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

September 4, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, author of Daphne Draws Data: A Storytelling with Data Adventure

September 5, 6:00 pm CDT
Martha Merrell’s Books & Toys
231 W. Main St., Waukesha
In Person Author Event
Barb Geiger, author of Mississippi Meanderings, with Jim Landwehr and Christina Norcross
Information:
https://marthamerrellbooks.com

September 5, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Amy Spalding, author of At Her Service, in conversation with Oli Schmitz

September 5, 7:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Hybrid In Person/Virtual Author Event
Tasneem Jassar, reading her poetry
Registration:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/tasneem-jassar

September 6, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Alison L. LaCroix, author of The Interbellum Constitution: Union, Commerce, and Slavery in the Age of Federalisms

September 7, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Evelyn Turner, author of The Past is a Dangerous Place, and David Benjamin, author of Cheat
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events

September 7, 11:00 am CDT
Boswell Book Company
at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church,
2618 N. Hackett Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
William Kent Krueger, author of Spirit Crossing, in conversation with Nick Petrie

September 8, 3:00 pm CDT
Reads By the River
at Waterford Union High School
Performing Arts Center
611 W. Main St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures, in conversation with Jane Hamilton

September 9, 7:00 pm CDT
Books & Company,
Boswell Book Company,
WUWM/89.7 and
The Pabst Theater
at 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jodi Picoult, author of By Any Other Name, in conversation with Shelby Van Pelt
Tickets:
https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/events/detail/jodi-picoult-2024

September 10 6:30 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
at Juneau Park
900 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Mathias Svalina, author of Thank You Terror; Krystal Languell, author of Systems Thinking with Flowers; Alex Niemi, author of Elephant; and Jordan Dunn, author of Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/poetry-in-the-park-september-2024-660-400-786

September 11, 5:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Racine Public Library,
at 75 7th St., Racine
In Person Author Event
Caron Butler and Justin A. Reynolds, co-authors of Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel
Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRLc6nf2EyoljgZQE04EAvv2cpw0dFo3rcyn3Yj4wU5tlrQA/viewform?pli=1


September 11, 6:00 PM CDT
Blue House Books
at Southwest Library
7979 38th Ave., Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Margaret Peterson Haddix , author of The Ghostly Photos, in conversation with Lorelei Savaryn
Registration:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/470620240911

September 12, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Scott Phillips, author of The Devil Raises His Own, in conversation with Tim Hennessy


September 14, 1:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
at Simmons Library
711 59th Place, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Madeline Martin, author of The Booklover’s Library, in conversation with Renee Rosen
Tickets:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/233220240914

September 15, 2:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company,
Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition and
Milwaukee Public Library
at Centennial Hall,
733 N. Eighth St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Hena Khan, author of We Are Big Time
Registration:
https://mpl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=148959

September 15, 4:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Milwaukee Reads
at Shully’s ATS,
143 Green Bay Rd., Thiensville
In Person Author Event
Madeline Martin, author of The Booklover’s Library

September 17, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Emily Jon Tobias, author of Monarch: Stories, in conversation with Valerie Laken

September 18, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
GoodLand Home & Goods
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Mike Bass, author of Frightful Folklore of North America: Illustrated Folk Horror from Greenland to the Panama Canal

September 19, 5:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Emily Jon Tobias, author of Monarch: Stories, in conversation with Peter Blewett
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events

September 19, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Sarah Smarsh, author of Bone of the Bone: Essays on America from a Daughter of the Working Class

September 19, 7:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Brenda Novak, author of The Banned Books Club
Tickets:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/233320240919

September 20, 4:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Shorewood Public Library
at 3920 N. Murray Ave., Shorewood
In Person Author Event
Rob Harrell, author of Popcorn, in conversation with Rochelle Melander
Registration:
https://www.shorewoodlibrary.org/connect/events/?eid=4105

September 20, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Dan Kois, author of Hampton Heights, in conversation with Liam Callanan


September 21, 11:00 am-2:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Hal Aetus, author of The Adler Chronicles
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/233620240921

September 21, 2:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Hybrid In Person/Virtual Author Event
Ashley Williams, author of A N*gga Writes Shakesperean and Pita Daniels, author of Blood Lines
Registration:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/ashley-williams-pita-daniels

September 22, 3:30-6:00 pm CDT
Reads By the River
at Low Daily Brewery
700 N. Pine St., Burlington
In Person Author Event
Featuring 25 local authors
Information:
https://www.readsbytheriver.com/events

September 23, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Lola Milholland, author of Group Living and Other Recipes: A Memoir

September 24, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Patrick Ness, author of Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody

September 25, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Reagan E.J. Jackson, author of Still True: The Evolution of an Unexpected Journalist, in conversation with Monique Liston

September 26, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Kelsey Rae Dimberg, author of Snake Oil, in conversation with Mary Thorson

September 27, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Vivian L. King, author of Grace Welcomes the Lady Next Door, in conversation with Susan Kim
Information:
https://www.boswellbooks.com/upcoming-events

September 29, 4:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Hemant Nayak, author of A Magic Fierce and Bright, in conversation with Anuradha D. Rajurkar

September 30, 5:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company,
CelticMKE,
Milwaukee Film and
The Downer Theatre
at 2589 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Edward Burns, author of A Kid from Marlboro Road
Tickets:
https://mkefilm.org/oriental-theatre/events/saving-private-ryan-with-introduction-by-ed-burns
Information is accurate at the time of publication.
Please use provided links to verify that event information has not changed.