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 3, 7:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Brighton Walsh, author of The Live-In Temptation, in conversation with L.B. Dunbar
Registration:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/3194320250903
September 4, 6:00 pm CDT
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Melissa Grace, author of Marjorie & Me, in conversation with Katie Duggan and Lyssa Kay Adams
September 4, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Adib Khorram, author of It Had to Be Him, and Julian Winters, author of I Think They Love You
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-04/khorram-winters-event
September 4, 7:00 pm CDT
Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Hybrid In Person/Virtual Author Event
Poets Karen Haley, Scott Lowery, and Sheryl Slocum
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/poetry-reading-karen-haley-scott-lowery-and-sheryl-slocum
September 5, 5:30 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Christopher A. Micklos, author of Tick Town
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
September 5, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Amanda Uhle, author of Destroy This House, in conversation with Josh Modell
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-05/amanda-uhle-author
September 8, 700 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
Milwaukee Reads and
Shully’s ATS
at 143 Green Bay Rd., Thiensville
In Person Author Event
Dawn Tripp, author of Jackie
Tickets:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-08/dawn-tripp-ticketed
September 9, 6:30 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Kathleen Ernst, author of Between These Rivers
Registration:
https://booksco.com/event/2025-09-09/kathleen-ernst
September 9, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jess Walter, author of So Far Gone
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-09/jess-walter-author
September 9, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads By the River and
Doc’s on the Fox
at 232 N. Milwaukee St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Charlie Donlea, author of Guess Again; Daniel Kraus, author of Angel Down; and Allen Eskens, author of The Quiet Librarian
September 9, 6:30 pm CDT
(Rain Date: September 10, 6:30 pm)
Woodland Pattern Book Center
at Juneau Park
900 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Poets Alexandria Delcourt, Andy Gricevich, Steve Timm, and Anada Werner
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/poetry-in-the-park-sept-2025
September 10, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
REDgen
at 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Allison Daminger, author of What’s On Her Mind: The Mental Workload of Family Life, in conversation with Noelle Chesley
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-10/allison-daminger-author
September 11, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Ron Rindo, author of Life, & Death, & Giants, in conversation with Larry Watson
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-11/ron-rindo-author
September 12, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Natalie Bakopoulos, author of Archipelago, in conversation with Valerie Laken
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-12/natalie-bakopoulos-author
September 13, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Mary Thompson, author of Adventures of Coco
Mia: Lost
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
September 15, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Eileen Flanagan, author of Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-15/eileen-flanagan-author
September 15, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company,
University School of Milwaukee and
Shorewood Public Library
at 3920 N. Murray Ave., Shorewood
In Person Author Event
Kieran Mulvaney, author of Arctic Passages: Ice, Exploration and the Battle for Power at the Top of the World
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-15/kieran-mulvaney-author
September 16, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Geo Rutherford, author of The Spooky Lakes Coloring Book
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-16/geo-rutherford
September 17, 6:30 pm CDT
Blue House Books
at Southwest Library
7979 38th Ave., Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Sophie Blackall, author of If We Were Dogs, in conversation with Kerry Sporer
Registration:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/2975520250917
September 17, 7:00 pm CDT
Books & Company,
Boswell Book Company and
The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
at 3270 Mitchell Park Dr., Brookfield
In Person Author Event
William Kent Krueger, author of Apostle’s Cove
Tickets:
https://booksco.com/event/2025-09-17/william-kent-krueger-sharon-lynne-wilson-center
or
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-17/ticketed-event-william-kent-krueger
September 18, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Bench Ansfield, author of Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-18/bench-ansfield-author
September 19, 6:00 pm CDT
Lion’s Tooth Bookstore and Cafe
2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Steph Cherrywell, author of The Ink Witch
Information:
https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html
September 19, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jeannée Sacken, author of The Women Who Stand Between
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-19/jeannee-sacken-women
September 20, Time TBD
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Tracey S. Phillips, author of Forewarned, and Valerie Biel, author of Mercy in the Mist
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
September 20, 11:00 am-2:00pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Silvia Acevedo, author of Mail-Order Monsters: Crash Course
Information:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/3524220250920
September 22, 6:30 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Ron Rindo, author of Life, & Death, & Giants, in conversation with Dave Mallmann
Registration:
https://booksco.com/event/2025-09-22/ron-rindo-conversation-dave-mallmann
September 23, 6:30 pm CDT
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave. A, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Justin Burke, author of Potluck Desserts, in conversation with James Schend
Tickets:
https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/3232020250923
September 23, 6:30 pm CDT
Books & Company
1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc
In Person Author Event
Erin A. Craig, author of A Land So Wide, in conversation with Lizzy Schmitter
Registration:
https://booksco.com/event/2025-09-23/erin-craig-conversation-lizzy-schmitter
September 23, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Maureen McCue, author of Dancing in a Disabled World
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-23/maureen-mccue-dancing
September 23, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads By the River
at Rochester Village Hall
300 W. Spring St., Rochester
In Person Author Event
Jane Hamilton, author of The Phoebe Variations, in conversation with Liam Callanan
September 25, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jason Diamond, author of Kaplan’s Plot, in conversation with Chris Lee
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-25/jason-diamond-author
September 26, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Daniel Kraus, author of Angel Down
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-26/daniel-kraus-angel
September 28, 4:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Laurie Lawlor, author of Many Voices: Building Erie, The Canal That Changed America
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-28/laurie-lawlor-author-many-voices-building-erie-canal-changed-america
September 30, 5:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Milwaukee Public Library
at The Rotary Room
814 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Tamara Thomsen, contributor to I Live Underwater
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-30/tamara-thomsen-mpl
September 30, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jane Hamilton, author of The Phoebe Variations, in conversation with Jim Higgins
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2025-09-30/jane-hamilton-author
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