The Wisconsin Book Festival: Topics of Interest.

Some friends have asked what talks I plan to attend, here is a list of the ones I’m most interested in. Drop me a line if you will be around, and maybe we can meet up!

TIME EVENT TITLE CATEGORY VENUE
Wednesday, October 15
7:00 – 8:30 PM Stuff White People Like Society & Politics Borders Books & Music (West Side)
Thursday, October 16
7:00 – 8:30 PM Religion and Print Culture: Paul S. Boyer & Charles Cohen History / Religion / Wisconsin Ties Pres House
Friday, October 17
5:00 – 6:30 PM ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before Profits Land & Home / Wisconsin Ties Promenade Hall/Overture
8:00 – 11:00 PM Amy Goodman, Jeremy Scahill, & Bob McChesney: The Media Now Society & Politics / Wisconsin Ties Barrymore Theatre
Saturday, October 18
12:00 – 6:00 PM Madison Zine Fest 2008: Underground Publishing Fair Art & Visual / Writing & Publishing Majestic Theatre
2:00 – 3:30 PM Conversation Circle: Bibliomorphia Society & Politics / Writing & Publishing Promenade Lounge/Overture
4:00 – 5:30 PM Brandalism! Mocketing!: Anne Elizabeth Moore Challenges a Changing Underground Culture History Orpheum Theatre: Stage Door
7:00 – 8:30 PM The Coming Water Crisis: Maude Barlow International / Land & Home Wisconsin Studio/Overture
Sunday, October 19
12:00 – 1:30 PM Change in Motion: Extraordinary Travel Writing with Raphael Kadushin, Brian Bouldrey, & Dave Fox LGBTQ / Travel / Wisconsin Ties A Room of One’s Own Feminist Bookstore
2:00 – 3:30 PM Freedom Lost: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery International / Society & Politics / Wisconsin Ties Wisconsin Studio/Overture
6:00 – 7:15 PM The Book & the Cook I — Writing about Food: Our Love Affair with Anything Edible Culinary / Wisconsin Ties Dardanelles Restaurant
7:15 – 8:30 PM The Book and the Cook II — Soup to Nuts: A Food and Wine Reception for Lovers of Cookbooks and Culinary Guidebooks Culinary / Wisconsin Ties Dardanelles Restaurant

~ by Christopher Benson on October 11, 2008.

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