Virtual & Hybrid Event Video Archive

Did you miss one of our virtual or hybrid events? Fear not! We hit the record button. Below you'll find a selection of video recordings of our most recent virtual events. 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's more than a hundred of them! Thanks for visiting, and enjoy.

 

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Pieces of Blue By Holly Goldberg Sloan Cover Image
$23.19
ISBN: 9781250847300
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Flatiron Books - May 9th, 2023

Readings from Oconomowaukee presents an afternoon with Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of Pieces of Blue, a compelling and heartfelt novel about a family trying to restore a ramshackle beachside motel - and their own lives. In conversation with Lisa Baudoin of Books & Company and Daniel Goldin of Boswell. Recorded on May 24, 2023.

 


The Labors of Hercules Beal By Gary D. Schmidt Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780358659631
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Published: Clarion Books - May 23rd, 2023

Author Gary D Schmidt stops by for a virtual chat about The Labors of Hercules Beal, a warm and witty novel in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill an assignment to perform the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life - and makes discoveries about friendship, community, and himself along the way. In conversation with Boswellian Jenny Chou. Recorded on May 23, 2022.

 


Mastering the Art of French Murder: A Charming New Parisian Historical Mystery (An American In Paris Mystery #1) By Colleen Cambridge Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781496739599
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Kensington - April 25th, 2023

Colleen Cambridge visits with her delightful new historical mystery, a book set in Paris and focused on an amateur sleuth who just happens to be Julia Child's best friend. In conversation with Milwaukee mystery author Erica Ruth Neubauer. Recorded on May 18, 2023.

 


A Recipe for More: Ingredients for a Life of Abundance and Ease By Sara Elise Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9780063098763
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Amistad - May 2nd, 2023

 

Boswell Book Company and Porchlight Book Company present a conversation with Sara Elise, author of A Recipe for More, a book that offers a profound and challenging inquiry into the forces that keep us in a state of survival and limitation and asks us to consider a new way to live. In conversation with Porchlight's Managing Director Sally Haldorson. Recorded May 4, 2023.

 


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Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club: A Novel By J. Ryan Stradal Cover Image
$22.40
ISBN: 9781984881076
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Pamela Dorman Books - April 18th, 2023

 

J Ryan Stradal visits Boswell Book Company for a special live and in-person edition of the Readings from Oconomowaukee event series. Stradal chats with bookstore proprietors Daniel Goldin (Boswell) and Lisa Baudoin (Books & Company) as well as Wisconsin author Christina Clancy - all of them in conversation about Stradal's delicious new novel, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club. Recorded on April 26, 2023.

 


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America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled By Blythe Roberson Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063115514
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Perennial - April 18th, 2023

 

Author and comedian Blythe Roberson makes a hometown appearance at Boswell Book Company for her new book, America the Beautiful?, a funny, philosophical journey across the country, from national park to national park, in a borrowed Prius. In conversation with Milwaukee artist and writer Emmy Yates. Recorded on April 25, 2023.

 


The Guilty One: A Novel By Bill Schweigart Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781639102464
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Crooked Lane Books - March 21st, 2023

Bill Schweigart visits Boswell to chat about the first in a new series, The Guilty One, in which a hero cop with memory issues stumbles upon a serial killer. In conversation with Peter Ash series author Nick Petrie. Recorded on April 14, 2023.

 


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Intrigue in Istanbul (A Jane Wunderly Mystery #4) By Erica Ruth Neubauer Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781496741158
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Kensington - March 28th, 2023

Boswell welcomes Erica Ruth Neubauer back for the launch of book four in the Jane Wunderly mystery series, Intrigue in Istanbul, in which the search for her Jane's archeologist father unravels secrets tied to a mysterious relic from the Ottoman Empire. In conversation with Daniel Goldin of Boswell. Recorded on March 28, 2023.

 


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Pineapple Street: A Novel By Jenny Jackson Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593490693
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Pamela Dorman Books - March 7th, 2023

Readings from Oconomowaukee presents a special event with Jenny Jackson, author of Pineapple Street, a deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class that follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan. In conversation with Lisa of Books & Company, Daniel of Boswell, and author Lauren Fox - Jackson edits her books! Recorded on March 22, 2023.

 


Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World By Jenn Granneman, Andre Sólo Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9780593235010
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harmony - February 28th, 2023

Boswell and Porchlight present an event with Andre Sólo, coauthor of Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World, a powerfully validating, destigmatizing, and practical book that has the power to change—once and for all—how we see sensitive people, and how they see themselves. In conversation with Sally Haldorson of Porchlight. Recorded on March 16, 2023.

 


Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age By Katherine May Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9780593329993
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - February 28th, 2023

Boswell and Porchlight Book Company present a special pre-publication event with Katherine May for her latest, Enchantment, an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all. In conversation with Porchlight Managing Director Sally Haldorson. Recorded on February 20, 2023. 

 


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A  Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City By Edward Chisholm Cover Image
$28.95
ISBN: 9781639362837
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Published: Pegasus Books - August 9th, 2022

Readings from Oconomowaukee presents an event with Edward Chisholm, author of A Waiter in Paris, an evocative portrait of the underbelly of contemporary Paris as seen through the eyes of a young waiter scraping out a living in the City of Light. In conversation with Lisa Baudoin of Books & Company in Oconomowoc and Daniel Goldin of Boswell. Cosponsored by Alliance Française de Milwaukee. Recorded on February 16, 2023. 

