Books
Michael Popke
Prairie Pages is part of the new playbook for downtown Sun Prairie
Prairie Pages caters not just to bookworms but also to nonreaders, with a focus on helping break negative preconceptions around athletes and reading.
A genre-bending novel from Quan Barry
Quan Barry will unveil ‘The Unveiling’ Oct. 14. Barry will appear that day at Madison’s Central Library as part of the Wisconsin Book Festival‘s year-round programming.
Oct 6, 2025
Wroblewski: Bob Carmichael, Garcia: Henry Jorgenson, Debevec-McKenney: Michael Doyle Olson
Wisconsin authors in the spotlight at the Wisconsin Book Festival's Fall Celebration
This year’s roster includes novelists, journalists and poets, producing everything from thrillers to bird guides.
Oct 3, 2025
Harris: Julia Burke, De Robertis: Irene Young
Strong position
The Wisconsin Book Festival is in a strong position in this year of funding cuts. Its Fall Celebration, Oct. 23-26, features more than 50 local and national authors.
Oct 3, 2025
Hamilton photo: Leslie Brown
Jane Hamilton is back
Jane Hamilton talks with Isthmus about her new novel, ‘The Phoebe Variations,’ her first in nine years.
Sep 23, 2025
Andy Moore
Imagination station
Retired historian, author and comic Bob Kann wrote the book that accompanies colorful gargoyle lithographs created by retired architect Jim Good.
Sep 11, 2025
Lizzy Larson
Madison’s ballpark, Breese Stevens Field
A new book, ‘The Rise of Breese Stevens Field,’ is a microhistory of the ballpark and those sports figures who called it home.
Sep 3, 2025
Eat the still life
Is it a cookbook? An art book? A lifestyle manifesto? ‘The Watercolor Feast’ is a delightful combo of all three.
Jul 9, 2025
12:00 PM
Juneteenth isn’t going anywhere
On June 21, Madison will continue its 36 years of community gatherings honoring Juneteenth. Educator and documentarian Charles Taylor covers the history and celebration of this now federal holiday in a new book.
Jun 19, 2025
10:30 AM
Judy Karofsky tells her own mother’s experience in assisted living in ‘DisElderly Conduct’
DisElderly Conduct is not about nursing homes, which are federally licensed facilities that provide extensive care. Assisted living facilities operate under lenient state oversight, provide limited care, and are marketed as an attractive alternative.
May 15, 2025
3:00 PM
'Wisconsin Idols’ commemorates the known and the lesser known state stars
“I’ve always been fascinated by people who’ve shown exceptional courage, integrity and vision,” says author Dean Robbins.
Apr 8, 2025
8:00 AM
Tamara Dean’s essay collection ‘Shelter and Storm’ aims to spark curiosity
As Tamara Dean documents in her new collection of essays, ‘Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless,’ living on the land is both sublimely rewarding and brutally difficult.
Apr 6, 2025
12:00 PM
Christina Clancy’s third novel ‘The Snowbirds’ hits shelves Feb. 4
The story revolves around Grant Duffy and Kim Hastings, an unmarried, middle-aged couple in a “separate but together” partnership for 30 years.
Jan 29, 2025
8:00 AM
