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Murder Girl

Heidi Armbruster

7:00pm - A home-grown, world-premiere comedy about found family, old fashioneds & where to stow the roadkill.

Wisconsin People & Ideas 2024 Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners

Bob Wake, C. E. Perry, Linda Falkenstein, Diya Abbas, Han Raschka, Lisa Vihos

7:00pm -

The Bright Sword

Lev Grossman

1:30pm - Imperfect men & women looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves

Night Magic

Leigh Ann Henion

12:00pm - On this imperiled planet, nature’s magic still exists, often in the places we least expect it.

Polostan

Neal Stephenson

12:00pm - an inventive, richly detailed, and deeply entertaining historical epic.

While You Were Out

Meg Kissinger

12:00pm - explores the consequences of shame, botched public policy & the hope offered by new treatments.

A Season for That

Steve Hoffman, Judith Siers-Poisson

10:30am - Explores the beauty of a culture that is one with its landscape, and becoming one with that culture.

Blue Light Hours

Bruna Dantas Lobato, Mandy Moe Pwint Tu

10:30am - paints a powerful portrait of a mother and a daughter coming of age together and apart.

The Inner Clock

Lynne Peeples

10:30am - How the science of circadian rhythms can help you sleep better, feel happier, and improve health.

Feed the Planet

George Steinmetz

7:30pm - Documents the global effort that puts food on our tables and transforms the surface of the Earth.

Godwin

Joseph O'Neill

7:30pm - investigates the legacy of colonialism in the context of family love and global capitalism.

New And Selected Poems

Marie Howe, Chessy Normile

7:30pm - An indispensable collection of more than four decades of profound, luminous poetry.

Thank You, More Please

Lily Womble

7:30pm - A proven guide to a confident & joyful dating life that makes the right relationship inevitable.

2000 Blacks

Ajibola Tolase, Natasha Oladokun

6:00pm - probes the complexity of economic & politically motivated migration from Africa.

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe, Christina Clancy

6:00pm - A playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative.

Nature's Writers: Mentored by the Land

Donald Clark, Andy Adams

6:00pm - A unique & compelling story of the land and how it has inspired some of our greatest poets & authors

Tits Up

Sarah Thornton

6:00pm - Connects concepts of bodily autonomy, gender equality, racial politics, and desire.

Beyond the Big Lie

Bill Adair

4:30pm - unpacks the state of our politics but provides solutions to put an end to American political deceit.

Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!

Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden

4:30pm - offers a unique glimpse into the Midwestern culinary landscape between 1870 and 1930.

Float Up, Sing Down

Laird Hunt, Beth Nguyen

4:30pm - is the story of a single day in one of Hunt’s most beloved and enduring landscapes.

STILL: The Art of Noticing

Mary Jo Hoffman

4:30pm - traces an incredible undertaking, sharing breathtaking photographs from Hoffman’s enormous archive.

Too Good To Miss Poetry Reading: Extraordinary Poets With Wisconsin Ties

Cynthia Marie Hoffman, Alison Thumel, J.L. Conrad

4:30pm - An evening of moving poetry by extraordinary poets with Wisconsin Ties.

Attack From Within

Barbara McQuade, David Maraniss

3:00pm - shows us how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society.

Forest of Noise

Mosab Abu Toha

3:00pm - An urgent, extraordinary & arrestingly whimsical book, that brings us indelible art in a time of war

Malas

Marcela Fuentes

3:00pm - A love letter to Tejano culture and community that helps these women discover what family means.

Writing the More-Than-Human World: A Reading and Conversation with Heather Swan and Catherine Jagoe

Catherine Jagoe, Heather Swan

3:00pm - How to cultivate wonder and hope at a time of unparalleled ecological destruction.

The City in Glass

Nghi Vo

1:30pm - An epic love story, of death and resurrection, memory and transformation, redemption and desire.

The Indian Card

Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz

1:30pm - sheds light on finding a deeper sense of belonging amidst the ongoing fight for Native sovereignty.

The Insect Epiphany

Barrett Klein, Heather Swan

1:30pm - proves that our world would look very different without insects, shaping what makes us human.

Women's Hotel

Daniel M. Lavery

1:30pm - A poignant and funny novel about the residents of a women’s hotel in 1960's New York City.

Madwoman

Chelsea Bieker, Kimberly King Parsons

12:00pm - A gripping story of motherhood and motherloss.

Safe

Mark Daley

12:00pm - a deeply personal window into what happens when the universal longing for family faces bureaucracy.

The Morningside

Téa Obreht

12:00pm - examines how people thrive in their imagination & how myths shape our families and our perceptions.

Turning to Stone

Marcia Bjornerud

12:00pm - reveals how rocks are the hidden infrastructure that keep the planet functioning.

Frostbite

Nicola Twilley

10:30am - An engaging exploration of refrigeration & how it has remade our entire relationship with food.

Lola

Karla Arenas Valenti

10:30am - A simmering tale of magic, adventure, and the extraordinary bond between a brother and sister.

Spooky Lakes

Geo Rutherford

10:30am - plumbs the depths of 25 unusual lakes around the world.

We Were The Universe

Kimberly King Parsons, Chelsea Bieker

10:30am - A young mother, in denial after the death of her sister, navigates desire, guilt, and grief.

We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest: Authors Reception

Diya Dhawal, Grace Huang , Nora Moran, Ash Gartler

9:30am - A celebration of this year's WE READ Youth Voices writing contest winners.

Bluff

Danez Smith

9:00pm - A manifesto about artistic resilience when the places we most love are burning.

Creation Lake

Rachel Kushner

7:30pm - A work of high art, high comedy, and unforgettable pleasure.

Defectors

Paola Ramos

7:30pm - Explores how race, identity & political trauma influence far-right sentiment among Latino voters.

Hampton Heights

Dan Kois

7:30pm - A tender horror-comedy about camaraderie, bravery, vulnerability, and growing up.

I Heard There Was a Secret Chord

Daniel Levitin

6:00pm - Across cultures, sound and rhythm have been used to ease suffering, promote healing & calm the mind.

Minority Rule

Ari Berman

6:00pm - exposes the long history of the conflict between white supremacy and multiracial democracy.

One of Our Kind

Nicola Yoon

6:00pm - explores the ways freedom is complicated by the presumptions we make about ourselves and each other.

Still Waters

Matt Goldman, Mindy Mejia

6:00pm - A gripping, emotional thrill ride on grief and uncovering the past before it’s too late.

The Elements of Marie Curie

Dava Sobel

5:00pm - illuminates the life and enduring influence of one of the most consequential figures of our time.

A World Of Hurt

Mindy Mejia, Matt Goldman

4:30pm - delves into survivor’s guilt and fleshes out the lives continued by the ones left behind.

The Volcano Daughters

Gina María Balibrera

4:30pm - charts a new history and mythology of El Salvador, fiercely bringing forth urgent voices.