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


June 1, 11:00 am-2:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Carla Luna, author of Troy Story
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/38790

June 4, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads By the River and
Waterford Stillhouse
at 228 E. Main St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Charlie Donlea, author of Long Time Gone

June 5, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Lettie Teague, author of Dear Readers and Riders: The Beloved Books, Faithful Fans, and Hidden Private Life of Marguerite Henry, in conversation with Steve Schaffern
Registration:
http://lettieteaguemke.eventbrite.com

June 6, 5:00 pm-7:00 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Robert Thomas and Aaron Wanserski, authors of Non-Stop Blooper Reel-as Movie
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html

June 6, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Terese Allen, author of The Dane County Farmers’ Market Cookbook: Local Foods, Global Flavors, in conversation with Lori Fredrich

June 6, 7:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Hybrid In Person and Virtual Author Event
Fred Moten, author of perennial fashion presence falling; Ken Taylor, author of variations in the dream of X; and Brandon López
Registration:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/concert-alternating-currents-live-fredmoten-brandonlopez-kentaylor

June 7, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
AAPI Coalition of Wisconsin
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
R.O. Kwon, author of Exhibit, in conversation with Melissa Tempel

June 8, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Peggy Joque Williams, author of Courting the Sun
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events

June 9, 4:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Kathleen A. Dale, author of A Question of Time, in conversation with Martha Bergland
Registration:
http://kathleendalemke.eventbrite.com

June 11, 6:30 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
at Juneau Park
900 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Stacy Szymaszek, author of The Pasolini Book; Kimberly Alidio, author of Teeter; Lewis Freedman, author of Residual Synonyms for the Name of God; and Oliver Antoni Krawczyk
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/poetry-in-the-park-june-2024

June 12, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jamie Raines, author of The T in LGBT+: Everything You Need to Know about Being Trans, and Shaaba Lotun-Raines, in conversation with Mercury Stardust

June 13, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Hal Aetus, author of The Sky Calls
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html

June 13, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Neal D. Barnard, author of The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan That Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss
Registration:
http://nealbarnardmke.eventbrite.com

June 13, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Milwaukee Public Library
at Centennial Hall,
733 N. Eighth St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Amy Tan, author and illustrator of The Backyard Bird Chronicles

June 14, 5:30 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Michael Nelson, co-author of Annie Abbot and the Race to the Red Queen
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html

June 14, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Judy Bridges, author of It Didn’t Start Out That Way, in conversation with Jeannée Sacken
Registration:
http://judybridgesmke.eventbrite.com


June 15, 11:00 am-2:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Maggie Smith, author of Blindspot
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/38890

June 15, 5:30 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Kathy Groth, author of Sunken: Shipwrecks of Lake Superior
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html

June 17, 2:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Books & Company and
Readings from Oconomowaukee
at 1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Claire Lombardo, author of Same As It Ever Was, in conversation with Lisa Baudoin and Daniel Goldin
Registration:
https://www.booksco.com/event/claire-lombardo-person-author-event-readings-oconomowaukee

June 17, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Books & Company and
Readings from Oconomowaukee
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Claire Lombardo, author of Same As It Ever Was, in conversation with Lisa Baudoin and Daniel Goldin
Registration:
http://clairelombardomke.eventbrite.com

June 20, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Porchlight Book Company
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jessica Calarco, author of Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net, in conversation with Sally Haldorson


June 22, 11:00 am-2:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Greta Kelly, author of The Queen of Days
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/20240622

June 24, 7:00 pm CDT
Books & Company and
The Oconomowoc Arts Center
at 641 E. Forest St., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Jack Carr, author of Red Sky Mourning
Tickets:
https://www.booksco.com/event/jack-carr-ticketed-person-author-event-oac

June 25, 5:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
The Bridgewater Modern Grill,
at 2011 S. First St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Steven Raichlen, author of Beer-Can Chicken: Foolproof Recipes for the Crispiest, Crackliest, Smokiest, Most Succulent Birds You’ve Ever Tasted, Revised Edition

June 25, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Ananda Lima, author of Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil, in conversation with Danielle Harms
Registration:
http://anandalimamke.eventbrite.com

June 26, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
at 111 E. Brown Deer Rd., Bayside
In Person Author Event
Tracy Chevalier, author of The Glassmaker

June 27, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Milwaukee Reads
at Shully’s ATS,
143 Green Bay Rd., Thiensville
In Person Author Event
Lisa Barr, author of The Goddess of Warsaw

June 29, 1:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Milwaukee Public Library
at East Branch Library
2320 N. Cramer St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Phyllis R. Dixon, author of A Taste for More, in conversation with Joan Prince
Registration:
https://www.mpl.org/services/events/index.php?eid=146733


June 29, 3:30-4:30 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Jill Letven, author of Hazel Jean and Freddy Celebrate Their Differences
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/20240629
Information is accurate at the time of publication.
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