Past Years - 2014 Events | Wisconsin Book Festival

Curtain’s Up with CTM presents: An Evening with Lois Lowry

1/31/14 - 7:00pm

Newbery Medal award winning author Lois Lowry joins CTM for a unique event celebrating The Giver.

Curtain’s Up with CTM presents: An Evening with Lois Lowry - - 01/31/2014 - 7:00pm

Bread & Butter

2/26/14 - 7:00pm

Michelle Wildgen

Join Michelle Wildgen to celebrate the release of Michelle's her novel, Bread & Butter

Pearls Falls Fast

3/31/14 - 6:00pm

Stephan Pastis

Join the Pearls family as they face many more misadventures!

Praying Drunk

4/4/14 - 8:00pm

Kyle Minor

Join us as author Kyle Minor reads from his new collection of short stories PRAYING DRUNK!

Lunch for Libraries: Nosh with Nevada

4/24/14 - 11:30am

Nevada Barr

Join the Madison Public Library Foundation for its third annual Lunch for Libraries fundraiser!

Biggest Book Club Ever with Nevada Barr

4/24/14 - 6:00pm

Nevada Barr

Join bestselling author Nevada Barr for the biggest book club ever! Registration required.

Struck By Genius

4/28/14 - 7:30pm

Jason Padgett

Jason Padgett can see mathematical designs hidden in every day objects, but he wasn't born this way!

Shotgun Lovesongs

5/6/14 - 7:00pm

Nickolas Butler

Debut Wisconsin author reads from his highly-acclaimed new novel, Shotgun Lovesongs

The Artist's Library

5/16/14 - 7:30pm

Erinn Batykefer

Laura Damon-Moore

A book launch celebration featuring projects led by Erinn Batykefer and Laura Damon-Moore!

Madison Authors Reading

5/19/14 - 7:00pm

Kara Candito

Chloe Benjamin

Join Madisonians Chloe Krug Benjamin and Kara Candito for readings from their new books.

To Rise Again at a Decent Hour

5/20/14 - 6:00pm

Joshua Ferris

Come to A Room of One's Own Bookstore to see New York Times Bestselling author, Joshua Ferris read!

Going Somewhere Ride & Read

7/19/14 - 1:00pm

Brian Benson

Ride with the author from Pinney Library to Central and hear Brian Benson read from his new memoir

Read-a-Romance Month Book Discussions

8/21/14 - 7:00pm

August is Read-a-Romance month. We're celebrating with four romance genre discussions.

Read-a-Romance Month Book Discussions - - 08/21/2014 - 7:00pm

The Body in Bodega Bay

9/18/14 - 7:00pm

Betsy Draine

These Wisconsin authors join us to present the second novel in their exciting mystery series

Take It Off the Shelf!

9/24/14 - 7:00pm

Forward Theater Company

Celebrate Banned Books Week (September 21-27) with Forward Theatre’s Take It Off the Shelf! Banned B

The Quirks in Circus Quirkus

9/27/14 - 10:30am

Erin Soderberg

Celebrate Central Library's 1st Anniversary with a reading from this fun tale of a quirky family!

A Sudden Light

10/3/14 - 7:30pm

Garth Stein

Join New York Times-bestselling author Garth Stein for a reading from his stirring new novel.

2014 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture

10/15/14 - 7:30pm

Paul Fleischman

Paul Fleischman discusses his career as a children's book author and relationship with his editor

Elementary School Thursday

10/16/14 - 9:00am

Gustafer Yellowgold

Susan Apps-Bodilly

Julie Mata

Elementary School Thursday has been postponed. We will reschedule this event for later in the year.

StoryBook: Warrington Colescott’s Venice

10/16/14 - 12:30pm

Rick Axsom

Richard H. Axsom will engage artist Warrington Colescott in a conversation about "Death of Venice"

Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot

10/16/14 - 3:30pm

Sir Peter Crane

World renowned botanist, Sir Peter Crane, teaches us about a prehistoric tree thriving in our midst.

Bending the Frame

10/16/14 - 4:00pm

Fred Ritchin

How are innovative practitioners using imagery today in response to our most pressing issues.

Barracuda in the Attic

10/16/14 - 5:00pm

Kipp Friedman

A tribute to growing up in a family of artists swept up in the whirlwind of the NYC arts scene.

How Not to Be Wrong

10/16/14 - 5:30pm

Jordan Ellenberg

Jordan Ellenberg shows us how Math touches everything we do.