More than 50 authors will descend on Madison for the Wisconsin Book Festival's Fall Celebration October 19-22. Attendees can expect to hear from award-winning authors both local and nationally acclaimed who write on topics that are timely, essential and impactful. The fun begins this Thursday! Here are just a few highlights for the four-day festival:
Thursday, October 19
5:30 p.m. - Michael Waldman, former director of speechwriting for President Bill Clinton, for THE SUPER MAJORITY- 7 p.m. - Craig Thompson, internationally renowned graphic novelist, for GINSENG ROOTS
Friday, October 20
5 p.m. - Dan Egan, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, for THE DEVIL’S ELEMENT at the Discovery Building - 6 p.m. - Leila Aboulela, Caine Prize winner for African writing, for RIVER SPIRIT
- 7:30 p.m. - Vauhini Vara, Wall Street Journal reporter, for THIS IS SALVAGED
Saturday, October 21
- 12 p.m. - Beth Nguyen, award-winning local Madison author, for OWNER OF A LONELY HEART
- 1:30 p.m. - José Olivarez, acclaimed Chicago poet and performer, for PROMISES OF GOLD
- 3 p.m. - David Von Drehle, deputy opinion editor of the Washington Post, for THE BOOK OF CHARLIE
- 4:30 p.m. - Cara Fitzpatrick, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, for THE DEATH OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
- 7:30 p.m. - Jamel Brinkley, National Book Award finalist, for WITNESS
- 7:30 p.m. - Schuyler Bailar, a top LGBTQIA+ educator and advocate, for HE/SHE/THEY
Sunday, October 22
- 12 p.m. - Cat Bohannon, myth-busting, groundbreaking historian, for EVE
- 1:30 p.m. - John Scalzi, three-time Hugo Award winner, for STARTER VILLAIN
Author photos top to bottom: Craig Thompson, Leila Aboulela, José Olivarez, Jamel Brinkley, Cat Bohannon.
Plan your personal schedule for the event by looking at the full schedule for the four-day festival, and don't miss any of your favorite authors!