Read Wisconsin
The word community comes up almost as frequently as the word book in a conversation with Tracy Grigus, owner of The Shade Tree, a former Book World store on the main drag in Minocqua.
We are pleased to share two excerpts from a collection of essays called Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes Who Changed the State, the World, and Me from the author Dean Robbins.
“Independent bookstores put their towns on the map. The shelves of a bookstore are a destination, and each purchase is a new journey. That’s the magic of a bookstore. It celebrates where it is while taking you anywhere you want to go.”
A new book from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press traces the history of the University of Wisconsin’s groundbreaking Washburn Observatory, where some of the world’s most cutting-edge astronomical inventions were born.
While much has been written about John F. Kennedy’s presidency, personal life, and tragic death, less is known of his 1960 primary race to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
Even though he is Wisconsin’s most productive writer of short stories, you might not know about Milwaukee-born author Jack Ritchie.
How poetry is changing Wisconsin and the world for the better.
An exhilarating and exhausting first year for Wisconsin Poet Laureate Kimberly Blaeser.
Storied Door County writer Norb Blei and his pursuit of the writer’s life.
Nickolas Butler was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and raised in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Academy Offices
1922 University Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53726
Phone: 608.733.6633
James Watrous Gallery
3rd Floor, Overture Center for the Arts
201 State Street
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608.733.6633 x25