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

Tickets:
https://www.readsbytheriver.com/events

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

Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/terese-allen-for-the-dane-county-farmers-market-cookbook-a-boswell-event-tickets-854792516427?aff=oddtdtcreator

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

Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ro-kwon-author-of-exhibit-an-in-person-boswell-event-tickets-860931458167?aff=oddtdtcreator

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

Tickets:
https://jamierainesmke.eventbrite.com

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

Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-backyard-bird-chronicles-an-evening-with-author-amy-tan-tickets-910560790837?aff=oddtdtcreator

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

Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jessica-calarco-author-of-holding-it-together-an-in-person-boswell-event-tickets-878128645417?aff=oddtdtcreator

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

Tickets:
https://www.exploretock.com/bridgewater-modern-grill-milwaukee/event/483859/flavorful-feasts-with-steven-raichlen-a-beer-can-chicken-event

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

Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tracy-chevalier-author-of-the-glassmaker-a-schlitz-audubonboswell-event-tickets-863038329877?aff=oddtdtcreator

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

Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lisa-barr-author-of-the-goddess-of-warsaw-a-ticketed-event-tickets-880371443687?aff=oddtdtcreator

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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