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Spend January with one of these 13 titles that feature survival stories, chilling mysteries and wintery expeditions.
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Spend January with one of these 13 titles that feature survival stories, chilling mysteries and wintery expeditions.
David Rhodes, author of “Driftless” and five other acclaimed novels, died on November 10. A public memorial celebration will be held in May.
A new memoir from the storied reporter is named for all the trees that were felled to create the newsprint that provided his livelihood.
Q&A with Jeffrey D. Boldt, author of 'Blue Lake,' which was honored this month as a 2022 'Best of the Indie Press.'
Michael Massey's new book 'More' is out now from Little Creek Press.
A Q&A with Madison writer Christopher Chambers, author of the new short story collection, 'Kind of Blue,' out this month from Cornerstone Press.
How a visit to the Crescent City had Doug Moe remembering Ginny O'Brien, Mike May and The Avenue Bar's Skip and Claire Zach.
An upcoming book on warfarin tells the prescription blood thinner's origin story, which includes a farmer allegedly visiting Dr. Karl Paul Link in search of answers.
In case you missed it, Madison Magazine is sharing our introduction to the last month's edition of our monthly 'Sunday Reads' newsletter.
Wisconsin author of 'The Art of the Break' Mary Wimmer has appearances in Madison on Oct. 4 and Oct. 16.
New book by Nick Chiarkas, "Nunzio's Way," is a stand-alone follow-up to his 2015 debut, "Weepers." Chiarkas will appear at Mystery to Me on Oct. 5.
'Painting Beyond Walls' by David Rhodes is about the human experience and how we might still have time to get it right.
In case you missed it, Madison Magazine is sharing our introduction to the last month's edition of our monthly 'Sunday Reads' newsletter.
"The Church of Baseball" by Ron Shelton is getting rave reviews. It is the first book for the "Bull Durham" and "Tin Cup" writer/director, who is 76.
Q&A with Maggie Ginsberg, author of the novel 'Still True,' out Sept. 27
"Traveler," Bill and Bobbie Malone's new book, will be released this fall. The couple moved to Texas after 25 years in Madison, but the adventure continues.
This is last month's edition of the Sunday Reads newsletter curated by Associate Editor Maggie Ginsberg. There is still time to sign up for this month's.
Rob Zaleski will discuss his new book about David Couper with Doug Moe at Mystery to Me on Aug. 23. "I wanted it understood I was not his friend. I was going to hold his feet to the fire," says Zaleski.
This is last month's edition of the Sunday Reads newsletter curated by Associate Editor Maggie Ginsberg. There is still time to sign up for this month's.
Patricia Skalka will discuss "Death Casts a Shadow" at Mystery to Me bookstore with Doug Moe on July 28 at 6 p.m.
"Mourning Light" by Richard Goodkin is a semi-autobiographical novel set partially in Madison, and a meditation on grief's long-lasting impact.
This is last month's edition of the Sunday Reads newsletter curated by Associate Editor Maggie Ginsberg. There is still time to sign up for this month's.
The 'Nothing's Wasted Tour' launches a new book by Sagashus T. Levingston while connecting entrepreneurs to bridge health and wealth gaps for Black mothers.
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A Q&A with Ingrid Andersson, author of the poetry collection, 'Jordemoder: Poems of a Midwife,' which cycles through themes of birth, death and life.
Debut novel "Truth and Other Lies" by Wisconsin author Maggie Smith explores how our individual biases influence our perspectives of the world around us.
It has 'small details and large truths,' says the former editorial director of WISC-TV and Madison Magazine.
Peter Fauerbach's thoroughly researched tale of his family's historic Fauerbach Brewery is finally available to readers in a new coffee table book.
Madison author Pat Zietlow Miller has published 15 picture books, including two new releases this month, "When I'm With You" and "In Our Garden."
"Winter Stars" takes a look back at the time when Iverson tended for his centenarian mom.
Madison's "Rock and Roll Detective" Jim Berkenstadt provides answers to music history's pressing questions in a new book called "Mysteries in the Music."
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After miles spent walking its wooded trails every day, Doug Moe continues to dig deeper into the history of the 1,260-acre urban wonder.
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Joshua William Clauer did not live to celebrate the launch of his book, "Walking the Line: There is No Time For Hate." Clauer died on Feb. 21 at the age of 48.
Kristin Mitchell built her own small business over the past 25 years — a little, eponymous design shop nestled creekside in the valley at her Mineral Point home.
Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney is the artist-in-residence at StartingBlock Madison.
This year we present our largest annual look at the literary scene, featuring author profiles, a guide to independent bookshops and more local reads than ever before.
Once thought endangered, the area’s indie bookshops are ringing in a new era.
Dantiel Moniz wrote many of the stories in her powerful 2021 debut collection “Milk Blood Heat” while in Madison.
It could easily be mistaken for overnight success, or a sudden career pivot, but it’s really just the latest chapter in a story that started 20 years ago.
