Often (though not every time) we host an event, be it virtual or in-person at Boswell, we hit the record button. Below you'll find a selection of video recordings of our most recent event videos. Looking to dig a little further into the past? Click right here to visit the Boswell Book Company Youtube page and browse all of the events we've recorded - there are more than three hundred! Thanks for visiting, and enjoy.
Boswell Book Company presents an evening with Margot Livesey, author of The Road from Belhaven, a novel about a young woman whose gift of second sight complicates her coming of age in late-nineteenth-century Scotland. In conversation with Liam Callanan, author of When in Rome. Recorded on February 21, 2024.
Readings from Oconomowaukee presents an afternoon with Stephen McCauley, author of You Only Call When You're In Trouble, an unforgettable showcase for his distinctive voice and unique ability to create complex characters that jump off the page and straight into your heart. In conversation with Books & Company proprietor Lisa Baudoin and Boswell proprietor Daniel Goldin. Recorded on February 16, 2024.
Boswell Book Company and HOME present an evening with Kaveh Akbar, author of Martyr!, about a newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, who embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. In conversation with artist and 2024 Mary L Nohl Fellow Nina Ghanbarzadeh. Recorded on February 13, 2024.
Boswell and Lion's Tooth present an evening with Talia Dutton, author of M is for Monster, a Frankenstein-inspired graphic novel about ghosts, identity, and family. In conversation with Boswellian Oli Schmitz. Recorded on February 7, 2024.
Hometown hero Nick Petrie launches the latest in his bestselling and award-winning series, The Price You Pay, in which Peter Ash must follow his closest friend, Lewis, into the criminal underworld when secrets from the past threaten everything they hold dear. In conversation with Bill Schweigart. Recorded on February 5, 2024.
Chicago journalist and author Ben Austen visits Boswell for a conversation about Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change, a book that Pulitzer-winning Evicted author Matthew Desmond says: "ranks among the very best books on life inside and outside of prison I have ever read." A New York Times Editor's Choice book, too! Austen chats with Elly Fishman, author of Refugee High, who teaches journalism at UWM. Cohosted by Community Advocates Public Policy Institute.
Boswell Book Company presents an evening with Lindsay Hunter, author of Hot Springs Drive, an urgent, vicious blade of a novel about a shocking betrayal and its aftermath, asking just how far you'll go to have everything you want. In conversation with Luke Geddes. Recorded on January 18, 2024.
Readings from Oconomowaukee presents a special event with Jane Delury, author of Hedge, an emotionally charged, richly observed novel about a woman balancing the demands of motherhood and marriage with her own needs. In conversation with special guest Liam Callanan, author of When in Rome and Paris by the Book, as well as Lisa Baudoin of Books & Company and Daniel Goldin of Boswell. Recorded on January 17, 2024.
Boswell Book Company presents an evening with Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of The Waters, an elegant antidote to the dark side of masculinity, celebrating the resilience of nature and the brutality and sweetness of rural life. In conversation with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel arts & books editor Jim Higgins. Recorded on January 12, 2024.
Boswell presents a launch day event for Andrew J Graff, author of True North, a big-hearted novel about marriage and whitewater rafting, following one couple as they navigate the changing currents of family, community, and the river itself. In conversation with Maxwell Gregory, former bookseller and social media producer of A Mighty Blaze. Recorded on January 16, 2024.
Chicago author Tracy Clark appears at Boswell for a conversation about Fall, the second novel in her Detective Harriet Foster series, which takes readers on a twisted journey into the underbelly of Chicago. In conversation with Milwaukee-based mystery writer Patricia Skalka.
Katherine Center, author of novels such as The Bodyguard, Happiness for Beginners, and more, visits us for a virtual chat with Boswell Romance Book Club leader Rachel Copeland. They talk about Hello, Stranger, Center's most recent delightful romance novel about a thoroughly modern millennial heroine, a portrait artist who suffers a seizure that renders her suddenly unable to make sense of anyone's face.
Lisa Yee and Dan Santat were going to visit schools in the Milwaukee area on January 9, 2024, for their new book, The Misfits. Alas, school was cancelled due to inclement weather. But that's a bonus for those who'd like to hear their wonderful conversation, because instead of visiting schools, they sat down together to talk at Boswell - and what a delightful talk it is.
