2024 Midwest Video Poetry Fest: Night 1
Erika Meitner
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An evening of films including original poems, experimental works, animation, translations, and more.
2024 Midwest Video Poetry Fest: Night 1
Erika Meitner
2024 Midwest Video Poetry Fest: Night 2
Deshawn McKinney
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An evening of films including original poems, experimental works, animation, translations, and more.
2024 Midwest Video Poetry Fest: Night 2
Deshawn McKinney
UW-Madison Go Big Read: Sitting Pretty
Rebekah Taussig
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Challenges us as a society to be patient and vigilant, practical and imaginative, kind & relentless.
UW-Madison Go Big Read: Sitting Pretty
Rebekah Taussig
Austin Frerick
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tells the stories of 7 corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else
Austin Frerick
Transforming School Food Politics Around The World
Jennifer Gaddis, Dr. Sarah A. Robert
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sets the stage to reimagine school food as part of the infrastructure of daily life.
Transforming School Food Politics Around The World
Jennifer Gaddis, Dr. Sarah A. Robert
Writing Our Lineages: An Asian Memoirist Panel
Tessa Hulls, Margaret Juhae Lee, Zara Chowdhary
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Three debut memoirists discuss their works about unspoken multi-generational family histories.
Writing Our Lineages: An Asian Memoirist Panel
Tessa Hulls, Margaret Juhae Lee, Zara Chowdhary
Jessica Calarco
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is a bold call to demand the institutional change that each of us deserves.
Jessica Calarco
Wendy Chen
There Are (NO) Stupid Questions...In Science
Leah Elson
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Easy-to-understand and delightfully cheeky explanations for scientific and medical quandaries.
There Are (NO) Stupid Questions...In Science
Leah Elson
James Lattis, Kelly Tyrrell, Doug Moe
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Explore the stories of Wisconsin astronomers who've helped us better understand our universe.
James Lattis, Kelly Tyrrell, Doug Moe
Mindy Mejia, Matt Goldman
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delves into survivor’s guilt and fleshes out the lives continued by the ones left behind.
Mindy Mejia, Matt Goldman
Gina María Balibrera, Jennifer Morales
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charts a new history and mythology of El Salvador, fiercely bringing forth urgent voices.
Gina María Balibrera, Jennifer Morales
Peter Jest , David Luhrssen
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provides a rare window into the music industry from a promoter’s perspective.
Peter Jest , David Luhrssen
Dava Sobel
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illuminates the life and enduring influence of one of the most consequential figures of our time.
Dava Sobel
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord
Daniel Levitin
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Across cultures, sound and rhythm have been used to ease suffering, promote healing & calm the mind.
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord
Daniel Levitin
Ari Berman
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exposes the long history of the conflict between white supremacy and multiracial democracy.
Ari Berman
Nicola Yoon
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explores the ways freedom is complicated by the presumptions we make about ourselves and each other.
Nicola Yoon
Matt Goldman, Mindy Mejia
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A gripping, emotional thrill ride on grief and uncovering the past before it’s too late.
Matt Goldman, Mindy Mejia
Rachel Kushner, Chloe Benjamin
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A work of high art, high comedy, and unforgettable pleasure.
Rachel Kushner, Chloe Benjamin
Paola Ramos
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Explores how race, identity & political trauma influence far-right sentiment among Latino voters.
Paola Ramos
Dan Kois
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A tender horror-comedy about camaraderie, bravery, vulnerability, and growing up.
Dan Kois
Danez Smith
We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest: Authors Reception
Diya Dhawal, Grace Huang , Nora Moran, Ash Gartler
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A celebration of this year's WE READ Youth Voices writing contest winners.
We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest: Authors Reception
Diya Dhawal, Grace Huang , Nora Moran, Ash Gartler
Nicola Twilley
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An engaging exploration of refrigeration & how it has remade our entire relationship with food.
Nicola Twilley
Karla Arenas Valenti
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A simmering tale of magic, adventure, and the extraordinary bond between a brother and sister.
Karla Arenas Valenti
Geo Rutherford
Kimberly King Parsons, Chelsea Bieker
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A young mother, in denial after the death of her sister, navigates desire, guilt, and grief.
Kimberly King Parsons, Chelsea Bieker
Chelsea Bieker, Kimberly King Parsons
Mark Daley
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a deeply personal window into what happens when the universal longing for family faces bureaucracy.
Mark Daley
Téa Obreht
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examines how people thrive in their imagination & how myths shape our families and our perceptions.
Téa Obreht
Marcia Bjornerud
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reveals how rocks are the hidden infrastructure that keep the planet functioning.
Marcia Bjornerud
Nghi Vo
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An epic love story, of death and resurrection, memory and transformation, redemption and desire.
