Mike Leckrone, Doug Moe
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details the stories behind the highlights & work that made Leckrone's accomplishments possible.
![Moments of Happiness Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/MomentsofHappiness_LeckroneMoe.jpg?itok=FOLU2TSK)
Mike Leckrone, Doug Moe
Jesse Lee Kercheval
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is a graphic memoir told in 17 connected stories of childhood, girlhood, sisterhood, & motherhood.
![French Girl Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/FrenchGirl_Kercheval.jpg?itok=rmxtv0-6)
Jesse Lee Kercheval
SCHOOL VISIT: Marvelous Jackson
Laura Anne Bird
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After losing his mom, a boy in northern WI rediscovers the love of baking he once shared with her.
![Marvelous Jackson Cover Photo](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/MarvelousJackson_Bird.jpg?itok=P7PW7wqj)
SCHOOL VISIT: Marvelous Jackson
Laura Anne Bird
![That Librarian Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/ThatLibrarian_Jones.jpg?itok=TsKtNWne)
Amanda Jones
2024 Midwest Video Poetry Fest: Night 1
Erika Meitner
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An evening of films including original poems, experimental works, animation, translations, and more.
![Midwest Video Poetry Fest](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/MVPF2024.jpg?itok=ekYgCDru)
2024 Midwest Video Poetry Fest: Night 1
Erika Meitner
2024 Midwest Video Poetry Fest: Night 2
Deshawn McKinney
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An evening of films including original poems, experimental works, animation, translations, and more.
![Midwest Video Poetry Fest](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/MVPF2024_0.jpg?itok=xP9a-fnC)
2024 Midwest Video Poetry Fest: Night 2
Deshawn McKinney
UW-Madison Go Big Read: Sitting Pretty
Rebekah Taussig
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Challenges us as a society to be patient and vigilant, practical and imaginative, kind & relentless.
![Sitting Pretty Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/SittingPretty_Taussig.jpg?itok=E1veYxyc)
UW-Madison Go Big Read: Sitting Pretty
Rebekah Taussig
Austin Frerick
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tells the stories of 7 corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else
![Barons Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Barons_Frerick.jpg?itok=KaCBB8KP)
Austin Frerick
Transforming School Food Politics Around The World
Jennifer Gaddis, Dr. Sarah A. Robert
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sets the stage to reimagine school food as part of the infrastructure of daily life.
![Transforming School Food Politics Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/TransformingSchoolFoodPoliticsAroundTheWorld_Gaddis_Robert.jpeg?itok=g1J_CtqH)
Transforming School Food Politics Around The World
Jennifer Gaddis, Dr. Sarah A. Robert
Writing Our Lineages: An Asian Memoirist Panel
Tessa Hulls, Margaret Juhae Lee, Zara Chowdhary
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Three debut memoirists discuss their works about unspoken multi-generational family histories.
![Asian Memoirist Panel Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Asian%20Memoirist%20Panel.png?itok=vQHBDu6_)
Writing Our Lineages: An Asian Memoirist Panel
Tessa Hulls, Margaret Juhae Lee, Zara Chowdhary
![Their Divine Fires Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Their%20Divine%20Fires_Chen.jpg?itok=9W9EC4vT)
Wendy Chen
There Are (NO) Stupid Questions...In Science
Leah Elson
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Easy-to-understand and delightfully cheeky explanations for scientific and medical quandaries.
![There Are NO Stupid Questions ... In Science Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/There%20Are%20NO%20Stupid%20Questions%20...%20In%20Science_Elson.jpeg?itok=7rEfbIv1)
There Are (NO) Stupid Questions...In Science
Leah Elson
![Charlotte Zolotow Lecture Poster](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/CharlotteZolotowLecture2024_MegMedina.jpg?itok=ve6TLiWP)
James Lattis, Kelly Tyrrell, Doug Moe
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Explore the stories of Wisconsin astronomers who've helped us better understand our universe.
![Chasing the Stars Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/ChasingTheStars_Lattis_Tyrell.jpg?itok=kM2FQHb8)
James Lattis, Kelly Tyrrell, Doug Moe
Mindy Mejia, Matt Goldman
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delves into survivor’s guilt and fleshes out the lives continued by the ones left behind.