Henkes creates picture books and novels for children ranging from infants to middle schoolers.
Jennifer Chiaverini enjoys writing about people whose stories have only been mentioned in the margins and footnotes of history.
Doug Moe is a veritable literary machine, having written or edited more than a dozen books and literally thousands of newspaper and magazine columns over the past 40-plus years.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Mark S. Johnson's new book, Though the Earth Gives Way, is a cautionary novel about climate change.
Madison Magazine's February cover story takes a deep look into the local literary scene.
The new James Edward Mills book from National Geographic tells the untold story of the role people of color have played in the preservation of public lands.
Since his release from prison in 2015 on appeal, Bankston has become an educator, restorative justice practitioner, entrepreneur, nonprofit founder and author of four books. His latest was released in December 2021.
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It's hard not to notice the parallels between author Hannah Morrissey and Hazel Greenlee, the protagonist in her novel, "Hello, Transcriber," out Nov. 30.
Ai Weiwei’s new memoir “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows” has drawn rapturous reviews. Lenore McComas Coberly, 96, recalls meeting the author's famous father.
Alex Bledsoe is slated to soon release "Dandelion," the first book in four years from the prolific author of 13 other published novels and more than 50 short stories.
On Nov. 2, 1941 — 80 years ago last week — Truax, a lieutenant in the U. S. Army Air Force, died when the P-40 aircraft he was flying crashed.
66 of George Hesselberg's favorite obituaries from his 42-year career at the Wisconsin State Journal are collected in his new book "Dead Lines."
When Manna Cafe closed in June 2020, the loss was hard to put into words, but that’s what Barb Pratzel has attempted to do with her new cookbook.
Gregg Mitman will appear in person to discuss 'Empire of Rubber,' a book about Firestone 20 years in the making, at the Wisconsin Book Festival on Oct. 23.
Madison poet Jess L Parker's debut collection "Star Things" was chosen for publication as the inaugural Dynamo Verlag Book Prize.
Madison Central Library goes beyond books by offering community programs like The Bubbler.
Fromberg's debut memoir chronicles how, by age 19, he'd lost both of his parents, triggering an unexpected role as guardian of his brother, who has autism.
The festival, which acts as the fall kickoff to the festival's 2021-2022 programming season, will be Oct. 21-24 with more than 20 events from authors.
Since opening in January of this year, Itty Bitty Bookstore has only grown, and now the owner is looking for a new way to share her mission.
Mildred Harnack is the only U.S. woman ever executed by Nazis by direct order of Hitler — but a local journalist unearthed her story a decade ago. What does he make of the new book?
The internationally best-selling Wisconsin author's new literary thriller explores the chasmic gap between the haves and the have-nots in a mountain town.
Set at the former Playboy Resort in Lake Geneva in 1981, the Madison author's second novel gives a rare glimpse into an unexamined world.
Bradbury's career launched in southern Wisconsin thanks to another well-known writer and publisher.
"Something Wild," out June 29, is a deceptively easy read of a gut-wrenching story told from the rotating perspective of two sisters and their mother.
When he heard the popular Netflix series was based on a novel of the same name, Doug Moe remembered he'd reviewed it for a newspaper nearly 40 years ago.
The former American Girl editor will discuss her illustrated middle grade nonfiction guide online at the Wisconsin Book Festival on May 26.
Author Shanna Greene Benjamin describes how the late UW–Madison professor’s work illuminated literature by Black women while she kept her own life private.
Five challenging years since her last book was published, Garvin is celebrating the May 1 launch of her fourth novel, “I Thought You Said This Would Work.”
Garvin's fourth novel is due out from Lake Union Publishing on May 1.
Warren's 12th book is a “deeply personal book and a powerful call to action.” More appearances in May include Carl Hiaasen, Alison Bechdel and Kevin Kwan.
Retired physician Patrick McBride's real-life teenage experiences were the stuff of sports fans' dreams, detailed in an as-of-yet unpublished manuscript.
Despite a pandemic year, Madison Reading Project gave away as many books to area children in the past 18 months as it did its first six years combined.
40 years ago, Monroe native Larry W. Phillips had an idea that resulted in sharing a copyright with Ernest Hemingway’s widow.
Peggy Panosh built a career marketing for Oprah and others before discovering her own artistic talent.
The author will discuss his debut novel on March 23 at 7:00 p.m. as part of the Wisconsin Book Festival’s ongoing virtual events.
Debut collection "Milk Blood Heat" launched to rave critical reviews, and it's no wonder. Its rhythmic sentences are stitched together with scalding precision.
"It was ten years in the making," Faliveno says of her debut collection, a Best Book of 2020 pick by NPR, New York Public Library and O, the Oprah Magazine.
Stack your bookshelf with these Wisconsin-connected titles.
23 books written by local authors or about the Madison area.
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