Past Years - 2016 Events | Wisconsin Book Festival

The Pleasure of His Company

10/21/16 - 7:00pm - 10/21/16 - 8:00pm

Randall Duk Kim

Anne Occhiogrosso

Performance pieces combine Shakespearean dramatic scenes and celebrations of his literature.

A Perfect Score

10/21/16 - 7:30pm - 10/21/16 - 8:30pm

Craig Hall

Hall recounts his climb to receiving an elusive perfect score from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

American Panic

10/21/16 - 7:30pm - 10/21/16 - 8:30pm

Mark Stein

Stein gets to the heart of what drives American political panic and why certain people succumb to it

Everything We Always Knew Was True

10/21/16 - 7:30pm - 10/21/16 - 8:30pm

James Galvin

Galvin turns to highly imagistic yet intimate narratives to rain down compassion within isolation.

Murder on the Quai

10/21/16 - 7:30pm - 10/21/16 - 8:30pm

Cara Black

Black presents her latest Aimée Leduc mystery

Tetris: The Games People Play

10/21/16 - 7:30pm - 10/21/16 - 8:30pm

Box Brown

Brown untangles Tetris’ complex history and delves into games’ role in art, culture, and commerce

Making Waves Across The World

10/21/16 - 8:00pm - 10/21/16 - 10:00pm

First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble

Toni Blackman

Xuman

Celebrate the arrival of First Wave’s 10th cohort through a special showcase performance

Last Night's Reading

10/21/16 - 9:00pm - 10/21/16 - 10:00pm

Kate Gavino

Gavino shares her book; a love letter to the joy of seeing your favorite author up close & personal

Friends of the Cooperative Children's Book Center’s Fall Book Sale

10/22/16 - 9:00am - 10/22/16 - 1:00pm

Friends of the CCBC

Friends of the CCBC are happy host their Fall Book Sale with super bargains on books for a cause.

Hip Hop Education Summit

10/22/16 - 10:00am - 10/22/16 - 3:00pm

Jeff Chang

Chris Emdin

First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble

Brian Mooney

Toni Blackman

Workshops and break outs showcasing the power and potential of using hip hop in the classroom.

Be A Friend / Penguin's Christmas Wish

10/22/16 - 10:30am - 10/22/16 - 11:30am

Salina Yoon

Salina Yoon presents her two latest children's books.

I Will Send Rain

10/22/16 - 10:30am - 10/22/16 - 11:30am

Rae Meadows

Meadows shares a piercing story of family, resilience, and fierce love set in the Dust Bowl years

I'm Judging You

10/22/16 - 10:30am - 10/22/16 - 11:30am

Luvvie Ajayi

Culture blogger at AwesomelyLuvvie.com gives advice for the masses in this hilarious book of essays

Miss Paul and The President & Two Friends

10/22/16 - 10:30am

Dean Robbins

Alice Paul shows voters-to-be how important it is to never back down from a cause you believe in!

On Fourth Lake: A Social History of Lake Mendota

10/22/16 - 10:30am - 10/22/16 - 11:30am

Don Sanford

The story of the people, places, and events that have shaped the shoreline of Lake Mendota.

The Song Poet

10/22/16 - 10:30am - 10/22/16 - 11:30am

Kao Kalia Yang

The story of Bee Yang, a song poet who sacrificed much to build a future for his children in America

The Fever of 1721

10/22/16 - 12:00pm - 10/22/16 - 1:00pm

Stephen Coss

Coss discusses The Boston smallpox epidemic of 1721, a prominent turning point in American history

The Matchmakers of Minnow Bay

10/22/16 - 12:00pm - 10/22/16 - 1:00pm

Kelly Harms

Madison author Kelly Harms trains her eye on the love lives of Lily Stewart and Ben Hutchinson.

The Way to the Spring

10/22/16 - 12:00pm - 10/22/16 - 1:00pm

Ben Ehrenreich

Ordinary Palestinians and telling their story with surpassing literary power and grace.

Weapons of Math Destruction

10/22/16 - 12:00pm - 10/22/16 - 1:00pm

Cathy O'Neil

O’Neil digs into the mathematical engines running the modern world; a warning of software’s tyranny

The 100 Year Miracle

10/22/16 - 1:00pm - 10/22/16 - 2:00pm

Ashley Ream

Ashley Ream presents her latest whip-smart, powerful and captivating novel: The 100 Year Miracle

Days of Awe

10/22/16 - 1:30pm - 10/22/16 - 2:30pm

Lauren Fox

Fox brings us a daring book that explores marriage, motherhood, and the surprising shape of new love

Fates & Traitors

10/22/16 - 1:30pm - 10/22/16 - 2:30pm

Jennifer Chiaverini

A riveting work of historical fiction about John Wilkes Booth and the four women who kept his secret

The Midnight Star

10/22/16 - 1:30pm - 10/22/16 - 2:30pm

Marie Lu

The thrilling finale to the New York Times bestselling Young Elites series.