![A World of Hurt Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/A%20World%20of%20Hurt_FC.jpg?itok=SoTP3KIh)
Mindy Mejia, Matt Goldman
Gina María Balibrera
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charts a new history and mythology of El Salvador, fiercely bringing forth urgent voices.
![Volcano Daughters Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Volcano%20Daughters_Balibrera.jpg?itok=1SH0JvoV)
Gina María Balibrera
Peter Jest , David Luhrssen
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provides a rare window into the music industry from a promoter’s perspective.
![We Had Fun Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/We%20Had%20Fun_Jest_Luhrssen.jpg?itok=C_nrXAkS)
Peter Jest , David Luhrssen
Dava Sobel
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illuminates the life and enduring influence of one of the most consequential figures of our time.
![Marie Curie Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/TheElementsofMarieCurie_Sobel.jpg?itok=CTjUmNA6)
Dava Sobel
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord
Daniel Levitin
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Across cultures, sound and rhythm have been used to ease suffering, promote healing & calm the mind.
![I Heard There Was a Secret Chord Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/I%20Heard%20There%20Was%20a%20Secret%20Chord_Levitin.jpg?itok=I7uMC1fW)
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord
Daniel Levitin
Ari Berman
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exposes the long history of the conflict between white supremacy and multiracial democracy.
![Minority Rule Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Minority%20Rule_Berman.jpg?itok=V3x10eLw)
Ari Berman
Nicola Yoon
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explores the ways freedom is complicated by the presumptions we make about ourselves and each other.
![One of Our Kind Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/OneOfOurKind_Yoon.jpg?itok=8jKwI9qe)
Nicola Yoon
Matt Goldman, Mindy Mejia
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A gripping, emotional thrill ride on grief and uncovering the past before it’s too late.
![Still Waters Jacket Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Still%20Waters_Goldman.jpg?itok=w-VZ6c0R)
Matt Goldman, Mindy Mejia
![Creation Lake Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Creation%20Lake_Kushner.jpg?itok=dR8gYNbk)
Rachel Kushner
Paola Ramos
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Explores how race, identity & political trauma influence far-right sentiment among Latino voters.
![Defectors Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Defectors_Ramos.jpg?itok=mLHsT47d)
Paola Ramos
Dan Kois
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A tender horror-comedy about camaraderie, bravery, vulnerability, and growing up.
![Hampton Heights Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/HamptonHeights_Kois.jpg?itok=LAl1zLWW)
Dan Kois
![Bluff Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Bluff_Smith.png?itok=Hmab0L2g)
Danez Smith
We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest: Authors Reception
Diya Dhawal, Grace Huang , Nora Moran, Ash Gartler
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A celebration of this year's WE READ Youth Voices writing contest winners.
![2024 WE READ Youth Voices Winners](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/WE%20READ%20Youth%20Voices%20Winners.png?itok=HnINdhTj)
We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest: Authors Reception
Diya Dhawal, Grace Huang , Nora Moran, Ash Gartler
Nicola Twilley
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An engaging exploration of refrigeration & how it has remade our entire relationship with food.
![Frostbite](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Frostbite_Nicola%20Twilley.jpg?itok=Qvaz2Sn5)
Nicola Twilley
Karla Arenas Valenti
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A simmering tale of magic, adventure, and the extraordinary bond between a brother and sister.
![Lola Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Lola_Valenti.jpg?itok=lPu08B7K)
Karla Arenas Valenti
![Spooky Lakes Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/SpookyLakes_Rutherford.jpeg?itok=8uSNmy5a)
Geo Rutherford
Kimberly King Parsons, Chelsea Bieker
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A young mother, in denial after the death of her sister, navigates desire, guilt, and grief.
![We Were The Universe Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/WeWereTheUniverse_Parsons.jpg?itok=NSqEYANZ)
Kimberly King Parsons, Chelsea Bieker
Chelsea Bieker, Kimberly King Parsons
Mark Daley
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a deeply personal window into what happens when the universal longing for family faces bureaucracy.
![Safe Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/SAFE_Daley.jpg?itok=ZWi5wbl_)
Mark Daley
Téa Obreht
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examines how people thrive in their imagination & how myths shape our families and our perceptions.
