Here’s Your Spot to Find In Person and Virtual Author Appearances
Presented by Independent Bookstores in Southeast Wisconsin
Sonja’s List was named in honor of the late Sonja J. Maas
October 1, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads By the River
at the Waterford Stillhouse
228 E. Main St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Ronald Balson , author of A Place to Hide
Event is Sold Out
Information:
https://www.readsbytheriver.com/events/20241001
October 2, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Kevin Hearne, author of Candle & Crow: Book Three of the Ink & Sigil Series, in conversation with Chuck Wendig and Delilah S. Dawson
October 2, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company,
The Filipino American National Historical Society – Wisconsin Chapter, and
Wauwatosa Public Library
at 7635 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Randy Ribay, author of Everything We Never Had
Registration:
https://wauwatosa.librarycalendar.com/event/evening-randy-ribay-5233
October 2, 7:00 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Kim Suhr, author of Close Call: Stories, in conversation with Andrea Lochen
Registration:
https://booksco.com/event/2024-10-02/kim-suhr-conversation-andrea-lochen
October 3, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Aaron Boyd, author of Giving Good
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aaron-boyd-giving-good-an-in-person-boswell-event-tickets-937347580847?aff=oddtdtcreator
October 4, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
CelticMKE
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Kelly Matthews, author of Brian Friel: Beginnings
October 5, 11:00 am-5:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books,
Studio Moonfall and
Kenosha Public Library
at Southwest Library
7979 38th Ave., Kenosha
In Person Author Event
2024 Southport Literary Fair with more than two dozen authors
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/233120241005
October 5, 2:00-6:00 pm CDT
Martha Merrell’s Books & Toys
231 W. Main St., Waukesha
In Person Author Event
Sean Sorce, author of No Shortcomings, Just Short Stories : The First Collection
Information:
https://marthamerrellbooks.com
October 8, 5:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Bob Shea, author of Pizza for Birds
October 9, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Red Oak Writing
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Kim Suhr, author of Close Call, in conversation with Jim Landwehr
October 10, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Nghi Vo, author of The City in Glass, in conversation with Katharine Beutner
October 10, 7:00 pm CDT
Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books and
Books & Company
at 1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Kathie Giorgio, author of Don’t Let Me Keep You, in conversation with Maggie Ginsberg
Registration:
https://sewibookfest.com/kathie-giorgio/
October 11, 5:30 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jeff Ignatowski, author of Beyond the Headlines: True Crime’s Myths and Legends
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
October 12, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Marisa Rae Dondlinger, author of Come and Get Me, and Kim Suhr, author of Close Call
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
October 12, 12:00 noon-3:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Molly Harper, author of Big Witch Energy
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/688820241012
October 12, 5:00-7:30 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
at the Cactus Club
2496 S. Wentworth Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Faythe Levine, author of As Ever, Miriam
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
October 13, 2:00 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Molly Weinfurter, author of Save Our Dogs
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
October 14, 7:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
at The Rowan
5721 6th Ave., Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Jason Rekulak, author The Last One at the Wedding
Tickets:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/730420241014
October 14, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
The Pabst Theater Group
at the Riverside Theater
116 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Tom Colicchio, author of Why I Cook, in conversation with Paul Bartolotta
Tickets:
https://www.axs.com/events/674814/tom-colicchio-why-i-cook-tickets
October 16, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Marcus Hotels
at Saint Kate –The Arts Hotel
139 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Owen Han, author of Stacked: The Art of the Perfect Sandwich, in conversation with Noah Swimmer
October 17, 6:00 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
Virtual Author Event
Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez, authors of the Love and Rockets series
Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI_27VK-E54hkrvpbFtARHuhU2A4ZkVa5rOItueON9okHSg/viewform
October 17, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company,
UWM Southeast Asian American Student Center,
AAPI Coalition of Wisconsin and
HAWA
at Hmong American Women’s Association,
3030 W. Highland Ave., Milwaukee
Hybrid In Person/Virtual Author Event
Kao Kalia Yang, author of Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother’s Life, in conversation with E. Her Vang
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kao-kalia-yang-in-conversation-with-e-her-vang-at-hawa-tickets-980283954697?aff=oddtdtcreator
October 17, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Erin Clarke, author of Well Plated Every Day: Recipes for Easier, Healthier, More Exciting Daily Meals: A Cookbook, in conversation with Lori Fredrich
October 18, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin, co-authors of The Bletchley Riddle
October 19, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Sally Collins, author of Muddled Cherries
