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Graphic Novelist Craig Thompson's 'Ginseng Roots' Start With His Central Wisconsin Childhood

November 9, 2019 - 11:00am

Graphic novelist Craig Thompson's autobiographical book "Blankets" told the story of growing up in rural central Wisconsin. For his new project, "Ginseng Roots," he's returning home — and also doing things he's never done before in his work.

'His Dark Materials' Author Philip Pullman On The Consciousness Of All Things

November 8, 2019 - 3:30pm

Philip Pullman, the celebrated English writer has just written a 630-page sequel brimming with contentious ideas about religious tyranny, the loss of imagination and the nature of consciousness — all in a book that’s marketed to children.

Wisconsin Author Explores Urban-Rural Divide In New Collection

November 6, 2019 - 5:30am

A new collection of short stories — "Add This to the List of Things That You Are" — by Wisconsin author Chris Fink puts readers eye-to-eye with the fault lines of families and the divide between urban and rural cultures.

The Tale Teller by Anne Hillerman

October 28, 2019 - 12:30pm

Monday, October 28 through Friday, November 15, 2019. Read by Norman Gilliland.

Joe Leaphorn may have retired from the Tribal Police, but he finds himself knee-deep in a perplexing case involving a priceless artifact—a reminder of a dark time in Navajo history. Joe’s been hired to find a missing biil,...

Things That Oink, Reboot, Whisper Or Stump In The Night

October 25, 2019 - 5:50pm

Why do we tell scary stories? Sometimes to imagine our worst case scenario, or to play out our deepest anxieties within the safe boundaries of fiction. A shudder of fear about ghosts or goblins is often followed by a sigh of relief that it was all a dream.

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.

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Graphic Novelist Craig Thompson's 'Ginseng Roots' Start With His Central Wisconsin Childhood

'His Dark Materials' Author Philip Pullman On The Consciousness Of All Things

Wisconsin Author Explores Urban-Rural Divide In New Collection

The Tale Teller by Anne Hillerman

Things That Oink, Reboot, Whisper Or Stump In The Night

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

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