![The Morningside Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/TheMorningside_Obreht.jpg?itok=HX4yIhl8)
Téa Obreht
Marcia Bjornerud
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reveals how rocks are the hidden infrastructure that keep the planet functioning.
![Turning to Stone Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/TurningtoStone_Bjornerud.jpg?itok=bVzDcBzk)
Marcia Bjornerud
Nghi Vo
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An epic love story, of death and resurrection, memory and transformation, redemption and desire.
![The City in Glass Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/The%20City%20In%20Glass_Vo.jpg?itok=OokE_oP1)
Nghi Vo
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz
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sheds light on finding a deeper sense of belonging amidst the ongoing fight for Native sovereignty.
![The Indian Card Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/TheIndianCard_Shuettpelz.jpg?itok=KH4oIrMA)
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz
Barrett Klein, Heather Swan
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proves that our world would look very different without insects, shaping what makes us human.
Barrett Klein, Heather Swan
Daniel M. Lavery
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A poignant and funny novel about the residents of a women’s hotel in 1960's New York City.
![Women's Hotel](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Women%27s%20Hotel_Lavery.jpg?itok=40XSTRrB)
Daniel M. Lavery
Barbara McQuade, David Maraniss
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shows us how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society.
![Attack From Within Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/AttackfromWithin_jacket4thptg.jpg?itok=qdqirZDC)
Barbara McQuade, David Maraniss
Mosab Abu Toha
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An urgent, extraordinary & arrestingly whimsical book, that brings us indelible art in a time of war
![Forest of Noise Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Forest%20of%20Noise_Toha.jpg?itok=xFd1r96c)
Mosab Abu Toha
Marcela Fuentes
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A love letter to Tejano culture and community that helps these women discover what family means.
![Malas Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Malas_Fuentes.jpg?itok=wZ3Pgvng)
Marcela Fuentes
Writing the More-Than-Human World: A Reading and Conversation with Heather Swan and Catherine Jagoe
Catherine Jagoe, Heather Swan
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How to cultivate wonder and hope at a time of unparalleled ecological destruction.
![Jagoe/Swan Event Graphic](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/JagoeSwan%20%281%29.png?itok=OTXVi3oG)
Writing the More-Than-Human World: A Reading and Conversation with Heather Swan and Catherine Jagoe
Catherine Jagoe, Heather Swan
Bill Adair
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unpacks the state of our politics but provides solutions to put an end to American political deceit.
![Beyond the Big Lie Author Photo](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/BeyondTheBigLie_Adair.jpg?itok=hv6HwNrH)
Bill Adair
Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!
Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden
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offers a unique glimpse into the Midwestern culinary landscape between 1870 and 1930.
![Extra Extra Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/ExtraExtra_Conway_Ramsden.jpg?itok=QPQg0_YM)
Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!
Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden
Laird Hunt, Beth Nguyen
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is the story of a single day in one of Hunt’s most beloved and enduring landscapes.
![Float Up, Sing Down Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/FloatUpSingDown_Hunt.jpg?itok=6AafmHhz)
Laird Hunt, Beth Nguyen
Mary Jo Hoffman
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traces an incredible undertaking, sharing breathtaking photographs from Hoffman’s enormous archive.
![STILL Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/STILL_Hoffman.jpg?itok=Y7x8ketS)
Mary Jo Hoffman
Too Good To Miss Poetry Reading: Extraordinary Poets With Wisconsin Ties
Cynthia Marie Hoffman, Alison Thumel, J.L. Conrad
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An evening of moving poetry by extraordinary poets with Wisconsin Ties.
![Too Good to Miss Poetry Flyer](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Too%20Good%20to%20Miss%20Poetry%20%281%29.png?itok=DhmhbbZX)
Too Good To Miss Poetry Reading: Extraordinary Poets With Wisconsin Ties
Cynthia Marie Hoffman, Alison Thumel, J.L. Conrad
Ajibola Tolase, Natasha Oladokun
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probes the complexity of economic & politically motivated migration from Africa.
![2000 Blacks Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/2000%20Blacks_Tolase.jpeg?itok=ZqMg3F5n)
Ajibola Tolase, Natasha Oladokun
Rufi Thorpe, Christina Clancy
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A playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative.
