4/29

Lunch for Libraries - Abraham Verghese

Abraham Verghese, Rebecca Makkai

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An unforgettable and stunning epic of love, faith, and medicine.

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Lunch for Libraries - Abraham Verghese

Abraham Verghese, Rebecca Makkai

4/30

Medicine River

Mary Annette Pember

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A stark portrait of the legacy of acculturation that has affected generations of Native communities.

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Medicine River

Mary Annette Pember

5/1

2025 Creative Writing Awards Ceremony

Mandy Moe Pwint Tu

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The 2025 undergraduate and graduate creative writing awards ceremony.

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5/6

Late to the Search Party

Steven Espada Dawson, Nate Marshall, Paul Tran

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is an ode to the families that inspire and confound us all.

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Late to the Search Party

Steven Espada Dawson, Nate Marshall, Paul Tran

5/12

The Asking: New and Selected Poems

Jane Hirshfield

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expands our awareness of both breakage’s grief and the possibility for repair.

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5/13

The Devil Three Times

Rickey Fayne


An audacious debut spanning eight generations of a Black family repeatedly visited by the Devil

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The Devil Three Times

Rickey Fayne

5/14

SCHOOL VISIT: Malcolm Lives!

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

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Ultimately, Malcolm's true legacy is a journey toward anti-racism. Just like history, Malcolm lives.

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SCHOOL VISIT: Malcolm Lives!

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi


Upcoming School Visits

5/14

SCHOOL VISIT: Malcolm Lives!

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

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Ultimately, Malcolm's true legacy is a journey toward anti-racism. Just like history, Malcolm lives.

SCHOOL VISIT: Malcolm Lives!

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi


Recent Wisconsin Book Festival Events

4/18

SCHOOL VISIT: Perspectives and Poetry with Marcie R. Rendon

Marcie R. Rendon

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brings the voices and teachings of her ancestors forward into the new Millennium.

4/17

2025 Wisconsin Institute For Creative Writing Fellows Reading

Adams Adeosun, Jackie Chalghin, Audrey Gradzewicz, Michael Kaplan, Winniebell Xinyu Zong

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Poetry and fiction from the 2024-25 Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellows.

2025 Wisconsin Institute For Creative Writing Fellows Reading

Adams Adeosun, Jackie Chalghin, Audrey Gradzewicz, Michael Kaplan, Winniebell Xinyu Zong

4/16

Long Island

Colm Tóibín


A gorgeous story about a woman thrashing against the constraints of fate.

Long Island

Colm Tóibín

4/15

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo, Eunsil Oh

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follows one woman’s psychic deterioration in the face of rampant misogyny.

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo, Eunsil Oh

4/10

Drawing on the Past: Jewish Graphic Narratives with Sol Brager

Solomon Brager, Erika Meitner

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is an analog inkwash comic about situating family Holocaust history.

4/10

SCHOOL VISIT: A Day of Poetry with Nate Marshall

Nate Marshall

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Nate Marshall will visit two Madison Metropolitan School District high schools.

4/9

2025 Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries Spring Book Sale

Friends of UW Libraries

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A semiannual sale is organized by the Friends to help to support public events and lectures.

4/3

Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together

Dean Spade, Fawzy Qamar

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A manifesto for how to combat cultural scripts and take our relationships into our own hands.

3/19

SCHOOL VISIT: Dear You, Dream Big!

Baptiste Paul

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A powerful, lyrical anthem of Black pride celebrating Black creativity, leadership, and innovation.

3/18

Funny Because It's True

Christine Wenc

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How a group of young misfits from flyover country unintentionally created a cultural phenomenon.

Funny Because It's True

Christine Wenc

3/13

SCHOOL VISIT - Valiant Vel: Vel Phillips and the fight for fairness and equality

Jerrianne Hayslett, Aaron Boyd

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Provides a thorough look at an activist who dedicated her life to making the world a better place.

3/12

Show Don't Tell

Curtis Sittenfeld, Susanna Daniel

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A funny, fiercely intelligent collection exploring marriage, friendship, fame, and artistic ambition

Show Don't Tell

Curtis Sittenfeld, Susanna Daniel

3/11

The Good Mother Myth

Nancy Reddy, Jessica Calarco

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pulls back the curtain on the flawed social science behind our understanding of a "good" mom.

The Good Mother Myth

Nancy Reddy, Jessica Calarco

3/10

Creative Writing MFA Graduates Poetry Reading

Patrycja Humienik, Maryhilda Obasiota Ibe, Iqra Khan, juj e. lepe, Jonny Teklit, Andrew Chi Keong Yim

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A reading from the graduating UW-Madison MFA cohort in poetry.

Creative Writing MFA Graduates Poetry Reading

Patrycja Humienik, Maryhilda Obasiota Ibe, Iqra Khan, juj e. lepe, Jonny Teklit, Andrew Chi Keong Yim

3/6

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Amy Tan

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Maps the passage of time through daily entries, thoughtful questions & beautiful original sketches.

3/5

The Dark Mirror

Samantha Shannon

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the highly anticipated fifth novel in Samantha Shannon bestselling Bone Season series.

The Dark Mirror

Samantha Shannon

3/4

Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

Eve L. Ewing, Kai Pyle

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An eye-opening look at how American schools helped build and reinforce racial inequality

2/21

Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America

Bernadette Atuahene


Puts a face on the pain of racist policies that have impoverished America's democracy

2/19

K-Drama School

Grace Jung

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offers a groundbreaking exploration into this singular form of entertainment.

K-Drama School

Grace Jung

2/18

A Forty Year Kiss

Nickolas Butler, Laura Anne Bird

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A small-town story about one couple's hard-won second chance at love, 40 years after their divorce.

A Forty Year Kiss

Nickolas Butler, Laura Anne Bird

2/6

SCHOOL VISIT: Into the Wind, Above the Clouds

Diane Endres-Ballweg

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Becoming a pilot taught Ballweg about the limitless beauty of life from the skies.

2/5

The Snowbirds

Christina Clancy, Chloe Benjamin


An honest story of what it takes to commit to someone for a lifetime.

The Snowbirds

Christina Clancy, Chloe Benjamin

11/2

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess **Registration Now Closed**

Jeff Kinney

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This side splittingly relatable summer story is the funniest Wimpy Kid book yet!

10/30

Murder Girl

Heidi Armbruster

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A home-grown, world-premiere comedy about found family, old fashioneds & where to stow the roadkill.

Murder Girl

Heidi Armbruster

10/29

Wisconsin People & Ideas 2024 Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners

Bob Wake, C. E. Perry, Linda Falkenstein, Diya Abbas, Han Raschka, Lisa Vihos

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Wisconsin People & Ideas 2024 Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners

Bob Wake, C. E. Perry, Linda Falkenstein, Diya Abbas, Han Raschka, Lisa Vihos