Books
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Dennis Chandler
You’ve got time
Dennis Chandler’s “The Devil Takes One and Other Stories” is a meandering visit to small-town Wisconsin. Read more
Magical season
“We Ride Upon Sticks” is a rollicking second novel from UW-Madison professor Amy Quan Barry, featuring a girls’ field hockey team. Read more
Mar 23, 2020
Debut novel derailed by coronavirus
Laurie Dennis hoped her work of historical fiction on the founder of the Ming Dynasty would be released during the Chinese lunar new year celebrations. But the release of "The Lacquered Talisman" is delayed by the spreading pandemic. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
Unsettling debut
Kate Elizabeth Russell, an author who recently moved to Madison, has been riding a rollercoaster since the announcement of her debut novel, “My Dark Vanessa.” Read more
Mar 12, 2020
Beyond shame
Author and Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber brings her sex-positive sermon to Madison’s Bethel Lutheran Church on March 12. Read more
Mar 5, 2020
Lynda Barry
Comic genius
Lynda Barry’s “Making Comics” is full of the author’s exuberant drawings and insights gained from a lifetime of finding a path to creative expression through drawing. Read more
Feb 27, 2020
Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkes enters the pantheon
Hometown children’s literature superstar Kevin Henkes is in the company of the greats. He received the 2020 Legacy Award from the American Library Association. He joins Dr. Seuss, E. B. White and Beverly Cleary at the top of the field. Read more
Feb 20, 2020
Danez Smith returns
Danez Smith, a black, queer poet and First Wave alum, returns to read from their latest book on Feb. 10. Read more
Feb 6, 2020
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Midwest Story Lab
Parallel worlds
Patrick Johnson’s poetry collection, “The Gatekeeper” is inspired by Johnson’s horror and fascination with the “deep web.” Read more
Jan 23, 2020
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Smoldering debut
Middleton author Tracey S. Phillips touches a nerve with her psychological thriller, “Best Kept Secrets.” Read more
Jan 21, 2020
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Making Wisconsin great
From a photography book on the Wisconsin Dells to a mystery about The Fonz, Wisconsin authors and Wisconsin-based books are filling the shelves this year. Read more
Dec 19, 2019
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Chris Roberts
Women rock!
Her turn: Jane Burns provides a lively roundup of some of 2019’s best female music memoirs: from Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, Liz Phair, Tegan and Sara Quin, and Amy Rigby. Read more
Dec 12, 2019
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Nobody remembers like Ada Deer
Ada Deer’s new autobiography, “Making a Difference: My Fight for Native Rights and Social Justice,” documents the remarkable life of the Menominee leader. Read more
Dec 5, 2019
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