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 1, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Peter S. Canellos, author of Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement, in conversation with Mark Caro
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-01/canellos-revenge-sixties
September 2, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Thomas M. Nelson, author of The Green and Gold Standard: A People’s History of the Green Bay Packers
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-02/nelson-green-gold
September 2, 6:30 pm CDT
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Jennifer Chipman, author of Eternally His, in conversation with Fallon English
September 4, 6:30 pm CDT
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
Ann Aguirre, author of The Hocus Pocus Handbook
September 5, 4:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
James Ponti, author of Art Attack: The Sherlock Society, in conversation with Jasmine Warga
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-05/ponti-art-sherlock
September 8, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Chloe Benjamin, author of Under Story, in conversation with Liz Hein
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-08/benjamin-under-story-hein
September 8, 6:30 pm CDT
The Well Red Damsel
6429 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
In Person Author Event
LJ Claren, author of The Incendiary
September 8, 6:30 pm CDT
(Raindate: September 9, 6:30 pm)
Woodland Pattern Book Center
at Juneau Park
900 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Poets Sindie Ho, Jonny Lohr, Caitlin Rooney, and Michael Slosek
Information:
https://woodlandpattern.org/events/poetry-reading-poetry-in-the-park-september-2026
September 9, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Milwaukee Reads
at Shully’s ATS
143 Green Bay Rd., Thiensville
In Person Author Event
Jacqueline Friedland, author Breathing Under Water
Tickets:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-08/wss-friedland-under-water
September 10, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Ron Faiola, author of Wisconsin Supper Clubs: One for the Road
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-10/faiola-one-road
September 11, 6:30 pm CDT
Thirst Books
5209 W. North Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Amber Palmer, author of Make It a Double, in conversation with Anna Page
Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-amber-palmer-tickets-1992178070236?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
September 12, 6:30 pm CDT
The Well Red Damsel
at Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts
2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Victoria Aveyard, author of Tempest, in conversation with Brynne Weaver
September 14, 7:00 pm CDT
Books & Company,
Boswell Book Company and
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
at 3270 Mitchell Park Dr., Brookfield
In Person Author Event
Ariel Lawhon, author of The Pirate Queen, in conversation with Paula McLain
September 15, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Martin Sorge, author of Great Bakes: Modern Classic Recipes from the Midwest, in conversation with Kevin J. Miyazaki
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-15/sorge-great-bakes
September 17, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Liam Callanan, author of Stone Age Astronaut: The Astonishing Adventures of America’s Forgotten Flier
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-17/liam-callanan-author-stone-age-astronaut
September 18, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Jesse Brookstein, author of Best of the Wurst: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Wisconsin Sausage, in conversation with Lori Fredrich
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-18/brookstein-best-wurst
September 20, 4:00 pm CDT
Blue House Books
at the Carthage College Siebert Chapel
2001 Alford Park Dr, Kenosha
In Person Author Event
Jeneva Rose, author of Sometimes I Scare Myself
Tickets:
https://withfriends.co/event/27779423/SOMETIMES_I_SCARE_MYSELF_Launch_Party_with_Jeneva_Rose
September 23, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
The Riverside Theater
at 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Patti Smith, author of Bread of Angels
Tickets:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-23/patti-smith-angels-riverside
September 25, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Chuck Klosterman, author of Rock*: A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-25/chuck-klosterman-author-rock
September 26, 10:00 am-1:00 pm CDT
Literatus & Co. Books
401 E. Main St., Watertown
In Person Author Event
Olivia Ports, author of Dragonfly Town
Information:
https://www.literatusbooks.com/events
September 27, 4:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Laura Kostelnik Biskupic and Katherine Biskupic, co-authors of Lambeau Ladies: The Boundary-Breaking Women Behind Lombardi’s Packers
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-27/biskupics-lambeau-ladies
September 28, 7:00 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company and
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
at Ellen and Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater
108 E. Wells St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Ayad Akhtar, author of The Radiance, in conversation with Barrett Swanson
Tickets:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-28/akhtar-radiance-rep
September 29, 6:30 pm CDT
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Matthew J. Prigge, author of Dog’s Day: The True Story of a Bank Robbery, Gay Liberation, and Toxic Love That Inspired a Hollywood Classic
Registration:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-09-29/prigge-dogs-day
September 29, 6:30 pm CDT
Reads By the River and
Doc’s on the Fox
at 232 N.Milwaukee St., Waterford
In Person Author Event
Rowan Beaird, author of Tenderness; Abby Geni, author of Children of the Wolf; and Stephanie Soileau, author of Should the Waters Take Us
September 30, 6:30 pm CDT
Books & Company,
Boswell Book Company and
Pabst Theater
at 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee
In Person Author Event
Rick Riordan and Annabelle Oh, co-authors of Camp Half-Blood: From the World of Percy Jackson: The Wild Zone
Tickets:
https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/events/detail/rick-riordan-annabelle-oh-2026
Information is accurate at the time of publication.
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