Wisconsin Book Festival
University Place lecture series.
Wisconsin Agriculture: A History
Jerry Apps explores the influences that helped shape the farming industry in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Agriculture: A History
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Atul Gawande and Anne Strainchamps explore quality of life issues, death and dying.
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Insights into Campaign Music History
Eric Kasper and Benjamin Schoening focus on the music used in presidential campaigns.
Insights into Campaign Music History
Paul Buhle, Mary Jo Buhle, Ruth Coniff, Robert McChesney, John Nichols &Matthew Rothschild
A History of Protest
Lost Stories of Frank Lloyd Wright
Ron McCrea, Sarah Leavitt, Mariamne Henken Whatley, Elissa R. Henken & Jonathan T. Henken.
Lost Stories of Frank Lloyd Wright
Edwidge Danticat discusses her book, "Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work."
The Immigrant Artist at Work
Finding Humanity on the Cambodian Killing Fields
Patricia McCormick tells the story of a boy who survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia.
Finding Humanity on the Cambodian Killing Fields
Portraits of Manhattan before and after 9/11
Join Richard Quinney and Susan Fox for a look at life in Manhattan before and after 9/11.
Portraits of Manhattan before and after 9/11
Culture, Identity and the Natural World
Kimberly Blaeser, Debra Kang Dean, Maria Melendez, Lauret Savoy and Patrick Thomas--panel.
Culture, Identity and the Natural World
Bragging Writes: Ten Great Wisconsin Writers
Ronnie Hess, John Lehman and Margot Peters discuss ten of Wisconsin’s great writers.
Bragging Writes: Ten Great Wisconsin Writers
Join the book discussion with Kathleen Stokker, Solveig Shavland and Richard Quinney.
And Then Came the Liberators
Voices of Labor and Social Justice in Wisconsin
Join Bruce Mouser and Paul Boyer to hear about the roots of labor activism in Wisconsin.
Voices of Labor and Social Justice in Wisconsin
Into Sunlight: The Connections of War and Peace
Dance and history come together in this study of two days during the Vietnam War.
Into Sunlight: The Connections of War and Peace
America During the Great Depression
A panel of authors discuss the Great Depression.
America During the Great Depression
Authors Jane Hamilton and David Rhodes present excerpts from their latest works.
Two Wisconsin Authors
Join the discussion about the first graphic adaptation of Studs Terkel's "Working."
Studs Terkel's "Working"
Paul Buhle, James Danky, and Lynda Barry discuss comics in relation to our culture.
A Serious Look at Comics
The Enduring Relevance of the Wisconsin School
A discussion of William Appleman Williams through several authors publications.
The Enduring Relevance of the Wisconsin School
Human Evolution and the Environment
Paul Ehrlich brings a message about the earth's inability to support life as we know it.
Human Evolution and the Environment
Learn about a history of one farm from the time of the last glacier till present.
For the Love of a Farm
For a Limited Time Only and Home
Two of the Midwest's most beloved writers present their work.
For a Limited Time Only and Home
ECOpreneuring is a new economic model that sustains personal and environmental well-being.
ECOpreneuring
Young and Muslim: How Does It Feel to be a Problem?
Learn about struggles of young Arab and Muslim Americans.
Young and Muslim: How Does It Feel to be a Problem?
Sports & Resistance, Meet Sudden Anthem
Explore consequential links between sports and politics in America.
Sports & Resistance, Meet Sudden Anthem
Aldo Leopold Foundation Presents: Earth Lessons
From the Leopold Foundation, David Orr and Andrew Revkin speak at annual book festival.