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
March 1, 10:00 am-3:00 pm CST
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
L. Beckett, author of The Algorithm of Us
Information:
https://www.thewellreddamsel.com/events
March 5, 5:00 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Akana Phenix, author of The Empire Wars; Alexis Henderson, author of An Academy for Liars; David Ferraro author of A Vile Season; and D.L. Taylor, author of The Beasts We Bury; in conversation with Megan Nigh
Registration:
https://withfriends.co/event/27579115/witches_magic_and_wonder_an_interview_with_young_adult_fantasy_authors
March 5, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Sujata Massey, author of The Star from Calcutta
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-05/massey-star-calcutta
March 6, 4:30-6:00 pm and 6:30 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Linda Keir, author of I Did Not Kill My Husband
Meet and Greet: 4:30-6:00 pm
In Conversation with Megan Nigh: 6:30 pm
Registration:
https://withfriends.co/event/27585667/i_did_not_kill_my_husband_linda_keir_in_kenosha
March 6, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jonathan Mann Burkham, author of Migrant Midwest: The Case for Immigration and Economic Growth in the American Heartland
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-06/burkham-migrant-midwest
March 7, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CST
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Emily Baker, author of The Last Empress
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
March 7, 10:00 am-3:00 pm CST
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Nicole Crystal, author of Playing for Keeps
Information:
https://www.thewellreddamsel.com/events
March 7, 11:00 am-2:00 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Mark Nepper, author of Glory Days in the Rearview
Information:
https://withfriends.co/event/27586678/meet_and_greet_with_mark_nepper
March 7, 2:00-5:00 pm CST
Story Keepers Books
7035 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis
In Person Author Event
Geoff Carter, author of In Bad Faith
Information:
https://storykeepersbooks.com/pages/upcoming-events
March 8, 10:00 am-3:00 pm CDT
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Maggie Hoopis, author of Best of Dragons
Information:
https://www.thewellreddamsel.com/events
March 9, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Nick Petrie, author of The Dark Time, in conversation with Chris Lee
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-09/petrie-dark-time
March 10, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads By the River and
Doc’s on the Fox
at 232 N. Milwaukee St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Mary Kubica, author of It’s Not Her, and Marisa Walz, author of Good Intentions
March 11, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
UW-Milwaukee
at UWM Student Union Wisconsin Room
2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Erik Larson, author of The Demon of Unrest, in conversation with Liam Callanan
Tickets:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-11/erik-larson-uwm
March 12, 6:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Wade Rouse, author of That’s What Friends Are For
Tickets:
https://withfriends.co/event/27586764/thats_what_friends_are_for_wade_rouse_in_kenosha
March 12, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Meg Bortin, author of The Rites of Man, in conversation with Patrick McGilligan
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-12/bortin-rites-man
March 12, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
North Shore Library
at 711 Grace St., Suite 112, Bayside
In Person Author Event
Jen Calonita, author of The Curse Breaker
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-12/calonita-curse-breaker
March 12, 6:30 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
Virtual Author Event
Poets featured in the Winter 2026 Solitary Plover
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/poetry-reading-solitary-plover-winter-2026
March 13, 5:00-8:00 pm CDT
Story Keepers Books
7035 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis
In Person Author Event
A M Bacon, author of All Things Fantastic & Frightening Volume Two: 2024-2025
Information:
https://storykeepersbooks.com/pages/upcoming-events
March 13, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
The Friends of the Monarch Trail
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Elizabeth Adelman, author of Chasing Lewis’s Monkeyflower, in conversation with Martha Bergland
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-13/adelman-lewiss-monkeyflower
March 13, 7:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Ismael Abushamma, Carly Davis, Noelle Gomez, and Professor Derrick Harriell
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/reading-united-we-read-march-2026
March 14, 12:00 noon-3:00 pm CDT
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Sera Elly,author of Deep Cuts
Information:
https://www.thewellreddamsel.com/events
March 14, 7:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Hybrid In Person/Virtual Author Event
