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1/17

If Our Bodies Could Talk
James Hamblin
7:00 PM - James Hamblin presents a book about how bodies word in a world full of myths and misinformation.
If Our Bodies Could Talk
James Hamblin
2/13

Spiral Staircase
Sho Sugita
7:00 PM - The first definitive volume of Hirato Renkichi’s futurist poems to appear in English.
Spiral Staircase
Sho Sugita
2/16

Learning to Stay
Erin Celello, James Devita
7:00 PM - Author Erin Celello and playwright James DeVita discuss adapting Celello’s novel for the stage.
Learning to Stay
Erin Celello, James Devita
2/20

Bobby Kennedy
Larry Tye
6:30 PM - Tye peels away layers of myth and misconception to paint a complete portrait of this singular figure
Bobby Kennedy
Larry Tye
2/23

Lace & Pyrite
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
7:00 PM - An evening of collaborative poetry and creative nonfiction.
Lace & Pyrite
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
3/2

Night At The Fiestas
Kirstin Valdez Quade
7:00 PM - Unforgettable stories chart the passions and obligations of family life.
Night At The Fiestas
Kirstin Valdez Quade
3/8

The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar
Jamey Stillings
7:00 PM - An aerial exploration over what has become the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar
Jamey Stillings
3/9

Harmless Like You
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
7:00 PM - How does a mother desert her son?
Harmless Like You
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
3/13

The Confessions of Young Nero
Margaret George
7:00 PM - Author Margaret George discusses her book "The Confessions of Young Nero" about Nero's rise to power
The Confessions of Young Nero
Margaret George
3/16

In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite
Melissa Clark
7:30 PM - More information to come.
In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite
Melissa Clark
4/3

UW Poetry MFA Graduates Reading
7:00 PM - A reading from the graduating MFA cohort in poetry.
UW Poetry MFA Graduates Reading
4/3

Hag-Seed & Technology: Revisiting The Tempest in the 21st Century
Margaret Atwood
7:30 PM - Margaret Atwood discusses her book "Hag-Seed" alongside Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
Hag-Seed & Technology: Revisiting The Tempest in the 21st Century
Margaret Atwood
4/6

Canceled Due to Illness: Black Comix, Social Justice, and Visual Ideologies
John Jennings
1:00 PM - The event has been canceled due to illness. We are working to reschedule.
Canceled Due to Illness: Black Comix, Social Justice, and Visual Ideologies
John Jennings
4/6

Canceled Due To Illness: The Soul of Black Comix
John Jennings
6:00 PM - The event has been canceled due to illness. We are working to reschedule.
Canceled Due To Illness: The Soul of Black Comix
John Jennings
4/8

The Collapsing Empire
John Scalzi
7:00 PM - John Scalzi returns with the beginning of an exciting new saga: The Collapsing Empire.
The Collapsing Empire
John Scalzi
4/13

Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellows Reading
7:00 PM - Poetry and fiction from the 2016-17 Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellows
Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellows Reading
4/14

Known and Strange Things
Teju Cole
7:00 PM - Teju Cole will discuss his book "Known and Strange Things," a collection of his works.
Known and Strange Things
Teju Cole
4/18

Lunch for Libraries
Richard Russo
11:30 AM - This year's Lunch for Libraries will feature author Richard Russo and his book "Everybody's Fool"
Lunch for Libraries
Richard Russo
4/18

Everybody's Fool
Richard Russo
7:00 PM - Pulitzer-Prize winner, Richard Russo returns to Bath and revisits beloved characters.
Everybody's Fool
Richard Russo
5/4

Imagine Wanting Only This
Kristen Radtke, Jamel Brinkley
7:00 PM - A gorgeous graphic memoir about loss, love, and confronting grief.
Imagine Wanting Only This
Kristen Radtke, Jamel Brinkley
5/7

Listen to Your Grandmothers
1:00 PM - A gala for Listen to Your Grandmothers and a celebration of the Raging Grannies
Listen to Your Grandmothers
5/10

Pandora's Lab
Paul Offit
7:00 PM - What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction?
Pandora's Lab
Paul Offit
5/18

Chuck Klosterman X
Chuck Klosterman
7:00 PM - A tour of the past decade from one of the sharpest and most prolific observers of our unusual times.
Chuck Klosterman X
Chuck Klosterman
6/3

