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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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Baptiste Paul Author Photo

Baptiste Paul

Adams Adeosun Author Photo

Adams Adeosun

Bernadette Atuahene headshot

Bernadette Atuahene

Aaron Boyd Author Photo

Aaron Boyd

Solomon Brager Author Photo

Solomon Brager

Jackie Chalghin Author Photo

Jackie Chalghin

Grace Chung Author Photo

Grace Jung

Leela Corman Author Photo

Leela Corman

Diane Endres-Ballweg Author Photo

Diane Endres-Ballweg

Eve L. Ewing headshot

Eve L. Ewing

Rickey Fayne's headshot

Rickey Fayne

Audrey Gradzewicz Author Photo

Audrey Gradzewicz

Jerriane Hayslett Author Photo

Jerrianne Hayslett

Jane Hirshfield Headshot

Jane Hirshfield

Maryhilda Obasiota Ibe Headshot

Maryhilda Obasiota Ibe

Michael Kaplan Author Photo (Cropped)

Michael Kaplan

Iqra Khan Headshot

Iqra Khan

juj e lepe Headshot

juj e. lepe

Nate Marshall headshot

Nate Marshall

Cho Nam-joo Author Bio

Cho Nam-joo

Eunsil Oh Photo

Eunsil Oh

Maey Annette Pember Author Photo

Mary Annette Pember

Kai Pyle Headshot

Kai Pyle

Fawzy Taylor Headshot

Fawzy Qamar

Nancy Reddy Author Photo

Nancy Reddy

Marcie Rendon Author Photo

Marcie R. Rendon

Samantha Shannon

Samantha Shannon

Dean Spade Author Photo

Dean Spade

Amy Tan Author Photo

Amy Tan

Jonny Teklit Headshot

Jonny Teklit

Colm Toibin Author Photo

Colm Tóibín

Paul Tran headshot

Paul Tran

Abrahan Verghese Author Photo

Abraham Verghese

Christine Wenc Headshot

Christine Wenc

Andrew Chi Keong Yim Headshot

Andrew Chi Keong Yim

Winniebell Xinyu Zong Author Photo

Winniebell Xinyu Zong

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