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 3, 7:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Hybrid In Person/Virtual Author Event
Barbara Wuest, author of Rhythms All Aquiver, and James Lewelling, author of Little Rooms
Registration:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/reading-barbara-wuest-and-james-lewelling
August 4, 5:30 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Doug Singsen, author of Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes: Whiteness and Its Borderlands in American Comics and Graphic Novels
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
August 5, 1-2 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Jill Letven, author of Hazel Jean Makes a New Friend
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events
August 5, 5-7 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Josh Rank, author of The Present is Past
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
August 8, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
M. Evelina Galang, author of When the Hibiscus Falls, in conversation with Joy Bach
Registration:
http://mevelinagalangmke.eventbrite.com
August 8, 6:30 pm CDT
(Rain Date: August 9, 6:30 pm)
Woodland Pattern Book Center
at Juneau Park
900 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Ish Klein, author of The New Sun Time; Bryon Cherry author of Return to the Gathering Place of the Waters Anthology; Edie Robert, author of Ain’t Life Grand; and Suzanne Rosenblatt, author of Everyone Is Going Somewhere
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/poetry-in-the-park-august-2023
August 8, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads by the River and
Waterford Stillhouse
228 E. Main St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Renee Rosen, author of Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl
August 9, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Taylor Kay Phillips, author of A Guide to Midwestern Conversation
August 9, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
The Wauwatosa Public Library,
7635 W North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Jennifer Chiaverini, author of Canary Girls
Registration:
http://jenniferchiaveriniwpl.eventbrite.com
August 10, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Judy Rakowsky, author of Jews in the Garden: A Holocaust Survivor, the Fate of His Family, and the Secret History of Poland in World War II
Registration:
http://judyrakowskymke.eventbrite.com
August 17, 2:00 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Kristine Hansen, author of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wisconsin: How America’s Most Famous Architect Found Inspiration in His Home State
Registration:
https://www.booksco.com/event/kristine-hansen-person-author-event
August 17, 6:00 pm CDT
Books & Company and
Oconomowoc Public Library
Lyke Meeting Room
200 South St., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Jennifer Chiaverini, author of Canary Girls
Registration:
https://www.booksco.com/event/jennifer-chiaverini-person-event-oconomowoc-public-library
August 18, 2:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Milwaukee Irish Fest
2559 N Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Carlene O’Connor, author of Murder at an Irish Bakery and No Strangers Here
August 19, 4-6 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Lynda Drews, author of The Maid and the Socialite: The Brave Women Behind Green Bay’s Scandalous Minahan Trials
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.htm
August 20, 2:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Friendship Circle of Wisconsin and
Tikkun Ha-Ir
at Friendship Café and Bakery
8649 N. Port Washington Rd., Fox Point
In Person Author Event
Liza Wiemer, author of Out and About: A Tale of Giving
Information:
https://www.boswellbooks.com/upcoming-events
August 22, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
James Kennedy, author of Bride of the Tornado
Registration:
http://jameskennedymke.eventbrite.com
August 22, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads by the River and
Waterford Stillhouse
228 E. Main St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Daniel Kraus, author of Whalefall
August 22, 7-9 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Jennifer Chiaverini, author of Canary Girls
August 23, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Whitefish Bay Public Library
5420 N. Marlborough Dr., Whitefish Bay
In Person Author Event
Annelise Ryan, author of A Death in Door County, in conversation with Sharon Nagel
Registration:
https://www.wfblibrary.org/our_events/?eid=1517
August 24, 6:30 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Joanne Nelson, author of My Neglected Gods
Registration:
https://www.booksco.com/event/joanne-nelson-person-event
August 29, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
JK Cheema, author of The Black Attaché: Vignettes from a Life
Registration:
http://jkcheemamke.eventbrite.com
August 30, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Julie Schumacher, author of The English Experience, in conversation with Lauren Fox
Registration:
http://julieschumachermke.eventbrite.com
August 31, 2:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Thrillwaukee
Virtual Author Event
Louise Hare, author of Harlem After Midnight, in conversation with Rachel Copeland
Registration:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vCDcU63pRj2mKlMFsCWNXQ#/registration
