 12:30 PM |
Governor's Commendation for Lifetime Literary Achievement: Ginger Fox |
Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing / Youth/Kids |
Capitol Rotunda |
| 5:00 - 6:45 PM |
The Dictionary of American Regional English Toasts Fred Cassidy: On to Z! |
Nonfiction / Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing |
Wisconsin Historical Society-Library Mall |
| 5:00 - 9:00 PM |
Fall 2007 Book Sale: Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries: Preview Sale ($5 entry) |
Bookselling |
Memorial Library |
| 5:00 - 6:30 PM |
Entering the Mind of Poetry: Presenting Jane Hirshfield |
Poetry |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 5:30 - 6:30 PM |
Artifacts of African American Memory: The Scrapbook in American Life |
Art/Visual / History / Memoir/Biography |
Helen C. White Hall |
| 7:00 - 8:30 PM |
Terry Tempest Williams & Rick Bass: Tranquility and Open Space |
A More Perfect Union / Nature / Nonfiction |
Capitol Theater/Overture |
| 7:00 - 9:00 PM |
Michelangelo's Poetry Salon: Inspired |
Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Michelangelo's Coffee House |
| 7:00 - 8:30 PM |
Jeremi Suri on Henry Kissinger: Domestic Tranquility and Global Issues |
History / Memoir/Biography / Politics / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Veterans Museum |
| 9:00 - 10:45 PM |
The Dog Says How: NPR essayist, Kevin Kling |
Memoir/Biography |
Cafe Montmartre |
| Thursday, October 11 |
| 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM |
Fall 2007 Book Sale: Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries: Regular Sale (No entry fee) |
Bookselling |
Memorial Library |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
People Who Live In Paper Houses Shouldn't Throw Books: Bone Folders' Guild Exhibit Opening & Artist Reception |
Art/Visual |
Little Luxuries |
| 5:00 - 6:45 PM |
Best New Writing from Wisconsin People & Ideas: 2007 Contest Winners |
Fiction / Poetry / Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing |
Avol's Bookstore |
| 6:30 - 8:00 PM |
Stories Off the Shelf |
Spoken Word |
Monona Public Library |
| 7:00 - 8:30 PM |
Rae Armantrout: The Poetic Dance of Consciousness |
Poetry |
Helen C. White Hall |
| 7:00 - 8:30 PM |
The Terror Dream: Susan Faludi on Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America |
History / Nonfiction / Politics |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 7:00 - 8:30 PM |
Michael Perry: Truck |
Memoir/Biography / Wisconsin Ties |
Borders Books & Music (West Side) |
| 7:00 - 9:00 PM |
Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Education in the Academy: Potential for a New Pedagogy |
Spoken Word / Wisconsin Ties / Youth/Kids |
Wisconsin Historical Society-Library Mall |
| 7:30 - 9:00 PM |
10th Annual Charlotte Zolotow Lecture Featuring Patricia MacLachlan: Presented by the Friends of the CCBC |
Writing/Publishing / Youth/Kids |
Memorial Union Theater |
| 9:00 - 10:30 PM |
Communication Revolution: Bob McChesney & John Nichols on the Future of Media |
Nonfiction / Politics / Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| Friday, October 12 |
| 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM |
Fall 2007 Book Sale: Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries: Regular Sale (No entry fee) |
Bookselling |
Memorial Library |
| 5:00 - 6:45 PM |
Justice/Just Us: Walking the Walk for Domestic Tranquility |
Law / Memoir/Biography / Wisconsin Ties |
A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore |
| 5:00 - 6:45 PM |
Wisconsin Arts Board: Literary Fellowship Recipients for 2007 |
Fiction / Poetry / Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing |
Madison Public Library-Main Branch |
| 5:00 - 6:45 PM |
Voices from a Changing Africa: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Zakes Mda |
Fiction |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 6:00 - 8:00 PM |
Kids' Book Bonanza at Madison Children's Museum |
Art/Visual / Youth/Kids |
Madison Children's Museum |
| 7:00 - 8:30 PM |
Trinidad meets El Barrio: Nuyorican Poets Bring the Noise |
Music / Spoken Word / Youth/Kids |
Wisconsin Historical Society-Library Mall |
| 7:00 - 8:30 PM |
T.C. Boyle: Domestic Tranquility Behind The Tortilla Curtain |
A More Perfect Union / Fiction |
Orpheum Theatre: Main |
