12/7

Come Home, Indio

Jim Terry

- Walk through the life of the author, Jim Terry

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Come Home Indio

Come Home, Indio

Jim Terry


Ongoing Wisconsin Book Festival Events

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Recent Wisconsin Book Festival Events

12/2

Cozy

Jan Brett

- A gorgeous tale of sharing, friendship, and living in harmony

Cozy

Jan Brett

11/17

The Vulnerables

Sigrid Nunez

- A search for understanding about some of the most critical matters of our time

The Vulnerables

Sigrid Nunez

11/15

Among the Braves

Shibani Mahtani, Timothy McLaughlin

- Hope, struggle, and exile in the battle for Hong Kong and the future of global democracy

Among the Braves

Shibani Mahtani, Timothy McLaughlin

11/14

I Must Be Dreaming

Roz Chast

- Dreams are weird and not my fault

I Must Be Dreaming

Roz Chast

11/7

How Minds Change

David McRaney

- The surprising science of belief, opinion, and persuasion

How Minds Change

David McRaney

11/7

Wisconsin People & Ideas 2023 Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners

Matt Cashion, Susanna Daniel, Holly Hilliard, Taylor Kirby, K.E. McCoy, Sheryl Slocum, Nicholas Gulig

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Wisconsin People & Ideas 2023 Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners

Matt Cashion, Susanna Daniel, Holly Hilliard, Taylor Kirby, K.E. McCoy, Sheryl Slocum, Nicholas Gulig

11/1

**CANCELED: The Night Parade**

Jami Nakamura Lin

- A speculative memoir, how do we learn to live with the things that haunt us?

**CANCELED: The Night Parade**

Jami Nakamura Lin

10/22

Starter Villain

John Scalzi

- A unique sci-fi caper set in the strangest of all worlds, present-day Earth

Starter Villain

John Scalzi

10/22

Eve

Cat Bohannon

- How the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution

Eve

Cat Bohannon

10/22

Organs of Little Importance

Adrienne Chung

- A debut poetry collection about psychology, love, and memory

10/22

Wellness

Nathan Hill

- Witty and poignant novel about modern marriage & our tech-obsessed health culture

Wellness

Nathan Hill

10/22

Chinese Prodigal

David Shih

- A probing debut exploring Asian American identity in a racially codified United States

Chinese Prodigal

David Shih

10/22

Crossroads of Ideas: Comparing the Creative Process in Science and Art

Chloe Benjamin, Claudia Solis-Lemus, Michelle Wildgen

- A special Crossroads of Ideas conversation

Crossroads of Ideas: Comparing the Creative Process in Science and Art

Chloe Benjamin, Claudia Solis-Lemus, Michelle Wildgen

10/22

Ink Blood Sister Scribe

Emma Törzs, Jamie Pacton

- A vast world filled with mystery and magic, romance, and intrigue

Ink Blood Sister Scribe

Emma Törzs, Jamie Pacton

10/21

Artificial

Amy Kurzweil

- Guides us through nuanced questions about art, memory, and technology

Artificial

Amy Kurzweil

10/21

He/She/They

Schuyler Bailar

- A guide that changes the conversation about gender identity and how we talk about it

He/She/They

Schuyler Bailar

10/21

Witness

Jamel Brinkley

- What does it cost us, both to see and not to see?

Witness

Jamel Brinkley

10/21

A Council Of Dolls

Mona Susan Power

- With stunning prose, weaves a spell of love and healing that comes alive on the page

A Council Of Dolls

Mona Susan Power

10/21

Mapping The Darkness

Kenneth Miller

- The visionary scientists who unlocked the mysteries of sleep

Mapping The Darkness

Kenneth Miller

10/21

Removal Acts

Erin Marie Lynch

- Labyrinth of distances and absences haunting the American colonial experiment

Removal Acts

Erin Marie Lynch

10/21

Symphony Of Secrets

Brendan Slocumb

- Caught in the crosshairs, a powerful organization will stop at nothing to keep their secret hidden

