Books
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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
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
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
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
Mar 24, 2020
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
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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
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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
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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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