Past Years - 2014 Events | Wisconsin Book Festival

Delancey: A Man, A Woman, A Restaurant, A Marriage

10/16/14 - 6:30pm

Molly Wizenberg

Join the author of this funny, frank, & tender memoir about a pizza restaurant and a young marriage.

Devil's Lake Reading

10/16/14 - 6:30pm

Danielle Evans

Rebecca Dunham

Deveil's Lake Driftless Prize judges, Danielle Evans and Rebecca Dunham, read from their work.

A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico

10/16/14 - 7:00pm

Amy Greenberg

Amy S. Greenberg's definitive history of the oft-forgotten 1846 conflict paints

To Dwell in Darkness

10/16/14 - 7:30pm

Deborah Crombie

New York Times bestselling author Deborah Crombie presents her new novel To Dwell in Darkness

Passing the Mic/All Elements Hip Hop Arts Showcase featuring Midwest Hip Hop All Stars

10/16/14 - 8:00pm

First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble

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Chinaka Hodge

OMAI presents a special evening with reg e gaines, Chinaka Hodge, and the Midwest Hip Hop All Stars

Passing the Mic/All Elements Hip Hop Arts Showcase featuring Midwest Hip Hop All Stars - First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble, reg e gaines, Chinaka Hodge - 10/16/2014 - 8:00pm

High School Friday 2014

10/17/14 - 9:00am

First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble

Jordan Ellenberg

High School Friday brings 150 students to the Festival for a full school day of book programming.

A Good Year

10/17/14 - 5:00pm

Four vastly different Madison poets, all with new chapbooks to celebrate.

Performance Poetry 2014

10/17/14 - 5:00pm

First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble

This event will point to some of the ways back, bring "page" poets and "stage" poets together.

We Make Beer

10/17/14 - 5:00pm

Sean Lewis

An eye-opening journey into craft beer–making in America, and what you can find in the quest to brew

Missing Class: How Seeing Class Cultures Can Strengthen Social Movement Groups

10/17/14 - 5:30pm

Betsy Leondar-Wright

Written for activists & social scientists, the book describes class differences in paths to activism

Snow in May

10/17/14 - 5:30pm

Kseniya Melnik

A Siberian town with darkly fascinating history teems with life in this luminous story collection.

Where Are Children's Books Going?

10/17/14 - 5:30pm

B. G. Hennessy

A lecture on the future of children's books to celebrate the grand opening of the new CCBC!

Wisconsin People & Ideas Writing Contest Reading 2014

10/17/14 - 5:30pm

Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters

Reading by winners of the Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine statewide fiction and poetry contests.

Dappled Things

10/17/14 - 7:00pm

Robin Chapman

Dappled Things pairs the poetry of Robin Chapman with the photogravures of Peter Miller.

Underground: New and Selected Poems

10/17/14 - 7:00pm

Jim Moore

Underground is the long overdue career retrospective of Jim Moore, a poet of great depth.

Daring: My Passages

10/17/14 - 7:30pm

Gail Sheehy

A fascinating, no-holds-barred memoir and testament to guts, resilience, smarts, and daring.

Monsters of Poetry 2014

10/17/14 - 8:00pm

Monsters of Poetry

Monsters of Poetry Reading Series presents 4 great authors!

Science of the Supper Club

10/17/14 - 8:00pm

Terese Allen

Ron Faiola

Robin Shepard

Wisconsin Book Festival authors share their perspectives on Wisconsin's culinary legacy.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

10/17/14 - 9:00pm

Caitlin Doughty

Join mortician & author Caitlin Doughty for stories from her new book on life in the death business.

2014 Friends of UW Libraries Semiannual Book Sales

10/18/14 - 10:00am

Friends of UW Libraries

One of the largest used-book sales in Wisconsin

Eyes Wide Open

10/18/14 - 10:00am

Paul Fleischman

Giving readers 14 and up the briefing they need to comprehend their moment in history.

Armed with Nonviolence: Stories from the Fight for Human Rights

10/18/14 - 10:30am

Ann Bausum

This program for teens & adults explores uses of nonviolent resistance in the fight for human rights

Vintage

10/18/14 - 10:30am

Susan Gloss

At Hourglass Vintage in Madison, Wisconsin, every item in the boutique has a story to tell.

A Christmas Wish for Corduroy

10/18/14 - 11:00am

B. G. Hennessy

A heartwarming story about the power of hope, perseverance, and friendship.