If you love reading, you have to make plans to be in Madison October 11-14 for the Wisconsin Book Festival. This four-day event is one of the best book festivals anywhere, bringing in authors from across all genres. The vast, diverse set of authors presented is enough to make your head spin. It’s truly a premier event that we here in Wisconsin are lucky to have access to and you aren’t going to want to miss it. Start planning now so you can fill your calendar with amazing events.
One of the biggest and best book festivals in the Midwest takes place right here in Wisconsin. It's sponsored by the Madison Public library and the very best part - it's completely free!
The festival is always one of the highlights of the year, bringing a wide variety of the very best authors in the country to Madison for this four day festival. This year, the schedule includes James Patterson, the #1 best-selling author in the country.
This festival is spectacular because the schedule is jam-packed with events, readings and signings for people of all ages and interests and the website does a great job of organizing the authors so you can find exactly what you're looking for.
Madison's bookstores also join in, hosting their own panels, signings and talks - so make sure you check in with your favorite bookstore to see what they have planned for these four days.
This festival is a great way to get your kids interested in books and reading. Teachers, many of the children's authors are available for school visits!
This book festival will feature dozens of authors over the course of four days and you have major access to them through talks and signings. It really is a book lovers dream.
That this amazing celebration of literature, reading and writing is free is what really makes this the most spectacular book festival. Madison Public Library makes it accessible to all and that's truly the magic of a good book!