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'Wicked' story and music lure audience back

Eight times or even a tattoo is not too much for dedicated fans of the blockbuster musical "Wicked."

Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from Wisconsin authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise.

Sci-fi author John Scalzi on digital publishing, feminism and the Cubs

Scalzi will be at A Room of One's Own on Thursday, May 23, at 4 p.m.

Go green: The 'Wicked' witches are back

The Broadway blockbuster musical 'Wicked' returns to Madison just two seasons after selling 98 percent of seats in 2010.

About Jeanne Kolker

The Books Blog will explore all things literary. Wisconsin State Journal Books editor Jeanne Kolker will keep readers posted on happenings about town as well as turn a critical eye toward all manner of books, with an emphasis on writers with Wisconsin ties.

David Rhodes is back with 'Jewelweed'

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past,” wrote William Faulkner, one of David Rhodes’ literary idols. With his latest novel, “Jewelweed,” Rhodes frames the past with touches of magical realism to keep his story firmly grounded in the present.

New ordinance would allow painting of public streets

Streets don't necessarily have to be black or shades of gray. Or so says an ordinance proposed by Near East Side Ald. Marsha Rummel.

Library to stream Dan Brown book talk

Dan Brown, author of the megahit thriller “The Da Vinci Code,” will speak from Lincoln Center on Wednesday to promote the release of “Inferno.”

Just Read It | Kelly Parks Snider

Art and insects intersect in UW prof's first kids book

Most kids fantasize about having the ability to talk to animals; the notion that the animals we see at the zoo, on the farm, or scampering around our backyards have a language all their own has been fodder for children’s literature since Mother Goose. It’s a legacy that includes such beloved classics as the Doctor Dolittle series, "The Wind in the Willows," "Charlotte’s Web" and "James and the Giant Peach." Madison artist, professor and author Jennifer Angus has created her own contribution to this storied group with her first children’s novel, "In Search of Goliathus Hercules." The book’s protagonist, a 10-year-old boy named Henri Bell, embarks on a series of adventures when he suddenly acquires the ability to communicate with the six-legged faction of the animal kingdom (no, centipedes and spiders aren’t included).