Tone Madison’s Liz DiNovella talks with author and hip-hop historian Jeff Chang, who speaks at the Wisconsin Book Festival and at the Passing The Mic conference on October 22. His […]
People Got Ready – and had a great event!
WORT-FM Community Radio, together with the Wisconsin Book Festival, hosted the kick-off event for the national book tour of PEOPLE GET READY, the new book by John Nichols and Robert […]
Sarah Vowell on Lafayette, Washington, and that Crumbum Andrew Jackson...
(WORT) — Author, actor, and essayist Sarah Vowell will be at the Madison Central Library Friday night as part of the Wisconsin Book Festival. Her latest literary work is Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, a humorous and historical portrait of the famous American Revolutionary general.
Poetry Spoken Here
… and if you’re of a more literary bent, the Wisconsin Book Festival is also upon us. They’re featuring spoken word poetry from First Wave. Willy Ney, Executive Director of the UW Office of Multicultural Arts Initiative joined the Monday Buzz on October 13.
A Box of Keepsakes from Chris Ware
Chris Ware got his start writing comics for the University of Texas’ Daily Texan. Since then, he’s been featured in Art Spiegelman’s RAW, the New York Times Magazine and has […]
Zines and the Wisconsin Book Festival
What are Zines? On Wednesday on October 9th, our host Karma Chavez was joined by Dan Wang, Sarah Rodgers, and Liz Barr, Madison Print and Resist organizers, to talk about their upcoming event during the Wisconsin Book Festival.