| 7:00 - 9:00 PM |
Meet the Authors: Conversation with Zakes Mda and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
Fiction |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 7:30 - 9:00 PM |
Matthew Rothschild & Chris Finan: Tranquility at any Price? |
Law / Politics / Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing |
Red Gym |
| 9:00 - 11:00 PM |
Just Bust! Spoken Word & Hip-Hop Open Mic: Hosted by First Wave, featuring the Midwest Youth Slam All-Stars |
Spoken Word / Wisconsin Ties / Youth/Kids |
UW Memorial Union |
| 9:00 - 11:00 PM |
FOUND Magazine Event |
Writing/Publishing |
Orpheum Theatre: Stage Door |
| Saturday, October 13 |
| 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
Fall Children's Book Sale: Friends of the CCBC |
Bookselling / Youth/Kids |
Helen C. White Hall |
| 9:30 - 10:45 AM |
The Romance Writer's Guide to Domestic Bliss: How to Snag the Hunk and Solve Your Problem in 200 Pages or Less |
Writing/Publishing |
Mount Horeb Public Library |
| 10:00 - 11:30 AM |
Ethnic Melodies: Helping African American Children and Youth Enjoy Reading (A Teacher Resource Breakfast) |
Nonfiction / Youth/Kids |
Madison Public Library-Main Branch |
| 10:00 - 11:45 AM |
Novels by our Neighbors: Allen Ruff and Sherry Lucille |
Fiction / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Historical Museum-Capitol Square |
| 10:00 - 11:30 AM |
Native Voices of Wisconsin: Presented by Kathleen Tigerman |
Fiction / History / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Historical Museum-Capitol Square |
| 10:00 - 11:30 AM |
Alan Weisman: The World Without Us |
Nature / Nonfiction / Politics |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 10:00 - 11:30 AM |
Katha Pollitt: Learning to Drive and other Life Stories |
Memoir/Biography / Nonfiction / Politics |
A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore |
| 10:00 - 11:30 AM |
Making Families in the 21st Century: Adoption & Fertility Treatments |
Law / Memoir/Biography / Nonfiction |
Wisconsin Studio/Overture |
| 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
Fall 2007 Book Sale: Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries $2/Bag Sale: After 2pm, all remaining books are free |
Bookselling |
Memorial Library |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Apparent Tranquility: Looking Beneath the Surface |
Writing/Publishing |
Mount Horeb Public Library |
| 12:00 - 1:30 PM |
James Campbell: Ghost Mountain Boys |
History / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Veterans Museum |
| 12:00 - 1:30 PM |
Coming of Age Around the World: Faith Adiele |
Nonfiction / Youth/Kids |
A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore |
| 12:00 - 1:45 PM |
Margaret Beattie-Bogue and Peter Annin: The Great Lakes -- Mapping their History, Preserving their Future |
History / Nature / Wisconsin Ties |
Madison Public Library-Main Branch |
| 12:00 - 1:45 PM |
Fred McKissack Speaks: Encouraging Young Readers |
Wisconsin Ties / Youth/Kids |
Wisconsin Studio/Overture |
| 12:00 - 1:45 PM |
Generations: Established Writers Introduce New Voices |
Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Historical Museum-Capitol Square |
| 12:00 - 1:45 PM |
Stories from Untranquil Territory: Susan Abulhawa and Margot Singer |
Fiction / History / Politics |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 1:00 - 2:30 PM |
The Power of Poetry: A Craft Talk for "Young" Poets of All Ages |
Poetry / Writing/Publishing |
Red Gym |
| 1:00 - 1:30 PM |
Wisconsin Center for the Book's 2007 BookMark Award for Poetry: Presentation and Reading |
Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Memorial Library |
| 1:00 - 7:00 PM |
Wisconsin Publishers' Showcase |
Bookselling / Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing |
Memorial Library |
| 1:30 - 3:00 PM |
In Defense of Change: The Changing Nature of the Book |
Bookselling / Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing |
Memorial Library |
| 2:00 - 3:30 PM |
Provoking Democracy: Why We Need the Arts |
Art/Visual / Politics / Wisconsin Ties |
Helen C. White Hall |
| 2:00 - 3:45 PM |
Devi, Mother of My Mind: Tranquility in Poetry and Tantra Yoga |
Poetry |
Perfect Knot Yoga Center |
| 2:00 - 3:45 PM |
Gun Violence and Gun Control: Domestic Tranquility and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms |
