Elliot Page
- The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno shares his truth
Elliot Page
Obreros Unidos: The Roots and Legacy of the Farmworkers Movement
Jesus Salas
- The roots and legacy of the farmworkers movement
Quan Barry
- Quan Barry travels the globe in her signature quest into the existential nature of experience
Quan Barry
Joyce Carol Oates
Eric Ripert
- Step-by-step techniques alongside 85 accessible recipes for preparing incredible fish at home.
Eric Ripert
Recent Wisconsin Book Festival Events
Evan Wolkenstein
***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
Sheila Heti
- Pure Colour is a galaxy of a novel: explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with beauty.
Sheila Heti
What Happened to Rachel Riley?
Claire Swinarski
- If you’re going to ask a complicated question, you better be prepared for the answer
What Happened to Rachel Riley?
Claire Swinarski
Breathe and Count Back From Ten
Natalia Sylvester
- A young girl decides it’s time to seize control of her life and her body
Breathe and Count Back From Ten
Natalia Sylvester
Creative Writing Awards Ceremony
Sarah Thankam Mathews
- The 2023 undergraduate and graduate creative writing awards ceremony.
Recording Available
Creative Writing Awards Ceremony
Sarah Thankam Mathews
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
Recording Available
2023 Wisconsin Institute For Creative Writing Fellows Reading
Steven Espada Dawson, Yalitza Ferreras, Chessy Normile, Amanda Rizkalla, Taymour Soomro
Jericho Brown
- The lyrics move through elegy and memory with a breathless cadence
Recording Available
Jericho Brown
Tommy Orange
- A painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with sacrifice and heroism.
Tommy Orange
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.
Recording Available
Lunch for Libraries - Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel
Timothy Egan
- A tale of testimony finally brought the Klan to their knees
Recording Available
Timothy Egan
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.
Recording Available
Things I Wish I Told My Mother
Sue Patterson, James Patterson
Alissa Quart, Shannon Henry Kleiber
- How we can shed an American obsession...
Recording Available
Alissa Quart, Shannon Henry Kleiber
Michelle Zauner
- Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely with all
Recording Available
Michelle Zauner
Ross Gay
- An intimate and electrifying collection of essays
Recording Available
Ross Gay
Clint Smith
- A breathtaking collection that follows Smith's first award-winning book of poetry, Counting Descent.
Recording Available
Clint Smith
Jesse Lee Kercheval
- Crossing through the bewildering territory of grief
Recording Available
Jesse Lee Kercheval
Rebecca Makkai
- A literary feminist boarding school murder mystery you didn’t know you needed.
Recording Available
Rebecca Makkai
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
Dr. Evelyn Alsultany
- The promise of Muslim inclusion, deferring systemic change until and through the next crisis
Recording Available
Dr. Evelyn Alsultany
Fabu, Sherry Lucille, Catrina Sparkman
- Book Launch of new works by authors Fabu, Sherry Lucille, and Catrina J. Sparkman.
Fabu, Sherry Lucille, Catrina Sparkman