The Wisconsin Book Festival is Wisconsin’s premier literary event, drawing 12,000-15,000 people for four days of author events. As the State Capitol and home to the University of Wisconsin, Madison boasts an engaged and active literary community who have shown a dedication to supporting great author programming.
The Madison Public Library is committed to ensuring that all Wisconsin Book Festival events are free and open to the public and hosts the Wisconsin Book Festival Event Series throughout the year as a way of generating awareness about the festival and solidifying author programming in the community.
Book genres include Art, Poetry, Fiction, Childrens, STEM, Food, Biographies, Performances, Wisconsin Authors, and more.
A year-long series of events leading up to and out of the annual festival keeps the public engaged with book programming, and gives authors an incredible venue in Madison. Since creating the series in 2013, the Wisconsin Book Festival has hosted more than 100 events for 15,000 audience members, including evenings with Atul Gawande, Ruth Reichl, Lois Lowry, Sarah Vowell, and John Scalzi.
Check the busy event schedule here. The Madison Public Library’s Central Library is just off the Capitol Square. I-39, I-90, I-94, U.S. 12, U.S. 14, U.S. 18, U.S. 151, and Highways 30 and 113 all bring you to our capital city. U.S. 151/Washington Avenue brings you closest!
Wisconsin Book Festival Address:
Madison Public Library
201 W. Mifflin Street
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 772-9565 Website
Noted “Rascal” author Sterling North hailed from Edgerton (he graduated HS there in 1925), so they celebrate him with the annual Sterling North Book and Film Festival! This year’s takes place on Saturday, November 7th at Edgerton High School.
Year by year, Edgerton works to transform their reputation towards being a literary capitol and Wisconsin’s book town. We might be in a small town, but we think big! Each and every year the festival gets a little bigger and a lot better. It celebrates the eternal significance of the written word and works to open the world of literature to children of all ages. Meet a variety of authors and filmmakers, including Jerry Apps, Michael Perry, Kathleen Ernst, Jamie Swenson, John Garofolo, Susan Wehrley, Patty Loew, Rob Gard, and more.
If you love the power of words, this event is for you! Variety is the name of the game and there’s a lot to do – and read! A full schedule of events is available on their website.
You can get to Edgerton, in Rock County just south of Dane County, via U.S. 51, I-39/90, and Highway 59.
Start:
November 7, 2015 9:00 am
End:
November 7, 2015 5:00 pm
Venue:
Edgerton High School
Address:
200 Elm High Drive, Edgerton, WI, 53534, United States
Held on the campus of UW-Waukesha, this two-day event features national and local authors presenting sessions about their work including children’s and young adult authors; features include book readings and signings, cookbook stage with demonstrations and special programming.
The UW-Waukesha campus is just south and west of the County T/I-94 interchange, near Highways 16, 59, 164 and U.S. 18.
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October 17, 2019 – October 20, 2019
Wisconsin Book Festival
The Madison Public Library is committed to ensuring that all Wisconsin Book Festival events are free and open to the public and hosts the Wisconsin Book Festival Event Series throughout the year as a way of generating awareness about the festival and solidifying author programming in the community.
Book genres include Art, Poetry, Fiction, Childrens, STEM, Food, Biographies, Performances, Wisconsin Authors, and more.
A year-long series of events leading up to and out of the annual festival keeps the public engaged with book programming, and gives authors an incredible venue in Madison. Since creating the series in 2013, the Wisconsin Book Festival has hosted more than 100 events for 15,000 audience members, including evenings with Atul Gawande, Ruth Reichl, Lois Lowry, Sarah Vowell, and John Scalzi.
Check the busy event schedule here. The Madison Public Library’s Central Library is just off the Capitol Square. I-39, I-90, I-94, U.S. 12, U.S. 14, U.S. 18, U.S. 151, and Highways 30 and 113 all bring you to our capital city. U.S. 151/Washington Avenue brings you closest!
Wisconsin Book Festival Address:
Madison Public Library
201 W. Mifflin Street
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 772-9565
Website
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November 7, 2015
Edgerton Sterling North Book & Film Festival
Noted “Rascal” author Sterling North hailed from Edgerton (he graduated HS there in 1925), so they celebrate him with the annual Sterling North Book and Film Festival! This year’s takes place on Saturday, November 7th at Edgerton High School.
Year by year, Edgerton works to transform their reputation towards being a literary capitol and Wisconsin’s book town. We might be in a small town, but we think big! Each and every year the festival gets a little bigger and a lot better. It celebrates the eternal significance of the written word and works to open the world of literature to children of all ages. Meet a variety of authors and filmmakers, including Jerry Apps, Michael Perry, Kathleen Ernst, Jamie Swenson, John Garofolo, Susan Wehrley, Patty Loew, Rob Gard, and more.
If you love the power of words, this event is for you! Variety is the name of the game and there’s a lot to do – and read! A full schedule of events is available on their website.
You can get to Edgerton, in Rock County just south of Dane County, via U.S. 51, I-39/90, and Highway 59.
November 6, 2015 – November 7, 2015
Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books
Held on the campus of UW-Waukesha, this two-day event features national and local authors presenting sessions about their work including children’s and young adult authors; features include book readings and signings, cookbook stage with demonstrations and special programming.
The UW-Waukesha campus is just south and west of the County T/I-94 interchange, near Highways 16, 59, 164 and U.S. 18.
Get the full lineup of authors, events, and more at their website, sewibookfest.com.