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
October 19, 12:00 noon-3:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Peter O’Keefe, author of Counted with the Dead
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/545320241019
October 19, 2:00 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Poetry reading with poets featured in the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets 2025 Calendar
Registration:
https://booksco.com/event/2024-10-19/wisconsin-fellowship-poets-poetry-reading
October 19, 2:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
Downer Avenue Haunted Halloween
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Silvia Acevedo, contributor to The Haunted States of America
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silvia-acevedo-downer-avenue-haunted-halloween-storytime-tickets-927399425647?aff=oddtdtcreator
October 19, 3:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
Downer Avenue Haunted Halloween
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Geo Rutherford, author of Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet
October 20, 2:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Franz Nicolay, author of Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music, in conversation with Molly Snyder
October 20, 4:00 pm CDT
Reads By the River
102 E. Main St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Christine Virnig, author of A Bite Above the Rest
Information:
https://www.readsbytheriver.com/events/20241020
October 21, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jessica Hische, author and illustrator of My First Book of Fancy Letters
October 23, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Milwaukee Film
at the Oriental Theatre
2230 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Henry Winkler, author of Being Henry: The Fonz… and Beyond
Tickets:
https://mkefilm.org/oriental-theatre/events/boswell-book-company-and-milwaukee-film-present-a
October 24, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
UWM Creative Writing Program
at UWM Curtin Hall 175,
3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, author of Big Girl
Information:
https://www.boswellbooks.com/upcoming-events
October 25, 11:00 am CDT
Boswell Book Company and
The Woman’s Club of Wisconsin
at 813 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Stacy Sivinski, author of The Crescent Moon Tearoom
October 25, 6:30 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden, authors of Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!
Registration:
https://booksco.com/event/2024-10-25/jane-conway-randi-julia-ramsden
October 25, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Vanya Leilani, author of The Flesh and the Fruit: Remembering Eve and the Power of Creative Transgression, in conversation with Cherie Katt
October 26, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Meadoe Hora, author of Daughter of Ares and Chaplain Rick Paetzke, author of Life of Miracles
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
October 26, 1:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Greenfield Public Library
at 5310 W. Layton Ave., Greenfield
In Person Author Event
Kelly Nelson, author, and Aaron Boyd, illustrator, of Brownie the War Dog: Veterans’ Best Friend
Registration:
https://www.greenfieldlibrary.org/author-visit.php
October 27, 2:00 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Wendy Webb, author of The Witches of Santo Stefano, in conversation with Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Registration:
https://booksco.com/event/2024-10-27/wendy-webb-conversation-olesya-salnikova-gilmore
October 27, 4:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Padma Viswanathan, author of The Charterhouse of Padma, in conversation with Shauna Singh Baldwin
October 28, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
UWM Student Union
at Union Wisconsin Room
2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Louise Erdrich, author of The Mighty Red
Tickets:
https://uwmunion.vbotickets.com/event/An_Evening_with_Louise_Erdrich/137993
October 29, 6:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
at Carthage College
Niemann Media Theater
2001 Alford Park Dr., Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Poets Peter Burzynski, Brenda Cárdenas, Bryon Cherry, Lewis Freedman, Annie Grizzle, Roberto Harrison, Mauricio Kilwein Guevara, Ae Hee Lee, Richard Meier, Sam Pekarske, and Antonio Vargas-Nieto who are featured in Oxeye Reader
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/reading-oxeye-reader-in-person-at-carthage-college
October 29, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Mike Leckrone and Doug Moe, co-authors of Moments of Happiness: A Wisconsin Band Story
October 29, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads By the River
at Doc’s on the Fox
232 N. Milwaukee St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Kimberly Brock, author of The Fabled Earth; Shawntelle Madison, author of The Fallen Fruit; and Caroline Woods author of The Mesmerist
October 30, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Française de Milwaukee
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Scott Dominic Carpenter, author of Paris Lost and Found: A Memoir of Love
October 30, 7:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Poets Stacy Blint, Vida Cross, Susan Firer, Lisa Fishman, Reggie Finlayson, Karl Gartung, Mike Hauser, Anne Kingsbury, John Koethe, Alea Samone, Elias Sepulveda, Chuck Stebelton, Chelsea Tadeyeske, and Angela Voras-Hills who are featured in Oxeye Reader
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/reading-oxeye-reader-in-person-at-carthage-college
October 31, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of The Waters, and Heidi Bell, author of Signs of the Imminent Apocalypse
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bonnie-jo-campbell-and-heidi-bell-a-boswell-event-tickets-980457232977?aff=oddtdtcreator
Information is accurate at the time of publication.
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