Books
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Radical vision
Fourteen book clubs are meeting around Madison to discuss the upcoming visit from queer activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor, author of “The Body Is Not an Apology.” She’s at Madison College March 11. Read more
Fighting Bill Proxmire
Jonathan Kasparek’s new book, "Proxmire: Bulldog of the Senate" looks back at the spunky determination of the longest serving U.S. senator in Wisconsin history. Read more
Feb 28, 2019
Jonah Westrich
Techno thriller
Madison author r.r. campbell publishes his second novel, “Imminent Dawn,” a creepy dystopian thriller that’s been compared to “Black Mirror.” Read more
Feb 21, 2019
Jen Doser
From protest singer to fantasy author
R. Chris Reeder publishes a confident young adult fantasy novel, “The Changeling’s Daughter.” Read more
Feb 14, 2019
Complicated creatives
“The Curiosities,” a sophomore novel by Madison attorney Susan Gloss, pictures life among complicated creatives in an artists’ colony. Read more
Feb 7, 2019
What’s past is prologue
Two Wisconsin poets, Marilyn Annucci and DeWitt Clinton, release powerful new collections of poetry. They both read at A Room of One’s Own on Feb. 1. Read more
Jan 31, 2019
Literary finale
Madison author Sam Savage is currently in hospice, but a Minneapolis publisher has released the late-career author’s “final collection,” titled “An Orphanage of Dreams.” Read more
Jan 17, 2019
Shimmering landscapes
Not much is known about the artist Paul Seifert, but the elusive artist’s magnificent paintings are getting their due in a new book by Joe Kapler, lead curator of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Read more
Jan 3, 2019
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Nicki Fietzer
“Modern-day robber baron”
“He’s a ripe target for satire,” Onion co-founder Scott Dikkers says of Tesla creator Elon Musk. Dikkers’ new book, “Welcome to the Future Which Is Mine,” is a collaborative work, written in the voice of Musk. Read more
Nov 21, 2018
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Rooting for the hometown store
Madison native Patrick Rothfuss remembers bookstores all along State Street. It’s one of the reasons the international bestselling author has become a partner in A Room of One’s Own. Read more
Nov 15, 2018
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Deborah Max Reisman
Poetic fiction
Award-winning poet and former Isthmus contributor Margaret Benbow’s debut fiction collection is receiving critical acclaim. Read more
Nov 15, 2018
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Wisconsin nostalgia trip
Wisconsin author Jim Guhl’s debut novel, “Eleven Miles to Oshkosh” stars a bullied high schooler growing up in the Fox Valley. It’s a nostalgia trip populated with an oddball cast of characters. Read more
Oct 19, 2018
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Ian DeGraff
Literary visionary
UW Press has reputation for publishing some of the best LGBTQ literature in the nation. Outgoing executive editor Raphael Kadushin had the vision that made it possible. Read more
Oct 18, 2018
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