Would You Like to Encourage a Young Reader? Here’s Your Chance!

The United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County is collecting books for young readers on Saturday, November 5, at the Festival. Volunteers from the Emerging Leaders Council are in the UWM-Waukesha Library to accept your donation and assist you with wrapping your gift. You can bring a new book or buy a book at the Books & Company booth at the Festival.

Drop your donated book at the Library between  9 am and 11 am  or 1 pm and 3 pm.  Or purchase your book at Books & Company and leave it with Books & Company for a United Way volunteer to pick up.

Sonja’s List March 2023

Here’s Your Spot to Find In Person and Virtual Author AppearancesPresented by Independent Bookstores in Southeast Wisconsin March 2, 6:30 pm CST Boswell Book Company2559 N. Downer Ave., MilwaukeeIn Person Author Event Elizabeth A. Hoffmann, authorof Lactation at Work: ExpressedMilk, Expressing Beliefs, and theExpressive Value of Law Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jon-k-lauck-author-of-the-good-country-an-in-person-boswell-event-tickets-507916350477 March 2, Read more…

Sonja’s List February 2023

Here’s Your Spot to Find In Person and Virtual Author AppearancesPresented by Independent Bookstores in Southeast Wisconsin February 1, 6:30 pm CST Boswell Book Company2559 N. Downer Ave., MilwaukeeIn Person Author Event Jon K Lauck, author of The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800-1900 Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jon-k-lauck-author-of-the-good-country-an-in-person-boswell-event-tickets-507916350477 February 10, Read more…

Sonja’s List January 2023

Here’s Your Spot to Find In Person and Virtual Author AppearancesPresented by Independent Bookstores in Southeast Wisconsin    January 5, 5:30 pm CST  Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., MilwaukeeIn Person Author Event  Threads Book EventWith author Bob Mielke and DieDieBooks co-founder Nick Toti More information: https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html January 5, 7 pm CST Read more…

Sonja’s List December 2022

Here’s Your Spot to Find In Person and Virtual Author AppearancesPresented by Independent Bookstores in Southeast Wisconsin December 1, 6:30 pm CSTBoswell Book CompanyIn Person EventWendy Wimmer, author of EntryLevel: Stories in Conversationwith Christina Clancy Register:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wendy-wimmer-author-of-entry-level-an-in-person-boswell-event-tickets-404300011217 December 1, 7 pm CSTWoodland Pattern Book CenterIn Person and Virtual Event  Poetry Reading: Tinker Greene, author Read more…

Sonja’s List November 2022

Here’s Your Spot to Find In Person and Virtual Author AppearancesSponsored by Independent Bookstores in Southeast Wisconsin November 1, 6 pm CST Boswell Book Company and Porchlight PublishingVirtual Author Event Will Guidara, author of Unreasonable Hospitality:The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect In Conversation with Sally Haldorson Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DUXSD_rBRhO5xWFobEPWNQ  November 2, Read more…

Festival Renames its Authors Marketplace to Memorialize Taylor’s Support

Taylor was the primary sponsor of the Writers Marketplace since it began in 2014. We thought this an appropriate recognition for someone who was so important to the success of the Festival,” said Laraine O’Brien, Festival founder.
He gave the support in the name of Waukesha State Bank, the financial institution founded by his family which he headed for 25 years. His public service commitment, both personally and through the bank, helped many organizations like the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books over the years. An author himself, Taylor had written several books of historical fiction set in Waukesha.