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The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum

September 30, 2019 - 12:30pm

Monday, September 30 through Friday, October 25, 2019. Read by Jim Fleming.

2019-2020’s Go Big Read Selection! From Pulitzer Prize winner, New York Times-bestselling author and UW Alumni Deborah Blum, the dramatic true story of how food was made safe in the United States and the heroes, led by the inimitable...

2 UW-Madison Professors Among 'Genius' Grant Winners

September 25, 2019 - 4:00pm

Two University of Wisconsin-Madison professors are among the 2019 MacArthur Genius Grant winners, and they're eager to pay their work forward.

A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean

September 16, 2019 - 12:30pm

Monday, September 16 through Friday, September 27, 2019. Read by Karl Schmidt.

"A River Runs Through It" is a semi-autobiographical account of Maclean's relationship with his brother Paul and their upbringing in an early 20th-century Montana family in which "there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing." It is...

The Civilian Conservation Corps In Wisconsin by Jerry Apps

September 9, 2019 - 12:30pm

Monday, September 9 through Friday, September 13, 2019. Read by Jim Fleming.

In his latest book, acclaimed Wisconsin writer Jerry Apps presents the first comprehensive history of the CCC in Wisconsin. Apps guides readers around the state, from the Northwoods to the Driftless Area, creating a map of where and how...

With A Bit Of Creativity, Salads Can Work As Main Course Meals

September 2, 2019 - 4:20pm

Salads make for colorful side dishes or main meal openers. But author, chef and food blogger Jeanne Kelley believes that with a little bit of protein and some creativity, these second-string dishes can become stars of the dinner hour.

The Williamson Turn by P.F. Kluge

August 19, 2019 - 12:30pm

Monday, August 19 through Friday, September 6, 2019. Read by Norman Gilliland.

Will Post, a celebrated and sometimes controversial columnist, is a professor on the MV Explorer's Semester at Sea program, sailing around the world teaching the ups and downs of travel writing, while navigating the discomfort of three months at sea,...

Psychotherapist: Miscarriages Are Isolating And We Don't Talk About Them Enough

August 8, 2019 - 5:50am

In an interview with Kate Archer Kent on "The Morning Show," Julia Bueno said she wants people to be able to talk about their experience with miscarriages in an open, non-judgemental way with people who might not know what it's like to lose a child.

Toni Morrison On The Black Community And The Intersection Of Class And Race

August 7, 2019 - 12:20pm

In a conversation from 2003 with "To the Best of Our Knowledge," Toni Morrison reflected on how the civil rights movement had the unintended consequence of magnifying class differences.

From Minnesota To South Africa, 6 Summer Books To Read

July 24, 2019 - 6:10am

Sometimes the fastest way to experience a new place is through a book.

Robert’s Rules: North of the Tension Line by J.F. Riordan

July 22, 2019 - 12:30pm

Monday, July 22 through Friday, August 16, 2019. Read by Jim Fleming.

As the new Chairman of the Town Board, Fiona Campbell finds that life has become a series of petty squabbles, dull meetings, and papers everywhere, all complicated by her guardianship of the as yet unidentified screaming goat. In...

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The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum

2 UW-Madison Professors Among 'Genius' Grant Winners

A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean

The Civilian Conservation Corps In Wisconsin by Jerry Apps

With A Bit Of Creativity, Salads Can Work As Main Course Meals

The Williamson Turn by P.F. Kluge

Psychotherapist: Miscarriages Are Isolating And We Don't Talk About Them Enough

Toni Morrison On The Black Community And The Intersection Of Class And Race

From Minnesota To South Africa, 6 Summer Books To Read

Robert’s Rules: North of the Tension Line by J.F. Riordan

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