Past Years - 2024 Events | Wisconsin Book Festival

Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!

10/19/24 - 4:30pm - 10/19/24 - 5:30pm

Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden

offers a unique glimpse into the Midwestern culinary landscape between 1870 and 1930.

Float Up, Sing Down

10/19/24 - 4:30pm - 10/19/24 - 5:30pm

Laird Hunt

Beth Nguyen

is the story of a single day in one of Hunt’s most beloved and enduring landscapes.

STILL: The Art of Noticing

10/19/24 - 4:30pm - 10/19/24 - 5:30pm

Mary Jo Hoffman

traces an incredible undertaking, sharing breathtaking photographs from Hoffman’s enormous archive.

Too Good To Miss Poetry Reading: Extraordinary Poets With Wisconsin Ties

10/19/24 - 4:30pm - 10/19/24 - 5:30pm

Cynthia Marie Hoffman

Alison Thumel

J.L. Conrad

An evening of moving poetry by extraordinary poets with Wisconsin Ties.

2000 Blacks

10/19/24 - 6:00pm - 10/19/24 - 7:00pm

Ajibola Tolase

Natasha Oladokun

probes the complexity of economic & politically motivated migration from Africa.

Margo's Got Money Troubles

10/19/24 - 6:00pm - 10/19/24 - 7:00pm

Rufi Thorpe

Christina Clancy

A playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative.

Nature's Writers: Mentored by the Land

10/19/24 - 6:00pm - 10/19/24 - 7:00pm

Donald Clark

Andy Adams

A unique & compelling story of the land and how it has inspired some of our greatest poets & authors

Tits Up

10/19/24 - 6:00pm - 10/19/24 - 7:00pm

Sarah Thornton

Connects concepts of bodily autonomy, gender equality, racial politics, and desire.

Feed the Planet

10/19/24 - 7:30pm - 10/19/24 - 8:30pm

George Steinmetz

Documents the global effort that puts food on our tables and transforms the surface of the Earth.

Godwin

10/19/24 - 7:30pm - 10/19/24 - 8:30pm

Joseph O'Neill

Steven Wright

investigates the legacy of colonialism in the context of family love and global capitalism.

New And Selected Poems

10/19/24 - 7:30pm - 10/19/24 - 8:30pm

Marie Howe

Chessy Normile

An indispensable collection of more than four decades of profound, luminous poetry.

Thank You, More Please

10/19/24 - 7:30pm - 10/19/24 - 8:30pm

Lily Womble

A proven guide to a confident & joyful dating life that makes the right relationship inevitable.

A Season for That

10/20/24 - 10:30am - 10/20/24 - 11:30am

Steve Hoffman

Judith Siers-Poisson

Explores the beauty of a culture that is one with its landscape, and becoming one with that culture.

Blue Light Hours

10/20/24 - 10:30am - 10/20/24 - 11:30am

Bruna Dantas Lobato

Mandy Moe Pwint Tu

paints a powerful portrait of a mother and a daughter coming of age together and apart.

The Inner Clock

10/20/24 - 10:30am - 10/20/24 - 11:30am

Lynne Peeples

How the science of circadian rhythms can help you sleep better, feel happier, and improve health.

Night Magic

10/20/24 - 12:00pm - 10/20/24 - 1:00pm

Leigh Ann Henion

Michelle Wildgen

On this imperiled planet, nature’s magic still exists, often in the places we least expect it.

Polostan

10/20/24 - 12:00pm - 10/20/24 - 1:00pm

Neal Stephenson

an inventive, richly detailed, and deeply entertaining historical epic.

While You Were Out

10/20/24 - 12:00pm - 10/20/24 - 1:00pm

Meg Kissinger

explores the consequences of shame, botched public policy & the hope offered by new treatments.

The Bright Sword

10/20/24 - 1:30pm - 10/20/24 - 2:30pm

Lev Grossman

Imperfect men & women looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves

Wisconsin People & Ideas 2024 Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners

10/29/24 - 7:00pm - 10/29/24 - 8:00pm

Murder Girl

10/30/24 - 7:00pm - 10/30/24 - 8:00pm

Heidi Armbruster

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

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess Registration Now Closed

11/2/24 - 5:00pm - 11/2/24 - 6:00pm

Jeff Kinney

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