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

November 1, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Brian Levant and Fred Fox, Jr, coauthors of 50 Years of Happy Days: A Visual History of an American Television Classic

November 2, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
T.K. Sheffield, author of Model Ghost, and Valerie Biel, author of Beyond the Cemetery Gate
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events

November 2, 4:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
James Crews, author of Unlocking the Heart: Writing for Mindfulness, Courage, and Self-Compassion, in conversation with Kimberly Blaeser

November 3, 2:00-3:00 pm CST
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
James Stadig, author of Of Rebels and Gods
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html

November 3, 4:00 pm CST
Boswell Book Company and
the Riverside Theater
at 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess
Tickets:
http://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/events/detail/jeff-kinney-2024

November 3, 5:00 pm CST
Reads By the River
at DW Coffee
201 W. Main St., Rochester
In Person Author Event
Jeanette Hurt, author of Wisconsin Cocktails

November 8, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Natalie Caña, author of Sleeping with the Frenemy, in conversation with Denise Williams

November 9, 11:00 am CST
Boswell Book Company and
Girls who Walk MKE
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Ashley Jordan, author of Unhappy Achiever: Rejecting the Good Girl Image and Reclaiming the Joy of Inner Fulfillment


November 9, 12:00 noon-3:00 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Amy Sazama, author of Fleetwood Dreams: Climbing a Mountain after a Landslide
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/1234820241109

November 9, 7:00 pm CST
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Hybrid In Person/Virtual Author Event
Isaac Jarnot, author of Four Lectures
Registration:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/reading-and-conversation-isaac-jarnot

November 10, 5:00 pm CST
Woodland Pattern Book Center and
Friends of Lorine Niedecker
Virtual Author Event
Patrick Morrissey, author of Light Box
Registration:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/talk-niedeckers-binoculars-with-patrick-morrissey-online

November 12, 12:00 noon CST
Boswell Book Company and
Ozaukee Family Services
at Shully’s Watermark
146 Green Bay Rd., Thiensville
In Person Author Event
Susan Rieger, author of Like Mother, Like Mother

November 12, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company and
The Milwaukee Rep
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Eric Simonson, author of Between the Lines: Steppenwolf’s Seagull and A Reluctant Actor’s Journey Back to the Stage, in conversation with Mark Clements

November 13, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Amanda K. Gross, author of White Women, Get Ready: How Healing Post-Traumatic Mistress Syndrome Leads to Anti-Racist Change
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amanda-k-gross-author-of-white-women-get-ready-and-in-store-event-tickets-1038202390297?aff=oddtdtcreator

November 14, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Kevin Kluesner, author of The Killers’ Terms, in conversation with Archer Parquette

November 15, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Audrey Lynden, author of To Sense a Passion, in conversation with Jennifer Trethewey
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/audrey-lynden-author-of-to-sense-a-passion-tickets-1004603595397?aff=oddtdtcreator

November 15, 7:00 pm CST
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
UWM Graduate Students in Creative Writing: Ty Newcomb, Saundra Norton, and Kurt Olsson; and Professor Kate Beutner.
Registration:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/reading-united-we-read-november-2024


November 16, 12:00 noon-3:00 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Sean Malone, author of ABCs of Battle
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/1219520241116

November 16, 2:00 pm CST
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Betsy Korbinyr, author of Time, Beauty, and Grief: A Hike Through Wisconsin’s 50 State Parks
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html

November 18, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Katie Seigenthaler, coeditor of The Kingdom of the Poor: My Journey Home by Charles Strobel, in conversation with Meg Kissinger

November 19, 6:30 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Derek G. Handley, author of Struggle for the City: Citizenship and Resistance in the Black Freedom Movement, in conversation with Joy Powers


November 20, 8:00 am CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Kristy Jean, author of Decision Permission
Registration:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/1357220241120

November 23, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CST
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Gal Dailey, author of Bandera: A Western Love Story
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events


November 23, 12:00 noon-3:00 pm CST
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Marisa Rae Dondlinger, author of Come and Get Me
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/1229520241123

November 23, 5:00 pm CST
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe and
Rushmor Records
at The Sugar Maple
441 E. Lincoln Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Bruce Adams, author of You’re With Stupid: kranky, Chicago, and the Reinvention of Indie Music
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html

November 24, 4:00 pm CST
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Craig Johnson, author of Tooth and Claw, in conversation with Nick Petrie


November 26, 6:00 pm CST
Blue House Books
at The Rhode Center for the Arts
514 56th St., Kenosha
Hybrid In Person/Virtual Author Event
Jeneva Rose, author of The Perfect Marriage
Tickets:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/1228620241126

November 29, 8:00-11:00 am CST
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
E.C. Quinn, author of Premonition: The Gift, and Del Blackwater, author of Dead Egyptians
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events

November 30, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CST
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Annelise Ryan, author of A Death in Door County
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
Information is accurate at the time of publication.
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