![Margo's Got Money Troubles Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/MargosGotMoneyTroubles_Thorpe.jpg?itok=AumAsno6)
Rufi Thorpe, Christina Clancy
Nature's Writers: Mentored by the Land
Donald Clark, Andy Adams
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A unique & compelling story of the land and how it has inspired some of our greatest poets & authors
![Nature's Writers Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Nature%27s_Writers_Clark.jpg?itok=YD5Wpvy6)
Nature's Writers: Mentored by the Land
Donald Clark, Andy Adams
Sarah Thornton
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Connects concepts of bodily autonomy, gender equality, racial politics, and desire.
![Tits Up Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/TitsUp_Thornton.jpg?itok=SNwmbbTW)
Sarah Thornton
George Steinmetz
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Documents the global effort that puts food on our tables and transforms the surface of the Earth.
![Feed the Planet Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Feed%20the%20Planet_Steinmetz.jpg?itok=2x-BTdLO)
George Steinmetz
Joseph O'Neill
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investigates the legacy of colonialism in the context of family love and global capitalism.
![Godwin Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Godwin_O%27Neill.jpg?itok=2686eNWX)
Joseph O'Neill
Marie Howe, Chessy Normile
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An indispensable collection of more than four decades of profound, luminous poetry.
![New and Selected Poems Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/New%20and%20Selected%20Poems_Howe.jpg?itok=-vs7_jIC)
Marie Howe, Chessy Normile
Lily Womble
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A proven guide to a confident & joyful dating life that makes the right relationship inevitable.
![Thank You, More Please Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Thank%20You%2C%20More%20Please_Womble.jpg?itok=eaFCkD6d)
Lily Womble
Steve Hoffman, Judith Siers-Poisson
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Explores the beauty of a culture that is one with its landscape, and becoming one with that culture.
![A Season for That](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/A%20Season%20for%20That%20Book_Hoffman.jpg?itok=qjmyi5v2)
Steve Hoffman, Judith Siers-Poisson
Bruna Dantas Lobato, Mandy Moe Pwint Tu
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paints a powerful portrait of a mother and a daughter coming of age together and apart.
![Blue Light Hours Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Blue%20Light%20Hours_Lobato.jpg?itok=xnHIozhj)
Bruna Dantas Lobato, Mandy Moe Pwint Tu
Lynne Peeples
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How the science of circadian rhythms can help you sleep better, feel happier, and improve health.
![The Inner Clock Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/TheInnerClock_Peeples.jpg?itok=VPuwkylq)
Lynne Peeples
Leigh Ann Henion
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On this imperiled planet, nature’s magic still exists, often in the places we least expect it.
![Night Magic Book Jacket](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Night%20Magic_Henion.jpg?itok=ZQm0Gfzp)
Leigh Ann Henion
![Polostan Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Polostan_Stephenson.jpg?itok=3sXtBN0h)
Neal Stephenson
Meg Kissinger
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explores the consequences of shame, botched public policy & the hope offered by new treatments.
![While You Were Out Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/WhileYouWereOut_Kissinger.jpg?itok=GtKODoci)
Meg Kissinger
Lev Grossman
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Imperfect men & women looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves
![The Bright Sword Book Cover](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/TheBrightSword_Grossman.jpg?itok=Oi8cVp7U)
Lev Grossman
Wisconsin People & Ideas 2024 Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners
Bob Wake, C. E. Perry, Linda Falkenstein, Diya Abbas, Han Raschka, Lisa Vihos
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![WASAL_P&F2024](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/WPI_Summer2024_Cover-300.jpg?itok=JjfaQM8P)
Wisconsin People & Ideas 2024 Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners
Bob Wake, C. E. Perry, Linda Falkenstein, Diya Abbas, Han Raschka, Lisa Vihos
Heidi Armbruster
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A home-grown, world-premiere comedy about found family, old fashioneds & where to stow the roadkill.
![Murder Girl Poster](/https/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/sites/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/files/styles/event_image/public/media/Murder%20Girl_Armbruster.png?itok=z0sK4zSG)
Heidi Armbruster