Susan (Sue) Landers, author of What to Carry Into the Future; Chessy Normile, author of Great Exodus, Great Wall, Great Party; and Jordan Dunn, author of Notation
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/reading-susan-sue-landers-chessy-normile-and-jordan-dunn
March 17, 6:00 pm CDT
Books & Company and
Hartland Public Library
at 110 E. Park Ave., Hartland
In Person Author Event
Karen Johnson, author of What Do I Want to Be When They Grow Up? (And Other Thoughts from a 40-Something Mom)
Registration:
https://booksco.com/event/2026-03-17/karen-johnson-hartland-public-library
March 18, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Elle Cosimano, author of Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line, in conversation with Hannah Morrissey
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-18/cosimano-finlay-crosses
March 18, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Milwaukee Public Library
at Centennial Hall
733 N. Eighth St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Mark Oppenheimer, author of Judy Blume: A Life
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-18/oppenheimer-judy-blume
March 19, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Brian Bouldrey, author of The Good Pornographer, in conversation with C.J. Hribal
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-19/bouldrey-good-pornographer
March 19, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company,
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe and
Milwaukee Film
at The Oriental Theatre
2230 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Felicia Day, author of The Lost Daughter of Sparta
Tickets:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-19/day-sparta-oriental
March 20, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Mary Thorson , author of A Woman’s Guide to True Crime, in conversation with Valerie Laken
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-20/thorson-womans-crime
March 21, 10:00 am-3:00 pm CDT
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Lindsey Montgomery,author of Smashed Pumpkins
Information:
https://www.thewellreddamsel.com/events
March 21, 11:00 am-2:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Haley Valenta, author of Final Girl
Information:
https://withfriends.co/event/27612722/meet_and_greet_with_haley_valenta
March 21, 1:00-3:00 pm CDT
Story Keepers Books
7035 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis
In Person Author Event
C.C. Shong, author of Dark Corners
Information:
https://storykeepersbooks.com/pages/upcoming-events
March 21, 7:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Hybrid In Person/Virtual Author Event
Lara Mimosa Montes, author of The Time of the Novel, and Roberto Harrison, author of Isthmus to Abya Yala
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/reading-lara-mimosa-montes-and-roberto-harrision
March 22, 10:00 am-3:00 pm CDT
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Leigh Sharp, author of In a Heartbeat
Information:
https://www.thewellreddamsel.com/events
March 23, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Kate Ward, author of Making a Life: Catholic Social Teaching and the Meaning of Work, in conversation with Jon Metz
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-23/ward-making-life
March 24, 6:30 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Nick Petrie, author of he Dark Time, in conversation with Brynn Teaman
Registration:
https://booksco.com/event/2026-03-24/nick-petrie-conversation-brynn-teaman
March 25, 6:30 pm, CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, author of The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru, in conversation with Greta Kelly
March 25, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Elizabeth Berg, author of Life: A Love Story, in conversation with Christina Clancy
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-03-25/elizabeth-berg-life-love
March 26, 7:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Hybrid In Person/Virtual Author Event
Anselm Berrigan, author of Don’t Forget to Love Me
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/talk-anselm-berrigan-march-2026
March 28, 3:00-5:00 pm CDT
Thirst Books
5209 W. North Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jules Kyle, author of Hopelessly Yours
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jules-kyle-book-launch-signing-tickets-1984193294557?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
March 31, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads By the River and
Oak Wine & Spirits
at 308 E. Main St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Sara Maurer, author of A Good Animal
March 31, 6:30 pm CDT
Thirst Books
at The Argo
334 E. Silver Spring Dr., Whitefish Bay
In Person Author Event
Amy Daws, author of Wait With Me, in conversation with Brittainy Cherry
Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-amy-daws-tickets-1983294915481?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Information is accurate at the time of publication.
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