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
February 1, 2:00 pm CST
Boswell Book Company and
Brookfield Public Library
at 1900 N. Calhoun Rd., Brookfield
In Person Author Event
Alex Willan, author of Valentines Are the Worst!
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-01/alex-willan-brookfield-library
February 3, 7:00 pm CST
Blue House Books
at Rhode Center for the Arts
514 56th St., Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Mary Kubica, author of It’s Not Her, in conversation with Jeneva Rose
Event is Sold Out
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/3776320260203
February 5, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, author of Poltergeist
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-05/szczepaniak-gillece-poltergeist
February 6, 6:00 pm CST
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Elle Wright, author of The Ex Dilemma, in conversation with Sherelle Green
February 6, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
JK Cheema, author of A Place to Be, in conversation with Christopher Chambers
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-06/cheema-place-be
February 7, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CST
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Mary Ann Noe, author of Shadows Behind the Scenery
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
February 7, 12:00 noon-3:00 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Marisa Walz, author of Good Intentions
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/3776420260207
February 7, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm CST
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Elizabeth Cole, author of How to Live Happily Ever After in the Highlands
Information:
https://www.thewellreddamsel.com/events
February 7, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm CST
Story Keepers Books
7035 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis
In Person Author Event
Gavin Myatt, author of The King and the Thief: The Romance Arc
Information:
https://storykeepersbooks.com/pages/upcoming-events
February 8, 12:00 noon-3:00 pm CST
12:00 noon-2:00 pm Meet and Greet
2:00 pm Author Reading
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Kenneth B. Humphrey, author of. The Breakfast Jury
Meet and Greet Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/4409020260208
Registration for Author Reading:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/4323920260208
February 12, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jan Cress Dondi, author of The Navigator’s Letter: The True Story of Two WWII Airmen, a Doomed Mission, and the Woman Who Bound Them Together
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-12/cress-dondi-navigators-letter
February 13, 6:30 pm CST
(Rescheduled from January 23)
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Amelia Klem Osterud, author of The 388 Tattoos of Captain George and the 389 Tales of How He Got Them: Being the Allegedly True Story of the World’s Most Famous Tattooed Man
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-01-23/amelia-klem-osterud-388
February 14, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CST
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
T.K. Sheffield, author of The Valentine Letters
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
February 14, 10:00 am-3:00 pm CST
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Liz Lincoln, author of Puck Me Tonight
Information:
https://www.thewellreddamsel.com/events
February 15, 12:00 noon-3:00 pm CST
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
VK Leon, author of The Thread Ruby
Information:
https://www.thewellreddamsel.com/events
February 16, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Julia R. Azari, author of Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History, in conversation with Lilly Goren
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-16/julia-azari-backlash
February 16, 7:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company,
Milwaukee Reads and
Shully’s ATS
at 143 Green Bay Rd., Thiensville,
In Person Author Event
Jenna Blum, author of Murder Your Darlings
Tickets:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-16/jenna-blum-mkereads-wss
February 17, 6:00 pm CST
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Claire Swinarski, author of Each and Every Spark, in conversation with Laura Anne Bird
Registration:
https://booksco.com/event/2026-02-17/claire-swinarski-conversation-laura-anne-bird
February 17, 6:00 pm CST
Thirst Books
5209 W. North Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Sara Ney, author of Love on Ice, in conversation with Ren Browne
Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sara-ney-book-release-tickets-1979744664585?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
February 17, 6:30 pm CST
Reads By the River and
Doc’s on the Fox
at 232 N. Milwaukee St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Jessie Garcia, author of Fair Weather Friend; Amy Pease, author of Wildwood; and Annelise Ryan, author of Monsters in the Moonlight
February 18, 6:30 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Claire Swinarski, author of Each and Every Spark, in conversation with Lorelei Savaryn
Registration:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/4200220260218
February 19, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Naeem Murr, author of Every Exit Brings You Home
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-19/murr-every-exit
February 21 10:00 am-3:00 pm CST
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Tijan, author of A Hateful Negotiation
Information:
https://www.thewellreddamsel.com/events
February 21, 12:00 noon-3:00 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Jennifer K. Breedlove, author of Murder Will Out
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/4405020260221
February 21, 4:00 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Tracy Clark, author of Edge
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-21/tracy-clark-author-edge
February 24, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Melissa Faliveno, author of Hemlock, in conversation with Katharine Beutner
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-24/melissa-faliveno-hemlock
February 25, 5:00 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Nickolas Butler, author of A Forty Year Kiss; Lena Hendrix, author of Just My Luck; and Flynn Novak, author of Puck You; moderated by Brighton Walsh
Registration:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/3905020260225
February 25, 6:00 pm CST
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Erin Marie Bassett, author of Unlaced Love, in conversation with Ellie K. Drake
February 25, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company and
The Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Lisa Silverman, author of The Postwar Antisemite: Culture and Complicity After the Holocaust, in conversation with Alan Singer
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-25/lisa-silverman-postwar
February 26, 2:00 pm CST
Boswell Book Company and
The Woman’s Club of Wisconsin
at 813 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Sadeqa Johnson, author of Keeper of Lost Children, in conversation with Stephanie Brown
Tickets:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-26/ticketed-sadeqa-johnson
February 26, 6:00 pm CST
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Shain Rose, author of Behind Closed Doors, in conversation with Heather Orgeron and Harloe Rae
February 26, 6:30 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Kate Alice Marshall, author of The Girls Before, in conversation with Charlie Donlea
Tickets:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/4070820260226
February 26, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Patricia B. McConnell, author of Away to Me, in conversation with Patricia Skalka
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-26/mcconnell-away
February 26, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company and
Oak Creek Public Library
at 8040 S. 6th St., Oak Creek
In Person Author Event
Christopher Roubique, author of Mythspeaker
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-02-26/christopher-roubique-mythspeaker
Information is accurate at the time of publication.
Please use provided links to verify that event information has not changed.