Symphony Of Secrets

Brendan Slocumb

10/21

Dream Street & The Jazz Loft Project

Sam Stephenson

- Photographs and tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957–1965

10/21

Homestead

Melinda Moustakis

- An unflinching portrait of a marriage, a love letter to the Alaskan landscape

Homestead

Melinda Moustakis

10/21

The Death of Public School

Cara Fitzpatrick

- Education is poised to become a private commodity rather than a universal good

The Death of Public School

Cara Fitzpatrick

10/21

Dreaming In Spanish

Sara Alvarado

- An epic love story of the dance between cultures

Dreaming In Spanish

Sara Alvarado

10/21

I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times

Taylor Byas

- Subverting monolithic ideas about the South Side of Chicago

10/21

The Book of Charlie

David Von Drehle, David Maraniss

- A nation of Charlies in the rollercoaster pursuit of a good and meaningful life

The Book of Charlie

David Von Drehle, David Maraniss

10/21

Wine People

Michelle Wildgen

- Escape into the cutthroat world of wine and the complicated terrain of women’s friendship

Wine People

Michelle Wildgen

10/21

My Murder

Katie Williams

- What if the murder you had to solve was your own?

My Murder

Katie Williams

10/21

Promises of Gold

José Olivarez

- Those homies who are there all along, cheering for us and reminding us that love is abundant

Promises of Gold

José Olivarez

10/21

Through The Groves

Anne Hull, David Maraniss

- A memoir that will speak to anyone who’s ever left home to cut a path of their own

Through The Groves

Anne Hull, David Maraniss

10/21

Confidence

Rafael Frumkin

- The American Dream is just another pyramid scheme

Confidence

Rafael Frumkin

10/21

Never Givin' Up

Kurt Dietrich

- Never Givin’ Up celebrates a Milwaukee hometown hero and global sensation

Never Givin' Up

Kurt Dietrich

10/21

Owner Of A Lonely Heart

Beth Nguyen

- A powerful memoir of a mother-daughter relationship fragmented by war and resettlement

10/21

Planting An Idea

Jerry Apps, Natasha Kassulke

- Critical and creative thinking about environmental issues

Planting An Idea

Jerry Apps, Natasha Kassulke

10/21

A Winter's Rime

Carol Dunbar

- A harrowing & emotional novel of one woman's journey to find peace and healing from a violent past

A Winter's Rime

Carol Dunbar

10/21

Death's Door

Barbara Joosse, Renee Graef

- Illustrated graphic novel for children ages 8–11 from Great Lakes maritime history

Death's Door

Barbara Joosse, Renee Graef

10/21

Suddenly Diverse

Dr. Erica Turner, Ananda De Oliveira Mirilli

- How school districts manage race and inequality

Suddenly Diverse

Dr. Erica Turner, Ananda De Oliveira Mirilli

10/21

When I'm Dead

Hannah Morrissey

- Karma has finally come to collect

When I'm Dead

Hannah Morrissey

10/21

We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest: Authors Reception

Madeleine Bohn, Diya Dhawal, Eliza Thwing, Hazel Krueger

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We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest: Authors Reception

Madeleine Bohn, Diya Dhawal, Eliza Thwing, Hazel Krueger

10/20

Have You Been Long Enough At Table & Sweet Movie

Leslie Sainz, Alisha Dietzman

- Joint poetry reading

Have You Been Long Enough At Table & Sweet Movie

Leslie Sainz, Alisha Dietzman

10/20

No Crying in Baseball

Erin Carlson

- Unheralded piece of American history into a perennial cinematic favorite

No Crying in Baseball

Erin Carlson

10/20

This Is Salvaged

Vauhini Vara

- Pushes intimacy to its limits in prose of unearthly beauty

This Is Salvaged

Vauhini Vara

10/20

Where The Dead Sleep

Joshua Moehling

- There's a dangerous legacy in quiet Minnesota town and someone will do anything to keep it hidden

Where The Dead Sleep

Joshua Moehling

10/20

American Insecurity and the Origins of Vulnerability

Russ Castronovo

- The fear of uncertainty, and the anxieties produced by unending racial threat

10/20

My Life In The Sunshine

Nabil Ayers

- A thoughtful meditation on biracial identity, intimacy, and finding true community

10/20

Optimal Illusions

Coco Krumme

- How optimization took over the world and the urgent case for a new approach

Optimal Illusions

Coco Krumme

10/20

River Spirit

Leila Aboulela

- A powerful tale of corruption, coming of age & devotion—to one's cause, faith and family

River Spirit

Leila Aboulela