Book Club Café 2010

Thanks for another great Book Club Café!

Thanks to guest author Michelle Wildgen and all our attendees and volunteers for making the 2010 Book Club Café a success!

Michelle Wildgen is the author of two novels set in Madison: You're Not You and But Not For Long. Wildgen lives in Madison, and attended the University of Wisconsin and Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She also writes about food, is a senior editor of Tin House magazine, and editor of an anthology, Food & Booze: A Tin House Literary Feast. Her work has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, and O, the Oprah Magazine, as well as numerous anthologies and journals. Please visit the author's website for more information.

The event, hosted at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens on May 26th, featured the popular gift basket raffle, catering by Queen Anne's Catering, and a complimentary Book Club Favorites booklet. All proceeds from the event, attended this year by nearly 200 book club members and area readers, benefit the library.

Previous Café Authors:

2010 - Michelle Wildgen, author of You're Not You and But Not For Long
2009 - Lesley Kagen, author of Whistling in the Dark and Land of a Hundred Wonders
2008 - Betsy Carter, author of Swim to Me: a Novel - 2008 Favorite Books of the Year
2007 - Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants - 2007 Favorite Books of the Year
2006 - Sara Rath, author of Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages
2005 - Dean Bakopoulos, author of Please Don't Come Back from the Moon
2004 - Elizabeth Berg
2003 - Deborah Blum, author of Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection
2002 - Patty Loew, author of Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal
2001 - Margaret Drabble - afternoon appearance
2001 - Jane Hamilton - evening appearance
2000 - Bob Kann, author of Celebrating 125 Years of Madison Public Library
1999 - Margaret George
1998 - Jacquelyn Mitchard

All proceeds from the Book Club Café directly benefit Madison Public Library. We appreciate your support!