Testimony
Scott Turow
7:00 PM - The newest novel by "the master of the courtroom drama."
Testimony
Scott Turow
6/10

Here I Am
Jonathan Safran Foer
7:00 PM - Foer’s most searching, hard-hitting, and grandly entertaining novel yet.
Here I Am
Jonathan Safran Foer
6/14
Illusion of Justice
Jerome Buting
7:00 PM - A tour-de-force from a relentless and eloquent advocate for justice.
Illusion of Justice
Jerome Buting
7/7

The Hour of Land
Terry Tempest Williams
7:00 PM - A meditation and a manifesto on why wild lands matter to the soul of America.
The Hour of Land
Terry Tempest Williams
7/20

Besieged
Kevin Hearne, Patrick Rothfuss
7:00 PM - Short stories from the world of the Iron Druid Chronicles in conversation with Patrick Rothfuss
Besieged
Kevin Hearne, Patrick Rothfuss
8/10

Sachiko: a Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
Caren Stelson
10:00 AM - A reconstruction of an atomic bomb survivor's memories of perseverance.
Sachiko: a Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
Caren Stelson
9/23

2017 Pinney Mini Book Festival
1:00 PM - Wisconsin authors will reveal tips for getting published followed by our Author Blitz and reception
2017 Pinney Mini Book Festival
9/28

Why Did You Name Me Javier, Dad?
Oscar Mireles
9:00 AM - Oscar Mireles will visit schools to share poetry and talk about Hispanic writing.
Why Did You Name Me Javier, Dad?
Oscar Mireles
9/28

The Blood of Emmett Till
Tim Tyson
5:00 PM - A reconstruction of a crucial moment in America's civil rights history.
The Blood of Emmett Till
Tim Tyson
10/5
Forest Dark
Nicole Krauss
7:00 PM - A novel about the personal transformation of an old lawyer and a young novelist.
Forest Dark
Nicole Krauss
10/9

Dinner at the Center of the Earth
Nathan Englander
7:00 PM - A political thriller that unfolds in the charged territory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Dinner at the Center of the Earth
Nathan Englander
10/10

My Book Of Beautiful Oops
Barney Saltzberg
12:00 PM - Barney Saltzberg will visit schools around the Madison area.
My Book Of Beautiful Oops
Barney Saltzberg
10/11

Most Blessed of the Patriarchs
Annette Gordon-Reed
4:00 PM - A character study that reveals the sometimes contradictory third American president.
Most Blessed of the Patriarchs
Annette Gordon-Reed
10/16

How the Right Lost Its Mind
Charles Sykes
7:00 PM - A popular conservative voice wonders what has happened to the right.
How the Right Lost Its Mind
Charles Sykes
10/27

Bringing It Home
Gail Simmons
7:00 PM - A cookbook from the judge who makes delicious food and inspired cooking accessible for home cooks.
Bringing It Home
Gail Simmons
10/28

Kids in the Rotunda
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
9:30 AM - An uplifting presentation of toe-tapping music spiced with storytelling, humor and history.
Kids in the Rotunda
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
11/1

2017 Friends of UW-Madison Libraries Book Sale
Friends of UW Libraries
4:00 PM - The largest used book sale in Wisconsin returns this fall!
2017 Friends of UW-Madison Libraries Book Sale
Friends of UW Libraries
11/2

Friends of the Madison Public Library Book Sale
Friends of Madison Public Library
9:00 AM - Find great bargains at the Friends' Book Sale.
Friends of the Madison Public Library Book Sale
Friends of Madison Public Library
11/2

Hood
Luke Timmerman
4:00 PM - A revealing portrait of one of the most influential biologists of our time and a deeply human look a
Hood
Luke Timmerman
11/2

The Impossible Presidency
Jeremi Suri
5:30 PM - A reassessment of presidential history that argues they aren't able to meet expectations
The Impossible Presidency
Jeremi Suri
11/2

Heretics!
Steven Nadler, Ben Nadler
5:30 PM - This graphic narrative tells the story of the seventeenth-century thinkers who challenged authority.
Heretics!
Steven Nadler, Ben Nadler
11/2

The Dark Net
Benjamin Percy
5:30 PM - A novel about the anonymous and criminal arena that exists in the secret reaches of the web.
The Dark Net
Benjamin Percy
11/2