A More Perfect Union / Nonfiction / Politics |
Wisconsin Studio/Overture |
| 2:00 - 3:45 PM |
Agent & Publisher & Editor Panel: Inviting Wisconsin writers of color to learn the basics of publishing literary works and securing an agent |
Writing/Publishing |
Harambee - South Madison Health & Family Center |
| 2:00 - 3:30 PM |
James DeVita: The Silenced |
Fiction / Politics / Wisconsin Ties / Youth/Kids |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 2:00 - 3:45 PM |
Renewing the Countryside and Celebrating Wisconsin: Jerry Apps and Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) |
Nature / Nonfiction / Wisconsin Ties |
Madison Public Library-Main Branch |
| 2:00 - 3:45 PM |
Domestic Tranquility: Poetry Panel |
Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Historical Museum-Capitol Square |
| 2:00 - 6:00 PM |
Zine Day: Readings From Small Self-published Works |
Art/Visual / Writing/Publishing |
Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative |
| 2:00 - 3:45 PM |
On the Road: Writers as Wayfarers |
Memoir/Biography / Wisconsin Ties |
A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore |
| 3:00 - 5:00 PM |
Getting the Words Right: A Craft Talk for "Young" Prose Writers of All Ages |
Fiction / Writing/Publishing |
Red Gym |
| 3:30 - 5:00 PM |
Adapting to Change: The Changing Nature of the Book |
Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing |
Memorial Library |
| 4:00 - 5:45 PM |
Singing and Acting in Children's Literature: With Roscoe Orman (Gordon from Sesame street) and Leotha Stanley |
Music / Wisconsin Ties / Youth/Kids |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 4:00 - 5:45 PM |
Yes, Wisconsin, There is a Poet Laureate: Readings by Wisconsin Poets Laureate and Commended Poets |
Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Historical Museum-Capitol Square |
| 4:00 - 5:45 PM |
Same Time, Same Station: TV in the USA |
History / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Studio/Overture |
| 4:00 - 5:45 PM |
Imagining the Worlds of Edward Steichen and Isaac Babel: Historical Fiction |
Fiction |
A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore |
| 5:00 - 9:00 PM |
ARTBOOK Exhibit Opening: Exploring the Concept of Books as Art |
Art/Visual |
100 North Hamilton Street |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
The Milagro Beanfield War Movie Screening |
A More Perfect Union / Fiction |
Cinematheque |
| 5:00 - 6:30 PM |
Free Expert Help With Your Book Ideas: Writers' Pitch Session |
Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing |
Memorial Library |
| 6:00 - 6:50 PM |
Examining Russ Feingold and the Politics of Domestic Tranquility in post-9/11 America: Featuring Biographer Sanford Horwitt |
Memoir/Biography / Politics / Wisconsin Ties |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 6:00 - 6:50 PM |
Second Languages, Second Homes: Meena Alexander and Ellen Litman |
Fiction / Poetry / Wisconsin Ties / Writing/Publishing |
Wisconsin Studio/Overture |
| 6:00 - 6:50 PM |
Telling Tongues: A Latin@ Anthology on Language Experience |
Memoir/Biography / Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Con Safos |
| 7:00 - 8:45 PM |
Lake Effect Poets Showcase Reading: Homelands -- Secure and Insecure |
Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Studio/Overture |
| 7:00 - 8:00 PM |
First Wave Hip-Hop Theater Premiere |
Spoken Word / Wisconsin Ties / Youth/Kids |
Lathrop Hall |
| 7:00 - 8:45 PM |
Book Club Night Club: A Gala Celebration Featuring Ellen Baker and Judy Merrill Larsen |
Fiction / Wisconsin Ties |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 7:30 - 8:45 PM |
Communities Without Borders: Photos and Stories from David Bacon |
A More Perfect Union / Art/Visual / Memoir/Biography |
Red Gym |
| 8:00 - 11:00 PM |
Talking Gods and Lyrical Legacies: All-Star Showcase of the Diaspora |
Music / Spoken Word / Youth/Kids |
Memorial Union Theater |
| 9:00 - 10:00 PM |
Petal Pusher & Paint it Black: Rock & Roll Worlds |
Fiction / Memoir/Biography / Music / Wisconsin Ties |
Cafe Montmartre |
| Sunday, October 14 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Brewed Awakenings: An Illustrated Journey to Coffeehouses in Wisconsin (and Beyond) |
History / Wisconsin Ties |
