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The "Lost Madison" exhibit consisted of 30 photographs of Madison buildings which for one reason or another were demolished. Additional Madison photographs can be searched for on the Wisconsin…
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… razed in 1928 to make way for the present Tenney Building. About the Collection The Lost Madison exhibit was created in …
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The magic mind behind the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy is back with a modern day retelling of A Room with a View that starts out in Capri, winds its way through the Hamptons and culminates on the Upper…
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… This is a real thing and I have a new obsession. Who cares about true love and soul mates when a warm, bouncing, playful …
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October brings with it a particularly special time of year here in Madison: the return of the Wisconsin Book Festival, this October 17-20. This year’s events include authors of national standing to…
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… Counts . --Literary titan Louise Erdrich, winner of just about every literary award, returns to her North Dakota roots …
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English mystery author Ann Cleeves has, over her forty-odd year career, developed a devoted following through her various series and characters. (American readers have the added bonus of…
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… seem so keen on avoiding Jimmy and Willow’s questions about their relationship to the stones? Another death further …
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October - December 2016 Issue
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… Katrine. Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner?: A Story About Women and Economics . Mattison, Alice. The Kite and … (editor). The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race . Whitefield-Madrano, Autumn. Face Value: The …
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April - June 2019 Issue
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… Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves . Donovan, Jim. Shoot for the Moon: The …
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Beethoven is everywhere. Cell phones trill ‘Fur Elise,’ parents dote as their offspring murder ‘Ode to Joy’ and the first four notes of the Fifth Symphony practically define classical music for many…
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… deal with, as Suchet recounts—much of the book is really about whom was in the composer’s favor and who wasn’t at any …
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When Becky Cooper first heard the story as a student at Harvard, it seemed both unbelievable but still entirely feasible: in early January 1969, a Harvard professor killed a female archeology grad…
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… in the story are filled with interpretations that say more about the storyteller than the truth. What was the connection …
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From the Firefly ‘verse -- the show that was cancelled after only one season, but has a cult following that just won’t quit --comes Big Damn Hero.
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… back on Persephone and what dark secrets do they know about Captain Reynolds? Big Damn Hero is the first of three …
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I'm a big fan of mysteries. I'm also a big fan of the author Nalini Singh. But up until now the twain did not meet in the same book. Singh, who has written contemporary, paranormal and suspenseful…
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… even stronger without it (can't believe I just wrote that about a Singh novel!). That said I will eagerly follow the …
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… Specific existing library records: Search Records: Data about LINKcat online catalog searches records only the number …
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… Linda Kreger Silverman Giftedness 101 dispels common myths about giftedness and challenges the view that eminence is the …
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Debbie Harry's autobiography Face It is a beautifully packaged book. The cover and paper stock are exceptionally high quality and the pages are filled with photographs and fan art never before shared…
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… She's genuine, strives to be a good person and cares about the earth and others around her. This book is a loving …
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This picture book is a black, white, and neon pink look at a classroom skeleton named John who retires and moves to the country to live with Grams and Gramps in a cottage in the woods. Grams…
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… topics and this book touches on that, too. Read more about all the 2025 ALA Youth Media Award Winners here . … A …
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July - September 2023 Issue
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… Novey, Idra. Take What You Need . In this book about family relationships, an older woman living alone in … Ryan, Donal. The Queen of Dirt Island . This Irish novel about the joys and sorrows of the women in a County Tipperary …
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The Bubbler is supporting our schools in innovative ways.
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… and Oddly Arranged Media, teens drive the discussion about a social issue they want to address, and work to create …
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Mystery devotees could long argue over what period represented the peak era of American noir/mystery writing, but it’s likely all would agree that the 1940s would be high on everyone’s list. With…
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… death. There’s also the medium who knows a bit too much about everyone, the college professor whose research into the …
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So much of our family history is often shared through photographs that are passed down through generations, but in the current digital age, many families don’t have those tangible memories on their…
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… of families of color. “The thing that I enjoyed most about the experience was seeing so many positive images of …
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In 2022, resident leaders, Neighborhood Resource Teams (NRTs), and the city hosted 31 events and saw over 3000 people throughout the summer. Madison Public Library and the Dream Bus were delighted to…
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… something positive to do. And that’s what these events are about - doing something positive for the community and giving …
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October - December 2018 Issue
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… to work for them, and seeks to learn as much as she can about the violent world their servant comes from. Rosenberg, … of the characters in these darkly humorous short stories about family relationships are young people struggling with …
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May and June are the big months for summer publishing, with most top-selling authors getting their works out just as school vacation begins and leisure reading begin in earnest (at least in theory).…
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… adds to the quickly growing collection of tomes penned about the Trump Administration with A Higher Loyalty: Truth, …
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At some point, I had a sticker that said “I love big books and I cannot lie” - it was a point of pride. But these days, with a toddler, a full time job, and a pandemic level attention span, this…
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… controls is that it is your own stupid fault when you care about the crew you’re assigned to protect. Alas, binging on …
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The Festival is almost here!
The four-day festival will take place October 11-14, 2018, in and around Madison Public Library’s Central Library in downtown Madison, Wisconsin.
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… Public Radio also provide festival support. Learn more about funding for the festival at …
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October - December 2022 Issue
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… Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals about Human Stupidity . Downloadable audiobook Griffith, …
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… memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating …
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