James Martin joins us for a virtual event in which he discusses his latest work, Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus's Greatest Miracle, a book that explores the story of Jesus raising of Lazarus from the dead. Meditatively and carefully, Martin offers profound reflections on Jesus's lessons on love, family, sadness, frustration, fear, anger, freedom, and joy. In conversation with Milwaukee scholar and author Jon M Sweeney, who is also Martin's biographer.
Beloved Wisconsin author Annelise Ryan appears at Boswell Book Company with Death in the Dark Woods, the second installment of her Monster Hunter series of mysteries set in Door County, WI. In conversation with Wisconsin author Patricia Skalka, author of the Dave Cubiak Door County mysteries. It's a mysterious evening of Door County fun!
Boswell Book Company presents a special event with Freya Marske, author of A Power Unbound, final book in the Last Binding Trilogy, in which the fate of magic in England rests in the hands of an unlikely group of friends. In conversation with booksellers Oli Schmitz and Rachel Copeland. Recorded on November 29, 2023.
A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese) (Hardcover)
James Beard Award winner Kevin Pang chats with Josh Modell about A Very Chinese Cookbook. In this accessible, funny, heartfelt cookbook, Pang (along with his dad Jeffrey) show you the way to delicious Chinese cooking. Pang cohosts the hit America's Test Kitchen series Hunger Pangs with his father.
Please Note, this is not a typical Boswell video - this is audio only. Call it the Boswell podcast. The Podswell, if you will. We had a glitch when recording and lost the video - it was bound to happen sooner or later. We were able to salvage the audio, and hope that you enjoy listening to what is a wonderful conversation!
Readings from Oconomowaukee presents a wonderful conversation with Patti Callahan Henry, author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea, in which a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past and long-held secrets about her missing sister. In conversation with Lisa Baudoin of Books & Company and Daniel Goldin of Boswell Book Company. Recorded on November 21, 2023.
Boswell Book Company and Urban Ecology Center present a special event with Margaret Renkl, author of The Comfort of Crows, a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural. In conversation with Eliza Woods, Administrative Coordinator at Urban Ecology Center. Recorded on November 20, 2023.
Salvatore Pane visits Boswell for a conversation about his story collection, a book that takes a look at the lives of Italians and Italian Americans across a century as they navigate their worlds. With Chris Lee of Boswell.
Stephen Markley, author of the bestselling novel Ohio, visits Boswell for a conversation about his latest work, The Deluge, an ecofiction epic that spans nearly a half-century and explores the lives of a variety of Americans as they face the challenges of the existential crisis presented by climate change. In conversation with Chris Lee of Boswell.
Juneau Black, the writing duo otherwise known as Jocelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel, visits Boswell for a conversation with Daniel Goldin (our proprietor extraordinaire) about Twilight Falls, the fourth book in the Shady Hollow cozy woodland mystery series. How do you decide how to dress a woodland creature?!
Curtis Chin, filmmaker, author, and cofounder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, visits Boswell for a chat about his memoir about growing up in Chung's Chinese Restaurant, a Detroit favorite, in the 1980s. With Z Zacharia. Cohosted by OCA Wisconsin.
Boswell and La Revo Books present an evening with Natalie Caña, author of A Dish Best Served Hot, in which a single father gets a second shot at love when he falls for his daughter's teacher. In conversation with La Revo proprietors Barbara and Valeria Cerda. Recorded on November 1, 2023.
Boswell and Porchlight Book Company present an afternoon with Frances Frei, coauthor of Move Fast & Fix Things: The Trusted Leader's Guide to Solving Hard Problems, which reinvents the playbook for how to lead change—with a radical approach that moves fast, builds trust, and accelerates excellence. Recorded on November 1, 2023.
Boswell Book Company welcomes Ashley Winstead for the second time this year, this time in person, to celebrate Midnight is the Darkest Hour, a powerful and chilling examination of obsessive love, the way stories shape us, and what happens when the best choice we can make is to unleash our own dark beasts. In conversation with Rachel Copeland of Boswell. Recorded on October 30, 2023.