Past Years - 2019 Events | Wisconsin Book Festival

An Orchestra of Minorities

2/6/19 - 7:00pm

Chigozie Obioma

A heart-wrenching epic about destiny and determination.

The Banished Immortal

2/7/19 - 7:00pm

Ha Jin

Due to weather and travel conditions, this event has been CANCELED.

Settlin'

2/9/19 - 3:00pm

Muriel Simms

Stories of twenty-five African Americans whose families arrived, survived, and thrived in Madison.

The Curiosities

2/12/19 - 7:00pm

Susan Gloss

A charming story of artists, inspiration, and how to reinvent your life with purpose and flair.

Gaylord Schanilec: A Natural History

2/15/19 - 5:00pm

Gaylord Schanilec

Art book exhibit focused on the landscape, natural history, and culture of the upper Mississippi.

The Odyssey

2/28/19 - 7:30pm

Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson describes her approach to translating The Odyssey

The Crown

3/6/19 - 10:00am

Derrick Barnes

A high-spirited, engaging salute to the beautiful, raw, assured humanity of black boys.

Survival Math

3/8/19 - 6:00pm

Mitchell Jackson

A candid, lyrical, and thrillingly alive portrait of a family, a community, and a nation.

BAM Slam

3/8/19 - 7:30pm

A two day spoken word poetry competition where 30 award-winning poets from around the country

The Body Is Not an Apology

3/11/19 - 7:00pm

Sonya Renee Taylor

Reconnect with the radical origins of minds & bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength

I Can't Talk About the Trees Without the Blood

3/12/19 - 7:00pm

Tiana Clark

CANCELED - Due to illness, our event with Tiana Clark has been canceled.

Era of Ignition

3/13/19 - 7:00pm

Amber Tamblyn

A passionate and deeply personal exploration of feminism during divisive times.

2019 UW Poetry MFA Graduates Reading

3/25/19 - 7:00pm

Rebecca Bedell

Christopher Greggs

Rebekah Denison Hewitt

Wes Holtermann

Kabel Mishka Ligot

Alexis Sears

A reading from the graduating MFA cohort in poetry.

2019 UW Poetry MFA Graduates Reading - Rebecca Bedell, Christopher Greggs, Rebekah Denison Hewitt, Wes Holtermann, Kabel Mishka Ligot, Alexis Sears - 03/25/2019 - 7:00pm

A Small Place

4/8/19 - 7:30pm

Jamaica Kincaid

CANCELED - DUE TO ILLNESS, JAMAICA KINCAID WILL NOT BE ABLE TO APPEAR AT THIS EVENT.

The Bird King

4/9/19 - 7:00pm

G. Willow Wilson

An epic adventure from an essential voice in American fiction.

Doomstead Days

4/15/19 - 7:00pm

Brian Teare

Through these poems, we experience the pleasure and pain of being a body during climate change.

Look

4/18/19 - 7:00pm

Solmaz Sharif

Solmaz Sharif’s astonishing first book asks us to see the ongoing costs of war.

Little Faith

4/24/19 - 7:00pm

Nickolas Butler

A Wisconsin family grapples with the power and limitations of faith.

2019 Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellows Reading

4/25/19 - 7:00pm

Poetry and fiction from the 2018-19 Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellows.

2019 Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellows Reading - Aria Aber, Chekwube Danladi, Natasha Oladokun, Emily Shetler, Lucy Tan, Mary Terrier, Kate Wisel - 04/25/2019 - 7:00pm

Greek to Me

4/29/19 - 7:00pm

Mary Norris

Mary Norris is again delighting readers with her wit, knowledge, and exploration of language.

Native Country of the Heart

4/30/19 - 7:00pm

Cherríe Moraga

A reckoning with white American history and a piercing love letter from a fearless daughter.

Creative Writing Awards Ceremony

5/2/19 - 7:00pm

The 2019 undergraduate and graduate creative writing awards ceremony.

Creative Writing Awards Ceremony - - 05/02/2019 - 7:00pm

Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes

5/8/19 - 10:00am

Renee Graef

Sport's adventures while discovering how lighthouse tender ships helped keep the Great Lakes safe.

We Want To Do More Than Survive

5/8/19 - 6:30pm

Bettina Love

An alternative to traditional modes of educational reform that expands our ideas of civic engagement