6/12

Pageboy

Elliot Page

- The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno shares his truth

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Pageboy

Elliot Page

9/20

Obreros Unidos: The Roots and Legacy of the Farmworkers Movement

Jesus Salas

- The roots and legacy of the farmworkers movement

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9/27

Auction

Quan Barry

- Quan Barry travels the globe in her signature quest into the existential nature of experience

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Auction

Quan Barry

9/28

ZERO-SUM

Joyce Carol Oates

- Zero-sum games are played for lethal stakes in these arresting stories

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ZERO-SUM

Joyce Carol Oates

10/10

Seafood Simple

Eric Ripert

- Step-by-step techniques alongside 85 accessible recipes for preparing incredible fish at home.

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Seafood Simple

Eric Ripert


Ongoing Wisconsin Book Festival Events

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Recent Wisconsin Book Festival Events

5/25

Turtle Boy

Evan Wolkenstein

- Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine

Turtle Boy

Evan Wolkenstein

5/21

***CANCELED: Quietly Hostile***

Samantha Irby, Lindy West

- Relatable, poignant, and uproarious, once again, Irby is the tonic we all need to get by.

***CANCELED: Quietly Hostile***

Samantha Irby, Lindy West

5/20

PURE COLOUR

Sheila Heti

- Pure Colour is a galaxy of a novel: explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with beauty.

PURE COLOUR

Sheila Heti

5/17

What Happened to Rachel Riley?

Claire Swinarski

- If you’re going to ask a complicated question, you better be prepared for the answer

5/11

Breathe and Count Back From Ten

Natalia Sylvester

- A young girl decides it’s time to seize control of her life and her body

5/4

Creative Writing Awards Ceremony

Sarah Thankam Mathews

- The 2023 undergraduate and graduate creative writing awards ceremony.

Creative Writing Awards Ceremony

Sarah Thankam Mathews

5/2

2023 Wisconsin Institute For Creative Writing Fellows Reading

Steven Espada Dawson, Yalitza Ferreras, Chessy Normile, Amanda Rizkalla, Taymour Soomro

- Poetry and fiction from the 2021-22 Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellows

2023 Wisconsin Institute For Creative Writing Fellows Reading

Steven Espada Dawson, Yalitza Ferreras, Chessy Normile, Amanda Rizkalla, Taymour Soomro

4/27

The Tradition

Jericho Brown

- The lyrics move through elegy and memory with a breathless cadence

The Tradition

Jericho Brown

4/24

There There

Tommy Orange

- A painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with sacrifice and heroism.

There There

Tommy Orange

4/17

Lunch for Libraries - Emily St. John Mandel

Emily St. John Mandel

- A novel of time travel and metaphysics that precisely captures the reality of our current moment.

4/13

A Fever in the Heartland

Timothy Egan

- A tale of testimony finally brought the Klan to their knees

4/12

Things I Wish I Told My Mother

Sue Patterson, James Patterson

- A mother and daughter unpack a lifetime's secrets while on vacation in Paris.

Things I Wish I Told My Mother

Sue Patterson, James Patterson

4/11

Bootstrapped

Alissa Quart, Shannon Henry Kleiber

- How we can shed an American obsession...

Bootstrapped

Alissa Quart, Shannon Henry Kleiber

4/7

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

- Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely with all

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

4/5

The Book of More Delights

Ross Gay

- An intimate and electrifying collection of essays

4/3

Above Ground

Clint Smith

- A breathtaking collection that follows Smith's first award-winning book of poetry, Counting Descent.

Above Ground

Clint Smith

3/30

I Want To Tell You

Jesse Lee Kercheval

- Crossing through the bewildering territory of grief

I Want To Tell You

Jesse Lee Kercheval

3/22

I Have Some Questions for You

Rebecca Makkai

- A literary feminist boarding school murder mystery you didn’t know you needed.

3/20

2023 UW Poetry MFA Graduates Reading

Megan Kim, Renée Lepreau, Caleb A.P. Parker, Aurora Shimshak, Mandy Moe Pwint Tu

- A reading from the graduating MFA cohort in poetry.

2023 UW Poetry MFA Graduates Reading

Megan Kim, Renée Lepreau, Caleb A.P. Parker, Aurora Shimshak, Mandy Moe Pwint Tu

3/15

Broken

Dr. Evelyn Alsultany

- The promise of Muslim inclusion, deferring systemic change until and through the next crisis

Broken

Dr. Evelyn Alsultany

2/19

Love Released Again

Fabu, Sherry Lucille, Catrina Sparkman

- Book Launch of new works by authors Fabu, Sherry Lucille, and Catrina J. Sparkman.

Love Released Again

Fabu, Sherry Lucille, Catrina Sparkman