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.
April 1, 11 am CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Event
Dog Man, star of Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea
April 1, 11 am – 2 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Author David Benjamin is back with his newest novel, Dead Shot
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
April 2, 3 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Event
Dog Man, star of Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea
Register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dog-man-visits-books-company-tickets-596210751407
April 4, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Ryan Castelaz, author of The New Art of Coffee: From Morning Cup to Caffeine Cocktail
April 4, 7 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
Virtual Author Event
Holly Willson Holladay, author of Parks and Recreation and Erin Giannini, author of The Good Place
Register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XDCAZ6-rT5Kgw5pVb81XrA
April 6, 3 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
In cooperation with
The Boudreaux Foundation, UWM English Department, UWM Electa Quinney Institute, UWM American Indian Studies Program, UWM Asian Studies Certificate Program, UWM Sociocultural Programming
At UWM’s Curtin Hall, Room 175
Hybrid Virtual and In Person Author Event
Craft Talk with Craig Santos Perez, author of Habitat Threshold
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/craft-talk-craig-santos-perez
April 6, 6 pm – 7:30 pm CDT
Martha Merrell’s Books & Toys
231 W. Main St., Waukesha
In Person Author Event
Sean Sorce, author of The Blacksmith’s Nephew and No Shortcomings, Just Short Stories
April 6, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Kevin Kluesner, author of The Killer Speech in conversation with DW Hanneken
April 6, 7 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
in cooperation with
The Boudreaux Foundation, UWM English Department, UWM Electa Quinney Institute, UWM American Indian Studies Program, UWM Asian Studies Certificate Program, UWM Sociocultural Programming
At UWM’s Curtin Hall, Room 175
Hybrid Virtual and In Person Author Event
Poetry Reading with Craig Santos Perez, author of Habitat Threshold
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/poetry-reading-craig-santos-perez
April 8, 4pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
At The Sugar Maple
441 E. Lincoln Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Zhanna Slor, author of Breakfall
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
April 10, 7:30 pm CDT
Doors open 7 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company,
Milwaukee Reads and
Shully’s Across the Street
143 Green Bay Rd., Thiensville
In Person Author Event
Jane Roper, author of The Society of Shame
April 11, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jennifer L.W. Fink, author of Building Boys: Raising Great Guys in a World That Misunderstands Males
April 12, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Timothy Egan, author of A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
April 13, 4 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Marquette Center for the Advancement of the Humanities and
The Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
At The Tony and Lucille Weasler Auditorium
1506 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Thomas Brussig, author of The Short End of the Sonnenallee with translators Jonathan Franzen and Jenny Watson
Register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-the-short-end-of-the-sonnenallee-tickets-528548271107
April 13, 7 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Sip & Purr Cat Café
2021 East Ivanhoe Place, Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jon M Sweeney, author of Sit in the Sun: And Other Lessons in the Spiritual Wisdom of Cats
April 14, 3 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company,
Independence First and
Porchlight Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Meg Zucker, author of Born Extraordinary: Empowering Children with Differences and Disabilities in conversation with Sally Haldorson
April 14, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Bill Schweigart, author of The Guilty One in conversation with Nick Petrie
April 15, 2 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
At the Central Branch of the Milwaukee Public Library
814 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Event
The Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate Finals hosted by Dasha Kelly selecting Milwaukee’s first Youth Poet Laureate
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/milwaukee-youth-poet-laureate-finals
April 15, 5-7 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Casey “KC” Harrison, author of How a Flower is Born, the very first mini-comic completed as part of the Dandelion Comics Residency
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
April 16, 4-6 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
An afternoon with local author, Tea Krulos, sharing some of his adventures in writing
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
April 17, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Elizabeth Berg, author of Earth’s the Right Place for Love
(Event rescheduled from March 27, 2023)
April 19, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jon Melrod, author of Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War
April 20, 5-7 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Cartoonist Lara Antal discusses her graphic memoir Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars at 5:30 pm
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
April 21, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Woodland Pattern Book Company
at Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Maggie Smith, author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful in conversation with Erika Meitner
April 22, 7 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Hybrid Virtual and In Person Author Event
Reading and conversation featuring Eileen Myles and Nate Lippens, and in celebration of Eileen Myles’ latest collection A “Working Life”
Register:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/eileen-myles-and-nate-lippens
April 25, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Blythe Roberson, author of America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled in conversation with Emmy Yates
April 26, 2 pm CDT
Books & Company
Readings from Oconomowaukee
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
J. Ryan Stradal, author of Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club in Conversation with Daniel Goldin, Lisa Baudoin, and Amy Reichert
April 26, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
Readings from Oconomowaukee
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
J. Ryan Stradal, author of Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club in Conversation with Daniel Goldin, Lisa Baudoin, and Christina Clancy
April 27, Noon CDT
Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library and Boswell Book Company present
Spring Literary Luncheon
At the Wisconsin Club
900 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Rebecca Makkai, author of I Have Some Questions for You
Tickets:
https://www.supportmpl.org/spring-literary-luncheon/
April 27, 6 pm CDT
Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books and
UWM at Waukesha Foundation and
Books & Company
At UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha in the Hub
1500 N. University Dr., Waukesha
In Person Author Event
Kathie Giorgio, author of Hope Always Rises in conversation with psychotherapist and author Philip Chard
Information:
https://sewibookfest.com/9775-2/
April 27, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
P. David Allen II and Susan Campbell, co-authors of Paper Valley: The Fight for the Fox River Cleanup
April 27, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Shorewood Public Library
3920 N. Murray Ave., Shorewood
In Person Author Event
Zhanna Slor, author of Breakfall
Register:
https://www.shorewoodlibrary.org/connect/events/?eid=3840
April 29, 10 am CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Author Linda Teed with her newest children’s book, The Birdy’s Vibrant Lore
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
April 29 is the 10th Annual
Independent Bookstore Day!
