"Mourning Light" by Richard Goodkin is a semi-autobiographical novel set partially in Madison, and a meditation on grief's long-lasting impact.
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The 'Nothing's Wasted Tour' launches a new book by Sagashus T. Levingston while connecting entrepreneurs to bridge health and wealth gaps for Black mothers.
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A Q&A with Ingrid Andersson, author of the poetry collection, 'Jordemoder: Poems of a Midwife,' which cycles through themes of birth, death and life.
Debut novel "Truth and Other Lies" by Wisconsin author Maggie Smith explores how our individual biases influence our perspectives of the world around us.
It has 'small details and large truths,' says the former editorial director of WISC-TV and Madison Magazine.
Peter Fauerbach's thoroughly researched tale of his family's historic Fauerbach Brewery is finally available to readers in a new coffee table book.
Madison author Pat Zietlow Miller has published 15 picture books, including two new releases this month, "When I'm With You" and "In Our Garden."
"Winter Stars" takes a look back at the time when Iverson tended for his centenarian mom.
Madison's "Rock and Roll Detective" Jim Berkenstadt provides answers to music history's pressing questions in a new book called "Mysteries in the Music."
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After miles spent walking its wooded trails every day, Doug Moe continues to dig deeper into the history of the 1,260-acre urban wonder.
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Joshua William Clauer did not live to celebrate the launch of his book, "Walking the Line: There is No Time For Hate." Clauer died on Feb. 21 at the age of 48.
Kristin Mitchell built her own small business over the past 25 years — a little, eponymous design shop nestled creekside in the valley at her Mineral Point home.
Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney is the artist-in-residence at StartingBlock Madison.
This year we present our largest annual look at the literary scene, featuring author profiles, a guide to independent bookshops and more local reads than ever before.
Once thought endangered, the area’s indie bookshops are ringing in a new era.
Dantiel Moniz wrote many of the stories in her powerful 2021 debut collection “Milk Blood Heat” while in Madison.
It could easily be mistaken for overnight success, or a sudden career pivot, but it’s really just the latest chapter in a story that started 20 years ago.
Henkes creates picture books and novels for children ranging from infants to middle schoolers.
Jennifer Chiaverini enjoys writing about people whose stories have only been mentioned in the margins and footnotes of history.
Doug Moe is a veritable literary machine, having written or edited more than a dozen books and literally thousands of newspaper and magazine columns over the past 40-plus years.
From July 3-8, we’re putting a spotlight on Madison’s Asian community during the inaugural Very Asian Week, presented by Madison Magazine and Very Asian Foundation.
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