Nghi Vo
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz
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sheds light on finding a deeper sense of belonging amidst the ongoing fight for Native sovereignty.
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz
Barrett Klein, Heather Swan
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proves that our world would look very different without insects, shaping what makes us human.
Barrett Klein, Heather Swan
Daniel M. Lavery
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A poignant and funny novel about the residents of a women’s hotel in 1960's New York City.
Daniel M. Lavery
Barbara McQuade, David Maraniss
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shows us how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society.
Barbara McQuade, David Maraniss
Mosab Abu Toha
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An urgent, extraordinary & arrestingly whimsical book, that brings us indelible art in a time of war
Mosab Abu Toha
Marcela Fuentes
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A love letter to Tejano culture and community that helps these women discover what family means.
Marcela Fuentes
Writing the More-Than-Human World: A Reading and Conversation with Heather Swan and Catherine Jagoe
Catherine Jagoe, Heather Swan
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How to cultivate wonder and hope at a time of unparalleled ecological destruction.
Writing the More-Than-Human World: A Reading and Conversation with Heather Swan and Catherine Jagoe
Catherine Jagoe, Heather Swan
Bill Adair
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unpacks the state of our politics but provides solutions to put an end to American political deceit.
Bill Adair
Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!
Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden
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offers a unique glimpse into the Midwestern culinary landscape between 1870 and 1930.
Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!
Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden
Laird Hunt, Beth Nguyen
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is the story of a single day in one of Hunt’s most beloved and enduring landscapes.
Laird Hunt, Beth Nguyen
Mary Jo Hoffman
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traces an incredible undertaking, sharing breathtaking photographs from Hoffman’s enormous archive.
Mary Jo Hoffman
Too Good To Miss Poetry Reading: Extraordinary Poets With Wisconsin Ties
Cynthia Marie Hoffman, Alison Thumel, J.L. Conrad
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An evening of moving poetry by extraordinary poets with Wisconsin Ties.
Too Good To Miss Poetry Reading: Extraordinary Poets With Wisconsin Ties
Cynthia Marie Hoffman, Alison Thumel, J.L. Conrad
Ajibola Tolase, Natasha Oladokun
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probes the complexity of economic & politically motivated migration from Africa.
Ajibola Tolase, Natasha Oladokun
Rufi Thorpe, Christina Clancy
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A playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative.
Rufi Thorpe, Christina Clancy
Nature's Writers: Mentored by the Land
Donald Clark, Andy Adams
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A unique & compelling story of the land and how it has inspired some of our greatest poets & authors
Nature's Writers: Mentored by the Land
Donald Clark, Andy Adams
Sarah Thornton
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Connects concepts of bodily autonomy, gender equality, racial politics, and desire.
Sarah Thornton
George Steinmetz
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Documents the global effort that puts food on our tables and transforms the surface of the Earth.
George Steinmetz
Joseph O'Neill, Steven Wright
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investigates the legacy of colonialism in the context of family love and global capitalism.
Joseph O'Neill, Steven Wright
Marie Howe, Chessy Normile
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An indispensable collection of more than four decades of profound, luminous poetry.
Marie Howe, Chessy Normile
Lily Womble
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A proven guide to a confident & joyful dating life that makes the right relationship inevitable.
Lily Womble
Steve Hoffman, Judith Siers-Poisson
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Explores the beauty of a culture that is one with its landscape, and becoming one with that culture.
Steve Hoffman, Judith Siers-Poisson
Bruna Dantas Lobato, Mandy Moe Pwint Tu
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paints a powerful portrait of a mother and a daughter coming of age together and apart.
Bruna Dantas Lobato, Mandy Moe Pwint Tu
Lynne Peeples
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How the science of circadian rhythms can help you sleep better, feel happier, and improve health.
Lynne Peeples
Leigh Ann Henion
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On this imperiled planet, nature’s magic still exists, often in the places we least expect it.
Leigh Ann Henion
Neal Stephenson
Meg Kissinger
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explores the consequences of shame, botched public policy & the hope offered by new treatments.
Meg Kissinger
Lev Grossman
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Imperfect men & women looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves
Lev Grossman
Wisconsin People & Ideas 2024 Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners
Bob Wake, C. E. Perry, Linda Falkenstein, Diya Abbas, Han Raschka, Lisa Vihos
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Wisconsin People & Ideas 2024 Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners
Bob Wake, C. E. Perry, Linda Falkenstein, Diya Abbas, Han Raschka, Lisa Vihos
Heidi Armbruster
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A home-grown, world-premiere comedy about found family, old fashioneds & where to stow the roadkill.
Heidi Armbruster
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess **Registration Now Closed**
Jeff Kinney
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This side splittingly relatable summer story is the funniest Wimpy Kid book yet!