We Have No Idea
Jorge Cham, Daniel Whiteson
6:00 PM - An entertaining illustrated science primer about questions physicists are still trying to answer.
We Have No Idea
Jorge Cham, Daniel Whiteson
11/2

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan
7:00 PM - An ode to the majesty and history of this national, natural treasure.
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan
11/2

The Politics of Value
Jane L. Collins
7:00 PM - A new framework for viewing economic value.
The Politics of Value
Jane L. Collins
11/2

America: The Cookbook
Gabrielle Langholtz, Christine Muhlke, Ari Weinzweig
7:00 PM - The United Recipes of America: A Culinary Road Trip Through the 50 States.
America: The Cookbook
Gabrielle Langholtz, Christine Muhlke, Ari Weinzweig
11/2

Death in Cold Water
Patricia Skalka
7:00 PM - The third installment in a murder mystery set on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Death in Cold Water
Patricia Skalka
11/2

2017 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture
Jason Reynolds
7:30 PM - A lecture by one of the brightest stars in the field of children’s and young adult literature.
2017 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture
Jason Reynolds
11/2

It Devours!
Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink
8:30 PM - A page-turning mystery from the creators of Welcome to Night Vale.
It Devours!
Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink
11/3

High School Friday 2017
Jason Reynolds, Amy Rose Capetta
9:00 AM - A great opportunity for high school students to experience a wide-range of book-related programming.
High School Friday 2017
Jason Reynolds, Amy Rose Capetta
11/3

Friends of the Madison Public Library Book Sale
Friends of Madison Public Library
9:00 AM - Find great bargains at the Friends' Book Sale.
Friends of the Madison Public Library Book Sale
Friends of Madison Public Library
11/3

Stars Over Clear Lake
Loretta Ellsworth
4:30 PM - A novel of memories, romance, and fate, inspired by a real-life ballroom and POW camp in Iowa.
Stars Over Clear Lake
Loretta Ellsworth
11/3

Lawyers Who Write
Susan Gloss, E.M. Kokie, Jay Ranney, Carl Rasmussen, Dean Strang
4:30 PM - A panel discussion by Madison-area lawyers who have found a successful second career as writers.
Lawyers Who Write
Susan Gloss, E.M. Kokie, Jay Ranney, Carl Rasmussen, Dean Strang
11/3

Homing Instincts
Sarah Menkedick
4:30 PM - Essays that explore the disorienting time before and after becoming a mother.
Homing Instincts
Sarah Menkedick
11/3

Wisconsin People & Ideas 2017 Fiction and Poetry Contest Reading
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters
5:00 PM - A reading from the winners of the Wisconsin People and Ideas fiction and poetry contest.
Wisconsin People & Ideas 2017 Fiction and Poetry Contest Reading
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters
11/3

Life In A Northern Town
Mary Dougherty
5:00 PM - A happy hour book talk about a one-of-a-kind collection of globally and regionally inspired recipes
Life In A Northern Town
Mary Dougherty
11/3

Unbranded
Ben Masters
6:00 PM - A report from an epic 3,000-mile journey through the most pristine backcountry
Unbranded
Ben Masters
11/3

The Far Away Brothers
Lauren Markham
6:00 PM - An investigation of the unaccompanied migrant minor crisis told through the stories of two brothers.
The Far Away Brothers
Lauren Markham
11/3

King of Spies
Blaine Harden
6:00 PM - The shocking, gripping account of the most powerful American spy you’ve never heard of.
King of Spies
Blaine Harden
11/3

The Bedlam Stacks
Natasha Pulley
7:00 PM - A story of a great friendship and a treacherous quest in the magical landscape of nineteenth-century
The Bedlam Stacks
Natasha Pulley
11/3

Policing the Black Man
Angela J. Davis
7:30 PM - A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Policing the Black Man
Angela J. Davis
11/3
Away With Words
Joe Berkowitz
9:00 PM - An irreverent tour through the world of pun competitions.
Away With Words
Joe Berkowitz
11/4

2017 Friends of the CCBC Fall Book Sale
Friends of the CCBC
9:00 AM - Super bargains on brand-new and gently used hardcover and paperback childrens and YA books.
2017 Friends of the CCBC Fall Book Sale
Friends of the CCBC
11/4