 


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The Wise Hours: A Journey into the Wild and Secret World of Owls By Miriam Darlington Cover Image
$27.95
ISBN: 9781953534835
Availability: Not in stock at Boswell. Available to order.
Published: Tin House Books - February 7th, 2023

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center and Boswell present an extra special event with Miriam Darling, author of a new unfailingly precise and lovingly poetic book, The Wise Hours: A Journey into the Wild and Secret World of Owls. Joined by Lindsay Obermeier, Raptor Program Director of Schlitz Audubon as well as multiple owls - what a treat! Recorded on February 10, 2023. 

 


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The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800-1900 By Jon K. Lauck Cover Image
$26.95
ISBN: 9780806190648
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: University of Oklahoma Press - November 17th, 2022

Boswell welcomes Jon K Lauck to discuss The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800-1900, A first-ever chronicle of the Midwest's formative century designed to restore this American heartland to its central place in the nation's history. In conversation with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Bill Glauber. Recorded on February 1, 2023.

 


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Vintage Contemporaries: A Novel By Dan Kois Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9780063162419
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper - January 17th, 2023

Boswell and Flyleaf Books of North Carolina present a conversation with Dan Kois, author of Vintage Contemporaries, about the joys of unexpected life-altering friendships, the power of finding ourselves in the moment, and the importance of forgiving ourselves when we inevitably mess everything up. In conversation with Jami Attenberg. Recorded on January 19, 2023.

 


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Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation By Tim Birkhead Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780691239927
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Princeton University Press - August 9th, 2022

Boswell and Schlitz Audubon Nature Center present an event with Tim Birkhead, author of Birds and Us, a sweeping history of the long and close relationship between birds and humans. Recorded on January 18, 2023.

 


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Ms. Demeanor: A Novel By Elinor Lipman Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780358677888
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Perennial - December 27th, 2022

Boswell presents a special event with Elinor Lipman, author of Ms. Demeanor, a delicious and witty story about love under house arrest. In conversation with Daniel Goldin and former Schwartz bookseller Nancy Quinn of Schlitz Audubon. Recorded on January 17, 2023.

 


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The Sleeping Car Porter By Suzette Mayr Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781552454589
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Coach House Books - September 27th, 2022

 

Giller Prize-winning author Suzette Mayr joins us for the January 2023 edition of Readings from Oconomowaukee, the virtual event series that hosts authors in conversation with bookstore proprietors Daniel Goldin and Lisa Baudoin of Books & Company in Oconomowoc. Mayr's novel follows Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, who must contend with the perils of white passengers, ghosts, and his secret love affair, all during a mudslide that strands a train.

 


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Sam: A Novel By Allegra Goodman Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593447819
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: The Dial Press - January 3rd, 2023

Author Allegra Goodman talks to her agent, Julie Barer, and Daniel Goldin of Boswell Book Company about Sam, an unforgettable portrait of coming-of-age that offers subtle yet powerful reflections on class, parenthood, addiction, lust, and the irrepressible power of dreams. Recorded on January 5, 2022.

 


The Widowmaker: A Black Harbor Novel (Black Harbor Novels) By Hannah Morrissey Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250795977
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Minotaur Books - December 6th, 2022

Writer Hannah Morrissey stops by Boswell to talk about her newest Black Harbor mystery, The Widowmaker, in which a wealthy family shrouded in scandal, a detective tasked with solving an impossible cold case, and a woman with a dark past collide. In conversation with Carissa Greve of The Grim Readers. Recorded on December 12, 2022.

 


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Still Life By Sarah Winman Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593330760
Availability: Not in stock at Boswell. Available to order.
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - September 13th, 2022

Readings from Oconomowaukee presents a spoiler-friendly event with Sarah Winman, author of Still Life, a sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a family, and a deeply drawn celebration of beauty and love in all its forms. In conversation with Lisa Baudoin of Books & Company and Daniel Goldin of Boswell. Recorded on December 16, 2022. 

 


Once Upon a December By Amy E. Reichert Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593197790
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Berkley - October 4th, 2022

 

Beloved Wisconsinite writer Amy E Reichert visits Boswell for a conversation about her latest novel, Once Upon a December, in which the seasonally-named Astra Noel Snow visits the Milwaukee Christmas market and has a chance encounter that sparks some romantic holiday magic.

 


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The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music By Tom Breihan Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780306826535
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Hachette Books - November 15th, 2022

Music critic Tom Breihan chats with Boswell proprietor and Billboard Hot 100 enthusiast Daniel Goldin about The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music, a narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of twenty pivotal hits at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, which began in 1958. Cosponsored by Lilliput Records, an independent locally owned record store in Milwaukee. Recorded on November 29, 2022.

 


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Ocean's Echo By Everina Maxwell Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250758866
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tor Books - November 1st, 2022

Rachel and Oli of Boswell chat to Everina Maxwell about Ocean's Echo, a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set in the same universe as Maxwell's hit debut, Winter's Orbit. Recorded on November 12, 2022.

 


Racing the Light (An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel #19) By Robert Crais Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780525535720
Availability: Not in stock at Boswell. Available to order.
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - November 1st, 2022

 

The legendary, bestselling thriller writer Robert Crais, author of the beloved Cole and Pike series, visits for a conversation about his latest installment, Racing the Light. With Milwaukee's Nick Petrie, author of the Peter Ash thrillers, like The Drifter and The Breaker. Recorded on November 10, 2022.

 


Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect By Will Guidara Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780593418574
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Optimism Press - October 25th, 2022

Restaurateur Will Guidara discusses his new book, Unreasonable Hospitality, his nonfiction debut filled with essential lessons in hospitality for every business, from the former co-owner of legendary restaurant Eleven Madison Park. In conversation with Sally Haldorson, managing director of Porchlight Book Company. Recorded on November 1, 2022.