Mount Horeb Public Library |
| 12:00 - 1:45 PM |
Jean Feraca & Patricia Hampl: Memory and Voice |
Memoir/Biography / Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Studio/Overture |
| 12:00 - 1:45 PM |
Seeking Tranquil Voices in Young Adult Literature: The Evolution of Self-Image |
Fiction / Wisconsin Ties / Youth/Kids |
Madison Public Library-Main Branch |
| 12:00 - 1:45 PM |
Luis Alberto Urrea and Ana Castillo: Border Crossings |
A More Perfect Union / Fiction / History / Nonfiction / Politics |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 12:00 - 1:45 PM |
Finding Freedom: The Untold Story of Joshua Glover, Runaway Slave |
History / Wisconsin Ties |
A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore |
| 12:00 - 1:30 PM |
Low Blows / Golpes bajos: Alicia Borinsky |
History / Memoir/Biography / Politics |
Red Gym |
| 2:00 - 3:30 PM |
Odd Wisconsin: Amusing, Perplexing, and Unlikely Stories from Wisconsin's Past |
History / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Historical Museum-Capitol Square |
| 2:00 - 3:45 PM |
Meet the Author of American Girl's Addy Books: Connie Porter |
Wisconsin Ties / Youth/Kids |
Harambee - South Madison Health & Family Center |
| 2:00 - 3:45 PM |
Home on the Range: Stories of Domestic Tranquility |
Spoken Word / Wisconsin Ties |
Madison Public Library-Main Branch |
| 2:00 - 3:30 PM |
David Obey, Raising Hell for Justice: The Washington Battles of a Heartland Progressive |
History / Politics / Wisconsin Ties |
Promenade Hall/Overture |
| 2:00 - 3:45 PM |
Across the Divide: Poetry Panel |
Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Historical Museum-Capitol Square |
| 2:00 - 3:45 PM |
Crossing Boundaries in Young Adult Fiction: Kashmira Sheth and e.E. Charlton-Trujillo |
Fiction / Wisconsin Ties / Youth/Kids |
A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore |
| 2:00 - 3:30 PM |
The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports: Dave Zirin |
Nonfiction / Politics |
Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative |
| 2:00 - 3:00 PM |
The Search for Tranquility: Kirin Narayan |
Memoir/Biography / Wisconsin Ties |
Red Gym |
| 2:30 - 3:45 PM |
Small Arms -- Children of Conflict: Michael Kienitz Gallery Talk |
Art/Visual / Politics / Wisconsin Ties |
Chazen Museum of Art |
| 4:00 - 5:45 PM |
Rabbi Harold Kushner (CANCELLED): Overcoming Life's Disappointments |
Nonfiction |
Orpheum Theatre: Main |
| 4:00 - 5:45 PM |
Wisconsin German Land and Life: Presented by the Max Kade Institute |
History / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Historical Museum-Capitol Square |
| 4:00 - 4:55 PM |
Anne-Marie Cusac and Sara Greenslit -- Adventures in Form: Poetic Fiction and a Novel in Poems |
Fiction / Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Avol's Bookstore |
| 4:00 - 5:45 PM |
The Power and Healing of Personal Memoirs in African American Life |
Memoir/Biography / Wisconsin Ties |
MATC-Downtown Education Center |
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM |
Exploring the Quilts of the Underground Railroad: A Hands-On Workshop for Kids |
Art/Visual / History / Youth/Kids |
Harambee - South Madison Health & Family Center |
| 4:00 - 5:30 PM |
The Trouble With Diversity: Walter Benn Michaels |
History / Politics |
Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative |
| 4:00 - 5:45 PM |
Danielle Trussoni and Benjamin Percy: The Intersection of Memory and Imagination |
Fiction / History / Memoir/Biography / Wisconsin Ties |
Wisconsin Studio/Overture |
| 5:00 - 5:50 PM |
Domestic Interiors: Political Poetry Turned Inside Out |
Poetry / Wisconsin Ties |
Avol's Bookstore |
| 6:00 - 7:00 PM |
The Book and the Cook: Writing about Food: Our Love Affair with Anything Edible |
Culinary / Nonfiction / Wisconsin Ties |
Whole Foods |
| 6:00 - 7:30 PM |
Michael Cunningham: Welcomed by Joshua Henkin |
Fiction |
Orpheum Theatre: Main |
| 6:00 - 7:45 PM |
A Year of Living Differently: A.J. Jacobs and Logan Ward |
Memoir/Biography |
Wisconsin Studio/Overture |
| 6:00 - 7:45 PM |
Chris Farley Biography: Book Launch Event |
Memoir/Biography / Wisconsin Ties |
Cafe Montmartre |
| 7:00 - 8:30 PM |
The Book and the Cook: Soup to Nuts: A Food and Wine Reception for Lovers of Cookbooks |
Culinary / Nonfiction / Wisconsin Ties |
Whole Foods |
