What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Get ready for the 2014 edition of the Wisconsin Book Festival with a guide detailing the schedule and speakers, running October 16-19.
- Joe Tarr tours Janesville to see why residents no longer embrace their hometown hero, Paul Ryan.
- Judith Davidoff reports on next steps for the LGBT community, now that same-sex marriage is legal in Wisconsin.
- Joe Tarr reports that Jenifer Street Market wants to move to larger digs on East Washington Avenue.
- Jay Rath previews an upcoming genealogical conference that helps African Americans trace their ancestors.
- Dave Cieslewicz accuses Wisconsin's attorney general candidates of ducking important issues.
- Dylan Brogan explores how local artist Andy Adams turned a modest online photo gallery into the international visual culture community FlakPhoto, which is participating in this year's Wisconsin Book Festival.
- Gwen Rice reviews the touring production of Once visiting Overture Center.
- Jessica Steinhoff interviews the Sills about their new album of deep, dark folk.
- Joshua M. Miller argues that Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis, who is playing at the High Noon Saloon, has evolved into an especially versatile solo artist.
- Joshua M. Miller chats with David Lovering, drummer for the alt-rock pioneers Pixies, set to perform at the Orpheum.
- Dean Robbins falls for the CW's telenovela satire Jane the Virgin.
- Kenneth Burns says Wetlands is both comic and cringe-inducing.
- Scott Renshaw praises the chemistry between Robert Duvall and Robert Downey Jr. in The Judge.
- Isthmus food writers reveal their favorite eats under $8 on campus.
- Lisa Goodman visits Silverwood County Park, one of Dane County's newest.
- Michael Popke explores the new Zeloski Marsh bike trail near Lake Mills.
- Tell All advises a woman who gave her scruffy coworker a makeover -- and then fell in love with him.
- David Petroff speaks with James Edward Mills about his new book The Adventure Gap.