Look Up! and The Magic Rabbit
Annette LeBlanc Cate
10:30 AM - A humorous introduction to bird-watching and the story of a magician and his bunny.
Look Up! and The Magic Rabbit
Annette LeBlanc Cate
11/4

The Storm Before The Storm
Mike Duncan
10:30 AM - The story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.
The Storm Before The Storm
Mike Duncan
11/4

Nomadland
Jessica Bruder
10:30 AM - A journalistic account of a new kind of nomad: older Americans.
Nomadland
Jessica Bruder
11/4

Cataclysm
Zeynab Ali
10:30 AM - A memoir about a Kenyan-born Somali refugees' experience growing up in the United States.
Cataclysm
Zeynab Ali
11/4

You, Beast
Nick Lantz
10:30 AM - Poetry that explores the roots and limits of human empathy
You, Beast
Nick Lantz
11/4

Flock Together
B. J. Hollars
11:00 AM - A moving elegy to extinct birds.
Flock Together
B. J. Hollars
11/4

The Inheritance
Niki Kapsambelis
12:00 PM - An intimate portrayal of the global epidemic of alzheimers and the race to cure it
The Inheritance
Niki Kapsambelis
11/4
The Close Encounters Man
Mark O'Connell
12:00 PM - A biography of the man who popularized UFOs
The Close Encounters Man
Mark O'Connell
11/4

We Are All Criminals
Emily Baxter, Corey Saffold
12:00 PM - One in four people in the US has a criminal record; four in four have a criminal history.
We Are All Criminals
Emily Baxter, Corey Saffold
11/4

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Kathleen Rooney
12:00 PM - A portrait of a remarkable woman across the canvas of a changing America.
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Kathleen Rooney
11/4

Thousand-Miler
Melanie Radzicki McManus
12:00 PM - A memoir that follows the author through Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail.
Thousand-Miler
Melanie Radzicki McManus
11/4

Writing Home Ground
Robin Chapman, Catherine Jagoe, Alison Townsend
12:00 PM - Three Wisconsin authors talk about writing that evokes specific places
Writing Home Ground
Robin Chapman, Catherine Jagoe, Alison Townsend
11/4

Warriors, Saints, and Scoundrels
Michael Edmonds
1:30 PM - Meet the mayors, ministers, mystics, murderers, & more whose lives influenced and defined Wisconsin.
Warriors, Saints, and Scoundrels
Michael Edmonds
11/4

The Mirror Thief
Martin Seay
1:30 PM - A thriller about how we are haunted by our own reflections.
The Mirror Thief
Martin Seay
11/4

Not A Scientist
Dave Levitan
1:30 PM - An exploration of the ways politicians can turn scientific facts into fiction.
Not A Scientist
Dave Levitan
11/4

Infamous Mothers
Sagashus Levingston
1:30 PM - Read their stories and witness how 20 women who make a difference in this world.
Infamous Mothers
Sagashus Levingston
11/4

The Pox Lover
Anne-Christine d'Adesky
3:00 PM - A personal history of the turbulent 1990s in New York and Paris by a pioneering AIDS journalist.
The Pox Lover
Anne-Christine d'Adesky
11/4

Slow Medicine
Victoria Sweet
3:00 PM - Unforgettable stories of the teachers, doctors, nurses, and patients who show that time indeed heals
Slow Medicine
Victoria Sweet
11/4

Hidden Voices
Fabu, Sherry Lucille, Catrina Sparkman
3:00 PM - Three Madison-area African American writers discuss their writing in relation literary giants
Hidden Voices
Fabu, Sherry Lucille, Catrina Sparkman
11/4

The Mountain
Paul Yoon
3:00 PM - Six thematically linked stories set across several continents.
The Mountain
Paul Yoon
11/4

Crossings
Jon Kerstetter
3:00 PM - A doctor-soldier writes about his medical and war experiences as a way to heal.
Crossings
Jon Kerstetter
11/4

How To Be An Indian In The 21st Century
Louis V. Clark III (Two Shoes)
3:00 PM - One man's life-long journey, in prose and verse, to discover what it means to be an American Indian.
How To Be An Indian In The 21st Century
Louis V. Clark III (Two Shoes)
11/4

The Geography of Madness
Frank Bures
4:00 PM - An investigation of “culture-bound” syndromes.
The Geography of Madness
Frank Bures
11/4

