Past Years - 2023 Events | Wisconsin Book Festival

I Have Something To Tell You

9/13/23 - 7:00pm - 9/13/23 - 8:00pm

Chasten Buttigieg

Maureen McCollum

With honesty, courage, and warmth, Chasten relays his experience and embracing his identity

Obreros Unidos: The Roots and Legacy of the Farmworkers Movement

9/20/23 - 6:00pm - 9/20/23 - 7:00pm

Jesus Salas

The roots and legacy of the farmworkers movement

Sing A Black Girl's Song

9/20/23 - 7:00pm - 9/20/23 - 8:00pm

A posthumous collection of Shange’s unpublished work

Auction

9/27/23 - 7:00pm - 9/27/23 - 8:00pm

Quan Barry

Quan Barry travels the globe in her signature quest into the existential nature of experience

ZERO-SUM

9/28/23 - 7:00pm - 9/28/23 - 8:00pm

Joyce Carol Oates

Chloe Benjamin

Zero-sum games are played for lethal stakes in these arresting stories

Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

10/2/23 - 6:00pm - 10/2/23 - 7:00pm

Mercury Stardust

Feel more safe at home and in control of your own life

Seafood Simple

10/10/23 - 7:00pm - 10/10/23 - 8:00pm

Eric Ripert

Judith Siers-Poisson

Step-by-step techniques alongside 85 accessible recipes for preparing incredible fish at home.

Friends of UW-Madison Libraries Book Sale

10/11/23 - 4:00pm - 10/14/23 - 4:00pm

Friends of UW Libraries

Books for sale are donated by University of Wisconsin faculty, staff, students, and residents

Warrior Girl Unearthed

10/19/23 - 1:00pm - 10/19/23 - 2:00pm

Angeline Boulley

A high-stakes thriller about the power of discovering your stolen history

Dry Land

10/19/23 - 5:30pm - 10/19/23 - 6:30pm

B. Pladek

In order to survive, Rand must upend everything he believes about nature, love, and himself.

Generation Anxiety

10/19/23 - 5:30pm - 10/19/23 - 6:30pm

Dr. Lauren Cook

Millennials and Gen Z-ers are considered two of the most anxious generations in history

The Supermajority

10/19/23 - 5:30pm - 10/19/23 - 6:30pm

Michael Waldman

A revelatory examination of the Supreme Court

Ginseng Roots

10/19/23 - 7:00pm - 10/19/23 - 8:00pm

Craig Thompson

Explores class divide, agriculture, holistic healing & the bond between two brothers

Mammoths at the Gates

10/19/23 - 7:00pm - 10/19/23 - 8:00pm

Nghi Vo

Leslie Bow

Cleric Chih sorrows may be more powerful than anyone could anticipate

2023 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture: Warrior Girl Unearthed

10/19/23 - 7:30pm - 10/19/23 - 8:30pm

Angeline Boulley

A high-stakes thriller about the power of discovering your stolen history

Silicon Heartland

10/20/23 - 4:00pm - 10/20/23 - 5:00pm

Rebecca Fannin

Timely documentation about a reviving economy & the importance of family and heritage

Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win

10/20/23 - 4:30pm - 10/20/23 - 5:30pm

Helen Shiller

The true story of a radical organizer & a 40-year struggle for justice in Chicago

Idlewild

10/20/23 - 4:30pm - 10/20/23 - 5:30pm

James Frankie Thomas

Darkly funny story of two adults looking back on their intense queer adolescence

Kind of Blue

10/20/23 - 4:30pm - 10/20/23 - 5:30pm

Christopher Chambers

These are stories of wanderlust and music, loss and misdirection, disasters large and small

The Devil’s Element

10/20/23 - 5:00pm - 10/20/23 - 6:00pm

Dan Egan

Dean Knetter

Eye-opening account that urges us to pay attention but little-known environmental issues of our time

American Insecurity and the Origins of Vulnerability

10/20/23 - 6:00pm - 10/20/23 - 7:00pm

Russ Castronovo

The fear of uncertainty, and the anxieties produced by unending racial threat

American Insecurity and the Origins of Vulnerability

My Life In The Sunshine

10/20/23 - 6:00pm - 10/20/23 - 7:00pm

Nabil Ayers

A thoughtful meditation on biracial identity, intimacy, and finding true community

Optimal Illusions

10/20/23 - 6:00pm - 10/20/23 - 7:00pm

Coco Krumme

How optimization took over the world and the urgent case for a new approach

River Spirit

10/20/23 - 6:00pm - 10/20/23 - 7:00pm

Leila Aboulela

A powerful tale of corruption, coming of age & devotion—to one's cause, faith and family