Spooky Rivers: a conversation with Geo Rutherford

Geo Rutherford (author) and Anne Moser

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UW-Madison, Discovery Building, DeLuca Forum

Spooky Rivers, Wisconsin Book Festival

Take the plunge into the strangest, spookiest, and most fascinating rivers around the world (if you dare) in this beautifully illustrated companion to Spooky Lakes—the New York Times and Indiebound bestseller from TikTok star and educator Geo Rutherford.

From Geo Rutherford—the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (over 79 million likes!)—comes this thrilling nonfiction book that follows the winding histories of 25 mysterious rivers around the world. Readers will explore natural phenomena, scientific oddities, historical events, and environmental disasters, as well as the myths and legends tied to these waterways, which are increasingly threatened by climate change.