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Wisconsin Book Festival

24th Annual Fall Celebration: 
October 23-26, 2025

Free, year-round public author events

in partnership with the MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION

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Past Years - 2020 Presenters

Stacey Abrams

Stacey Abrams

Andre Aciman Author Photo

Andre Aciman

Presenter photo

Claire Agnes

David Baldacci

David Baldacci

Edward Ball

Edward Ball

Presenter photo

Paul Begala

Takeyla Benton

Takeyla Benton

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Emma Binder

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Mark Bittman

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Angela Boyd

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Sarah Broom

Jericho Brown

Jericho Brown

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Cassandra Bruner

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Lauren Camp

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Leila Chatti

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Sarah Chayes

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David Daley

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James Eberhard

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Allen Eskens

Kelli Jo Ford

Kelli Jo Ford

Santee Frazier

Santee Frazier

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Kathryn Gahl

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

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Ebony Glenn

Matt Goldman

Matt Goldman

Brian Greene

Brian Greene

Yaa Gyasi

Yaa Gyasi

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Sean Hammer

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Ian Haney López

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Kathryn Harlan

Miles Harvey

Miles Harvey

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Richard Hasen

Sean Hayes

Sean Hayes

Clemonce Heard

Clemonce Heard

Katie Hill

Katie Hill

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Alan Hirsch

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Dominic Holt

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Ladee Hubbard

S.M. Hulse

S.M. Hulse

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Patrick Johnson

Robert P. Jones

Robert P. Jones

Ibram X Kendi Headshot

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

Angie Kim

Angie Kim

Presenter photo

Barbara Kriegsmann

Laila Lalami Author Photo

Laila Lalami

Kiese Laymon

Kiese Laymon

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Nicholas Lemann

Janna Levin

Janna Levin

Maxim Loskutoff

Maxim Loskutoff

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Gabriel Louis

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Lisa Lucas

Emily St. John Mandel author photo. Author looking off to her right.

Emily St. John Mandel

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Sarah Martell Huebner

Lizzie Mason

Lizzie Mason

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Amber McReynolds

Sid Meier

Sid Meier

Claire Messud

Claire Messud

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Dantiel Moniz

Rebecca Nagle

Rebecca Nagle

Emily Nemens

Emily Nemens

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Shane O'Mara

Jamie Pacton headshot

Jamie Pacton

Jennifer Palmieri

Jennifer Palmieri

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Miranda Paul

Mary Pedley

Mary Pedley

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Xandria Phillips

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Steve Phillips

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Jackie Polzin

Paola Ramos Author Photo

Paola Ramos

Claudia Rankine

Claudia Rankine

Kiley Reid

Kiley Reid

Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth

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Jen Rubin

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Salman Rushdie

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Lauren Russell

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Linda Sarsour

Cherene Sherrard

Cherene Sherrard

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Danie Shokoohi

Jane Smiley

Jane Smiley

Danez Smith Headshot

Danez Smith

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Abdi Soltani

Elizabeth Ames Staudt

Elizabeth Ames Staudt

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Emily Temple

Lysley Tenorio

Lysley Tenorio

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Jacquelyn Thomas

Jacob Tobia

Jacob Tobia

Angie Trudell Vasquez

Angie Trudell Vasquez

Meg Wade

Meg Wade

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Jesse Wegman

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Florence Williams

Meg Wolitzer

Meg Wolitzer

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Lala Wu

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Charles Yu

Joaquin Zihuatanejo

Joaquin Zihuatanejo

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