The Death and Life of the Great Lakes 11/2/17 - 7:00pm - 11/2/17 - 8:00pm Dan Egan An ode to the majesty and history of this national, natural treasure. Image
The Politics of Value 11/2/17 - 7:00pm - 11/2/17 - 8:00pm Jane L. Collins A new framework for viewing economic value. Image
2017 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture 11/2/17 - 7:30pm - 11/2/17 - 8:30pm Jason Reynolds A lecture by one of the brightest stars in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Image
It Devours! 11/2/17 - 8:30pm - 11/2/17 - 9:30pm Jeffrey Cranor Joseph Fink A page-turning mystery from the creators of Welcome to Night Vale. Image
Friends of the Madison Public Library Book Sale 11/3/17 - 9:00am - 11/5/17 - 2:00pm Friends of Madison Public Library Find great bargains at the Friends' Book Sale. Image
High School Friday 2017 11/3/17 - 9:00am - 11/3/17 - 1:00pm Jason Reynolds Amy Rose Capetta A great opportunity for high school students to experience a wide-range of book-related programming. Image Image
Homing Instincts 11/3/17 - 4:30pm - 11/3/17 - 5:30pm Sarah Menkedick Essays that explore the disorienting time before and after becoming a mother. Image
Lawyers Who Write 11/3/17 - 4:30pm - 11/3/17 - 5:30pm Susan Gloss E.M. Kokie Jay Ranney Carl Rasmussen Dean Strang A panel discussion by Madison-area lawyers who have found a successful second career as writers. Image
Stars Over Clear Lake 11/3/17 - 4:30pm - 11/3/17 - 5:30pm Loretta Ellsworth A novel of memories, romance, and fate, inspired by a real-life ballroom and POW camp in Iowa. Image
Life In A Northern Town 11/3/17 - 5:00pm - 11/3/17 - 6:00pm Mary Dougherty A happy hour book talk about a one-of-a-kind collection of globally and regionally inspired recipes Image
Wisconsin People & Ideas 2017 Fiction and Poetry Contest Reading 11/3/17 - 5:00pm - 11/3/17 - 6:00pm Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters A reading from the winners of the Wisconsin People and Ideas fiction and poetry contest. Image
King of Spies 11/3/17 - 6:00pm - 11/3/17 - 7:00pm Blaine Harden The shocking, gripping account of the most powerful American spy you’ve never heard of. Image
The Far Away Brothers 11/3/17 - 6:00pm - 11/3/17 - 7:00pm Lauren Markham An investigation of the unaccompanied migrant minor crisis told through the stories of two brothers. Image
Unbranded 11/3/17 - 6:00pm - 11/3/17 - 7:00pm Ben Masters A report from an epic 3,000-mile journey through the most pristine backcountry Image
The Bedlam Stacks 11/3/17 - 7:00pm - 11/3/17 - 8:00pm Natasha Pulley A story of a great friendship and a treacherous quest in the magical landscape of nineteenth-century Image
Policing the Black Man 11/3/17 - 7:30pm - 11/3/17 - 8:30pm Angela J. Davis A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement. Image
Away With Words 11/3/17 - 9:00pm - 11/3/17 - 10:00pm Joe Berkowitz An irreverent tour through the world of pun competitions. Image
2017 Friends of the CCBC Fall Book Sale 11/4/17 - 9:00am - 11/4/17 - 1:00pm Friends of the CCBC Super bargains on brand-new and gently used hardcover and paperback childrens and YA books. Image
Look Up! and The Magic Rabbit 11/4/17 - 10:30am - 11/4/17 - 11:30am Annette LeBlanc Cate A humorous introduction to bird-watching and the story of a magician and his bunny. Image Image
Nomadland 11/4/17 - 10:30am - 11/4/17 - 11:30am Jessica Bruder A journalistic account of a new kind of nomad: older Americans. Image
The Storm Before The Storm 11/4/17 - 10:30am - 11/4/17 - 11:30am Mike Duncan The story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic. Image
You, Beast 11/4/17 - 10:30am - 11/4/17 - 11:30am Nick Lantz Poetry that explores the roots and limits of human empathy Image
Flock Together 11/4/17 - 11:00am - 11/4/17 - 12:00pm B. J. Hollars A moving elegy to extinct birds. Image
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk 11/4/17 - 12:00pm - 11/4/17 - 1:00pm Kathleen Rooney A portrait of a remarkable woman across the canvas of a changing America. Image