The American Dream in Wisconsin
Terese Agnew, Patty Loew, Jesus Salas
4:00 PM - A panel discussion exploring what it means to be an American today.
The American Dream in Wisconsin
Terese Agnew, Patty Loew, Jesus Salas
11/4

Dead Presidents
Brady Carlson
4:30 PM - An exploration of the way we memorialize our greatest leaders.
Dead Presidents
Brady Carlson
11/4

Spy Schools
Daniel Golden
4:30 PM - Daniel Golden exposes how academia has become the center of foreign and domestic espionage.
Spy Schools
Daniel Golden
11/4

The Hearts of Men
Nickolas Butler
4:30 PM - A novel about friendships and families in a Wisconsin boy scouts troop.
The Hearts of Men
Nickolas Butler
11/4

The Water Will Come
Jeff Goodell
5:00 PM - The definitive account of rising sea levels, how this will happen, and what it will all mean.
The Water Will Come
Jeff Goodell
11/4

There Your Heart Lies
Mary Gordon
6:00 PM - A novel that intertwines memories of the Spanish Civil War with modern hardships,
There Your Heart Lies
Mary Gordon
11/4

Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
Ada Calhoun
6:00 PM - Ruminations and advice on successful modern marriage.
Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
Ada Calhoun
11/4

Janesville: An American Story
Amy Goldstein
6:00 PM - An account of why it’s hard to recreate a prosperous, healthy working class
Janesville: An American Story
Amy Goldstein
11/4

The War On Science
Shawn Otto
6:00 PM - An investigation of why authoritarians are trusted when scientists aren't
The War On Science
Shawn Otto
11/4

The Odyssey of Echo Company
Doug Stanton
7:30 PM - The story of a small platoon of Americans and their fight for survival during the Vietnam War.
The Odyssey of Echo Company
Doug Stanton
11/4

Close Enough For The Angels
Paul Madonna
7:30 PM - Paul Madonna discusses his two new illustrated novels in conversation with Paul Buhle.
Close Enough For The Angels
Paul Madonna
11/4

One Day We'll All Be Dead And None Of This Will Matter
Scaachi Koul
9:00 PM - Essays that capture a hilarious, scathing, and honest look at modern life.
One Day We'll All Be Dead And None Of This Will Matter
Scaachi Koul
11/5

The Genome Factor
Jason Fletcher
10:00 AM - The latest discoveries at the scientific frontier where genomics and the social sciences intersect.
The Genome Factor
Jason Fletcher
11/5

A Year in the Wilderness
Amy and Dave Freeman
10:30 AM - A passionate and beautifully illustrated account of a year in the Boundary Waters.
A Year in the Wilderness
Amy and Dave Freeman
11/5

Preservation
Christina Ward
10:30 AM - A survey of methods that will ensure your preservation projects are safe and delicious.
Preservation
Christina Ward
11/5

100 Things To Do In Madison Before You Die
Katie Vaughn
10:30 AM - This book is a starting point for exploring this vibrant, independently spirited city.
100 Things To Do In Madison Before You Die
Katie Vaughn
11/5

Faces of a Fish Empire
Joe Kutchera
12:00 PM - A visual history of Empire Fish Company that captures the many changes in Milwaukee, WI
Faces of a Fish Empire
Joe Kutchera
11/5
Montaigne in Barn Boots
Michael Perry
12:00 PM - A humorous tour through a 16th century philosoper's relevance to today.
Montaigne in Barn Boots
Michael Perry
11/5

The Driftless Reader
Curt Meine
1:00 PM - A collection of nature writing from around the Midwest
The Driftless Reader
Curt Meine
11/5

A House Among the Trees
Julia Glass
1:30 PM - The story of an unusual bond between a world-famous writer and his assistant.
A House Among the Trees
Julia Glass
11/5

Don't Call Us Dead
Danez Smith
1:30 PM - A poetry collection that confronts an America where every day is too often a funeral
Don't Call Us Dead
Danez Smith
11/7

I & You
Lauren Gunderson
7:30 PM - An ode to youth, life, love, and the strange beauty of human connectedness.
I & You
Lauren Gunderson
11/17

The House of Unexpected Sisters
Alexander McCall Smith
7:00 PM - The latest installment of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
The House of Unexpected Sisters
Alexander McCall Smith