JANESVILLE — Aspiring writers and book lovers filled the Hedberg Public Library on Saturday for Book Fest, a daylong celebration of storytelling with hands-on workshops, a master class by acclaimed author Maggie Ginsberg and an author fair spotlighting Wisconsin talent.

Book Fest

Dave Diehl and his granddaughter, Alainah Diehl, have a book at the author fair at the Hedberg Public LibraryöÏÓãÊÓÆµapp Book Fest on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Alainah collaborated with her Grandma Laura to write “SavanahöÏÓãÊÓÆµapp Adventures,†a series centering around the fictional adventures of grandmother Laura DiehlöÏÓãÊÓÆµapp real-life cat, Savanah.

Ginsberg, presenter of the Book Fest master class “10 Ways I Got Unstuck,†is author of the novel “Still True,†published by the University of Wisconsin Press in 2022. The book earned the 2023 Wisconsin Library AssociationöÏÓãÊÓÆµapp Literary Award for Fiction.

Book Fest

Aspiring writers and book lovers attend the Hedberg Public Library Book Fest, a daylong celebration of storytelling that featured hands-on workshops and an author fair, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. 

Book Fest

Authors from across Wisconsin shared their books at an author fair at the Hedberg Public Library's Book Fest Saturday, June 21, 2025.

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