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 |











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