Books
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Canine adventures
Want to check out a park for Fido before driving a distance? Author Danielle St. Louis and her dog Lucky have you covered. It’s a helpful guide for anyone looking to explore, not limited to dog lovers. Read more
Tobie DePauw
Pocket full of miracles
Lovingly designed pocket notebooks and small runs of niche books give new life to vintage printing equipment at a bindery located just outside Middleton. Read more
May 9, 2022
Mark Hoffman Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Is it too late?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Mark S. Johnson has turned in a first novel that imagines a world suffering from climate change, where the infrastructure has collapsed and the social order unraveled. Read more
Mar 16, 2022
Approachable heroes
‘You Are a Star, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’ is the first title in the new ‘You Are a Star’ series created for Scholastic Press by Madison author Dean Robbins. Read more
Feb 10, 2022
Linda Falkenstein
Death becomes him
George Hesselberg’s "Dead Lines" is more than a collection of obits. It’s a portrait of a community. Read more
Dec 27, 2021
State of the state
From mystery series to coloring books, the literary state of the state is strong. Michael Popke picks a shelf full of favorites from 2021. Read more
Dec 4, 2021
Close to home
The Wisconsin Book Festival runs Oct. 21-24, with Oct. 23 featuring in-person events at the Central Library and the Discovery Building in downtown Madison. Read more
Oct 14, 2021
Photo of Mildred Fish courtesy Donner family
A hero against Hitler
Mildred Fish-Harnack, Milwaukee born and UW-Madison educated, was executed in Berlin in 1943 for organizing resistance to Hitler. Her great-grandniece has researched and written an extensive new biography. Read more
Sep 17, 2021
10:30 AM
Zoë Rodriguez
Turn the page
The Wisconsin Book Festival has gone virtual, with 27 authors appearing at 16 free online events slated for Oct. 15-17. And the festival’s thematic lineup reflects our collective state of mind. Read more
Oct 8, 2020
10:04 AM
Katie Berry/Smoketree Photography
Badger connections
Though the Wisconsin Book Festival is smaller this year, with 16 virtual events spotlighting 27 authors over three days, the Wisconsin connection is still strong. Read more
Oct 7, 2020
5:11 PM
Hollis King
Ben Sidran remembers a music industry legend
Sidran is the perfect person to reflect on the life of Tommy LiPuma, who died at age 80 in 2017. A new biography from Nardis Books is a fitting, heartfelt tribute, and a fascinating window into a bygone recording industry era. Read more
May 18, 2020
2:10 PM
Booked for a reading
The Wisconsin Book Festival is collaborating with three other book fests to host an event featuring celebrated novelist Salman Rushdie in June. Read more
May 13, 2020
2:00 PM
Nick Wilkes
Dark money, moral dilemmas
Steven Wright, co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence project, releases a debut novel full of ethical dilemmas, dark money and complex characters. Read more
Apr 10, 2020
12:15 PM
