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
August 1, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Jeannée Sacken, author of The Women Who Stand Between, and Tracey S. Phillips, author of Deepest Secrets
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
August 1, 11:00 am-2:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Raechel Browne, author of The Rope That Binds Us
Information:
http://www.withfriends.co/event/28407060/meet_and_greet_with_raechel_browne
August 3, 6:30 pm CDT
Books & Company and
Waukesha Public Library
at 321 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha
In Person Author Event
Nick Petrie, author of The Drifter
Information:
https://booksco.com/event/2026-08-03/nick-petrie-waukesha-public-library
August 4, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads By the River and
Doc’s on the Fox
at 232 N. Milwaukee St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Cara Tanamachi, author of Kiss Marry Kill; Shiloh Briar, author of Hopeless Necromantic; and Allie Samberts, author of Not a Strong Enough Word
August 5, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Rowan Beaird, author ofTenderness, in conversation with Christina Clancy
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-05/rowan-beaird-tenderness
August 6, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Elm Grove Public Library
at Elm Grove Woman’s Club
13885 Watertown Plank Rd., Elm Grove
In Person Author Event
Alison Espach, author of The Wedding People
Wait List:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-06/espach-wedding-people
August 7, 6:00-9:00 pm CDT
Martha Merrell’s Books & Toys
231 W. Main St., Waukesha
In Person Author Event
Michelle Wiberg, author of AspenRidge
Information:
https://marthamerrellbooks.com
August 8, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Dottie Fray, author of Planes and Promises
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
August 8, 11:00 am-2:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Sean Michael Malone, author of Visage of the King 1911
Information:
http://www.withfriends.co/event/28407075/meet_and_greet_with_sean_michael_malone
August 11, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
CelticMKE
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Malcolm McDowell Woods, author of Ice Fishing in Donegal
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-11/mcdowell-woods-ice-donegal
August 11, 6:30 pm CDT
(Rain Date: August 12, 6:30 pm)
Woodland Pattern Book Center
at Juneau Park
900 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Poets Kelsey Marie Harris, Grace Mitchell, Eileen Stillwell, and Jackie Valadez
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/poetry-reading-poetry-in-the-park-august-2026
August 12, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Kemper Donovan, author of Sweet Spot
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-12/kemper-donovan-sweet
August 14, 11:00 am CDT
Boswell Book Company and
CelticMKE
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Carlene O’Connor, author of Murder at an Irish Session
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-14/oconnor-irish-session
August 15, 4:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Elizabeth Cole, author How to Meet Your Match on the Moors
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-15/cole-match-moors-brd
August 18, 5:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
August Clarke, author of The Felicity Complex, in conversation with Oli Schmitz
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-18/clarke-felicity-complex
August 19, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Christa Yelich-Koth, author of The Makers
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-19/yelich-koth-makers
August 20, 6:30 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Molly Fader, author of Lady X, in conversation with Brighton Walsh
Tickets:
http://www.withfriends.co/event/28634257/lady_x_molly_fader_in_conversation_with_brighton_walsh
August 20, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Devin Thomas O’Shea, author of The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis, in conversation with Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-20/thomas-oshea-veiled-prophet
August 22, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Michelle Wiberg, author of AspenRidge
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
August 22, 3:00 pm CDT
Niche Book Bar
1937 N. MLK Dr., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Dasha Kelly, author of Baker’s Dozen, and Danielle Bainbridge, author of Dandelion
Information:
https://www.findyournichemke.com
August 23, 5:00-7:00 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Bill Sassenberger, author of Toxic Shock Records, Assassin of Mediocrity: A Story of Love, Loss and Loud Music
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
August 24, 6:30pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Ali Novak, author of In a Heartbeat, in conversation with Donna Ghorbanpoor
Tickets:
http://www.withfriends.co/event/28218292/the_heartbreak_chronicles_ali_novak_in_kenosha
August 26, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Anna Mansson McGinty, Caroline Seymour-Jorn, and Kristin M. Sziarto, coauthors of Muslims in Milwaukee: Placemaking, Belonging, and Activism
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-26/coauthors-muslim-mke
August 29, 11:00 am-3:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Amy Gail Hansen, author of Happier Here With You
Information:
http://www.withfriends.co/event/28407121/happier_here_with_you_amy_gail_hansen_at_blue_house_books
August 29, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Chuck Wendig, author of The Calamities
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-29/wendig-calamities
Information is accurate at the time of publication.
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