Past Years - 2015 Events | Wisconsin Book Festival

The Owls Are Not What They Seem

2/6/15 - 8:00pm

Brad Dukes

Come as your favorite Twin Peaks character for a night of books, music, coffee, pie, and donuts.

Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian

2/10/15 - 7:00pm

BIography of Regina Andrews, first African American to head New York Public Library branch.

Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian - Ethelene Whitmire - 02/10/2015 - 7:00pm

As You Wish

2/13/15 - 6:30pm

Cary Elwes

Celebrate Valentine's Day with one of the greatest love stories of our time, The Princess Bride!

The Little French Bakery Cookbook

2/19/15 - 5:30pm

Susan Holding

A délicieux party you won't want to miss! Parisian attire encouraged!

What Burns Away

3/11/15 - 7:00pm

Melissa Falcon Field

Melissa Falcon Field alights on the literary fiction scene with her debut novel!

Ever Your Friend

3/26/15 - 5:00pm

Anna Campbell

Campbell discusses the images she abstracted from the collection of the Lesbian Herstory Archives

The Little Edges

4/10/15 - 7:00pm

Fred Moten

The Festival and FELIX celebrate poetry month with Fred Moten reading from his new poetry collection

Poetry Month Celebration

4/13/15 - 7:00pm

Joan Murray

Cynthia Marie Hoffman

The Wisconsin Book Festival celebrates National Poetry month with a joint reading.

Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Practical Pantry

4/20/15 - 7:00pm

Cathy Barrow

Cathy Barrow introduces practical techniques, tools, and recipes for all kinds of preserving!

Novel Publication Celebration

4/21/15 - 7:00pm

Quan Barry

Judith Claire Mitchell

Presenting the publication of two novels by University of Wisconsin creative writing professors!

The Given World

4/28/15 - 6:30pm

Marian Palaia

A stunning debut novel from a UW MFA graduate

Beer for All Seasons

5/8/15 - 5:30pm

Randy Mosher

Celebrate Craft Beer Week with the Wisconsin Book Festival and Wisconsin Brewing Company

A Court of Thorns and Roses

5/12/15 - 6:30pm

Sarah J. Maas

Kick off Teen Summer Reading with a new series by bestselling author, Sarah J. Maas

Startupland

5/28/15 - 7:30pm

Mikkel Svane

A book about three guys who risked everything to turn an idea into a global business.

Delicious!

6/2/15 - 7:30pm

Ruth Reichl

Read with Ruth!

Dry Bones

6/3/15 - 7:00pm

Craig Johnson

The Wisconsin Book Festival and Mystery to Me present Craig Johnson for the 13th Longmire book!

The Rainy Season

6/4/15 - 7:00pm

Maggie Messitt

Step across the border of a former, apartheid-era homeland and into a community dealing with change.

The Jesus Cow

6/10/15 - 7:00pm

Michael Perry

For the first time, beloved Wisconsin author, Michael Perry, turns to fiction with The Jesus Cow.

An Intimate Conversation with Sheryl WuDunn

6/16/15 - 3:00pm

Sheryl WuDunn

Ms. WuDunn will share her experiences as a woman, journalist, author, women's rights advocate

Summerlong

6/20/15 - 7:00pm

Dean Bakopoulos

See Dean Bakopolous, former Wisconsin Book Festival Director, read from his brand new novel!

A Beach Tail

6/26/15 - 10:00am

Karen Lynn Williams

During a fun day at the beach Greg loses track of his father. How will he find his way back to Dad?

The Horror Of It All

7/10/15 - 8:00pm

Adam Rockoff

Join (Camp) Bubbler & the Wisconsin Book Festival for a thrilling night of horror, camp, and crafts

The Distance Between Us

7/16/15 - 7:00pm

Reyna Grande

Join Centro Hispano as we present a WBF event with Reyna Grande!

Edible Memory & The Big Jones Cookbook

7/21/15 - 7:00pm

Jennifer Jordan

Paul Fehribach

Join us for a reading celebrating the importance of cultivating and cooking with heirloom vegetables