UW English professor Ramzi Fawaz shows how comic-book mutants can help readers make sense of cultural differences.
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Sarah Thankam Mathews ’17’s All This Could Be Different explores the challenges of young adulthood in a tumultuous world.
In Tailspin, John Armbruster ’89 takes inspiration from an aviator who survived a World War II crash.
In Descendant, Kern Jackson MA’91 documents the discovery of the last illegal slave ship and the people who never forgot it.
This UW student set a goal of finishing a book a day for an entire year — and surpassed it.
Novelist Hanna Halperin MFA’16 lays bare the shared experiences that unite long-divided paths.
Anita Mannur ’96 explores the ways in which othered communities reclaim space through food.
The UW’s History of Cartography Project shows how world cultures have thought about space.
Kevin Anderson ’83 never abandoned his youthful passion, and now he’s one of the most successful authors in his field.
"Matrix," by novelist Lauren Groff MFA’06, portrays an unlikely feminist utopia.
Avi ’59, MA’62 conquered a writing disorder to become a renowned children’s author.
UW creative writing professor Beth Nguyen tells bracingly honest stories about growing up Vietnamese American.
In Home Made, Liz Hauck MA’17, PhDx’23 explores the philosophical implications of dinner.
Our winter issue sheds light on both humans and machines.
Kevin Henkes x’83 and Laura Dronzek ’82, MFA’93 met at UW–Madison, married, and now make magic together in children’s literature.
Pao Lor PhD’01 chronicles his American journey in Modern Jungles: A Hmong Refugee’s Childhood Story of Survival.
What’s it like to be Afghan and Kurdish in the U.S.? Read Hajjar Baban ’20.
JKX Comics illustrates vital concepts for nonscientists.
In timely new collections, married UW professors Cherene Sherrard and Amaud Jamaul Johnson explore Black identity and struggle.
Emma Straub MFA’08 warmly explores family life in her new novel, "All Adults Here."
In Tomboyland, Melissa Faliveno ’06 questions the meaning of queerness and class.
This Is How the Heart Beats documents a persecuted community.
To gather information for "Irresistible," the comedian traveled Wisconsin with a UW professor.
In the acclaimed Real Life, Brandon Taylor MS’17 explores his complex experience at UW–Madison.
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center transforms publishing by championing diversity.
Veronica Rueckert’s Outspoken unleashes the power of women’s voices.
Anika Fajardo ’97 searches for her long-lost father in the memoir Magical Realism for Non-Believers.
Erin Lee Carr ’10 grapples with the legacy of her father, the brilliant but troubled New York Times journalist David Carr.