Boswell Book Company Search form Search Advanced Search 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. The Ones We're Meant to Find (Hardcover) By Joan He $15.19 ISBN: 9781250258564 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Roaring Brook Press - May 4th, 2021 Add to Wish List Joan He chats about her brand new novel, a gripping and heartfelt YA sci-fi with mind-blowing twists. Set in a climate-ravaged future, He's beautifully written novel follows the story of two sisters, separated by an ocean, desperately trying to find each other. In conversation with Jenny Chou of Boswell. Recorded on December 1, 2021. Clarice the Brave (Hardcover) By Lisa McMann $14.39 ISBN: 9780593323373 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - October 12th, 2021 Add to Wish List Lisa McMann, author of the beloved Unwanteds series, chats about her brand new book, Clarice the Brave, a story of one brave mouse on the sea adventure of a lifetime! In conversation with Daniel Goldin of Boswell Book Company. Recorded on November 30, 2021. Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville (American Heritage) (Paperback) By Sandra E. Jones $21.99 ISBN: 9781467148887 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: History Press - September 20th, 2021 Add to Wish List Dr Sandra E Jones visits Boswell Book Company for a conversation about her new book, which delves into Milwaukee's past to uncover the stories and experiences of those who lived, worked, and played in the now-bygone neighborhood of Bronzeville. In conversation with Sharon Adams, Cofounder of Walnut Way Conservation. Recorded on November 18, 2021. Our Country Friends: A Novel (Hardcover) By Gary Shteyngart $22.40 ISBN: 9781984855121 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Random House - November 2nd, 2021 Add to Wish List Acclaimed novelist Gary Shteyngart chats with Chris Lee of Boswell Book Company about Our Country Friends, Shteyngart's fifth novel, which takes on the pandemic in something of a Big Chill-meets-Chekhov style. A failing writer gathers his best friends at his upstate New York estate to ride out the pandemic. Chris Lee says: "Extraordinary! Shteyngart's best by an upstate country mile. I said I'd never read a pandemic novel. I was wrong, I needed to read one - this one." Recorded on November 17, 2021. Roxy (Hardcover) By Neal Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman $15.19 ISBN: 9781534451254 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - November 9th, 2021 Add to Wish List Author Neal Shusterman stops by Boswell to talk about his latest collaboration with Jarrod Shusterman, Roxy, in which two siblings get caught up in a wager between two manufactured gods, Roxicodone and Adderall, in this new thriller inspired by the opioid crisis. Recorded on November 16, 2021. Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide (Atlas Obscura) (Hardcover) By Cecily Wong, Dylan Thuras, Atlas Obscura $34.00 ISBN: 9781523502196 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Workman Publishing Company - October 12th, 2021 Add to Wish List Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras join us virtually for a conversation about the latest book from the Atlas Obscura project, a food adventurer's guide to exciting, interesting, and unexpected culinary destinations around the globe! They are joined in conversation by special guest Michael Harlan Turkell, author of Acid Trip: Travels in the World of Vinegar. Recorded on November 15, 2021. How Magicians Think: Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters (Hardcover) By Joshua Jay $27.50 ISBN: 9781523507436 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Workman Publishing Company - September 28th, 2021 Add to Wish List Acclaimed and award-winning magician and author Joshua Jay visits Boswell for a conversation about his latest book, How Magicians Think: Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters, a collection of fascinating essays offer an inside look at how the very best magicians think about magic, how they practice and put together a show, what inspires them, and the psychology behind creating wonder. In conversation with Wisconsin's US Representative (and magician!) Mark Pocan. Recorded on November 14, 2021. Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases (Hardcover) By Lydia Kang, MD, Nate Pedersen $24.95 ISBN: 9781523513291 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Workman Publishing Company - November 16th, 2021 Add to Wish List Kang and Pedersen, co-authors of Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything, offer a history of disease outbreaks (and their patient zeros) and an overview of the science, culture, and cures for different types of epidemics and pandemics with their latest book, Patient Zero. Recorded on November 11, 2021. African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History (Hardcover) By Tracey Baptiste $19.95 ISBN: 9781616209001 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Algonquin Young Readers - October 19th, 2021 Add to Wish List Children's book author Tracey Baptiste discusses African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History, which takes readers on a journey across Africa to meet some of the great leaders and thinkers whose vision built a continent and shaped the world. In conversation with Peace Adzo Medie. Recorded on November 9, 2021. New York, My Village: A Novel (Hardcover) By Uwem Akpan $27.95 ISBN: 9780393881424 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: W. W. Norton & Company - November 2nd, 2021 Add to Wish List Author Uwem Akpan sits down to discuss New York, My Village, which melds humor, tenderness, and pain to explore the myriad ways that tribalisms define life everywhere, from the villages of Nigeria to the villages within New York City. In conversation with Elias Rodriques. Recorded on November 8, 2021. Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood (Hardcover) By Mark Oppenheimer $23.16 ISBN: 9780525657194 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Knopf - October 5th, 2021 Add to Wish List Mark Oppenheimer joins us to discuss Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood, a piercing portrait of the struggles and triumphs of one of America's renowned Jewish neighborhoods in the wake of unspeakable tragedy that highlights the hopes, fears, and tensions all Americans must confront on the road to healing. In conversation with Rachel N Baum. Recorded on November 4, 2021. The Music of Bees: A Novel (Hardcover) By Eileen Garvin $26.00 ISBN: 9780593183922 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Dutton - April 27th, 2021 Add to Wish List Readings from Oconomowaukee presents an evening with Eileen Garvin for The Music of Bees, a beautifully moving, warm, and uplifting story about the power of friendship, compassion in the face of loss, and finding the courage to start over (at any age) when things don't turn out the way you expect. Recorded on November 3, 2021. Burning Man: The Trials of D. H. Lawrence (Hardcover) By Frances Wilson $35.00 ISBN: 9780374282257 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - August 17th, 2021 Add to Wish List Boswell Book Company and Scotland's Boswell Book Festival join forces once again for a perfect event to celebrate the 281st birthday of famed biographer James Boswell - Frances Wilson, author of Burning Man: The Trials of DH Lawrence, in conversation with Bill Goldstein, author of The World Broke In Two. Recorded on October 29, 2021. What Storm, What Thunder (Hardcover) By Myriam J A. Chancy $27.95 ISBN: 9781951142766 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Tin House Books - October 5th, 2021 Add to Wish List Boswell Book Company hosts Myriam JA Chancy for a conversation about her novel, which follows the intertwining lives of 10 characters in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake. In conversation with Mike Gauyo. Cohosted by Youthaiti and Alliance Française de Milwaukee. Recorded on October 28, 2021. The Secret of Snow (Paperback) By Viola Shipman $16.99 ISBN: 9781525806445 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Graydon House - October 26th, 2021 Add to Wish List Boswell Book Company partners with McLean and Eakin and Books & Company to present an event featuring Viola Shipman (Wade Rouse) and Susan Mallery chatting about their new, holiday-season themed books. Recorded on October 27, 2021. Karachi Vice: Life and Death in a Divided City (Hardcover) By Samira Shackle $27.99 ISBN: 9781612199429 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Melville House - September 7th, 2021 Add to Wish List Journalist Samira Shackle joins us for a conversation about her excellent book of reportage, which follows five people through one tumultuous year in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, a sprawling metropolis of twenty million people. A vivid portrait of one of the most complex and compelling cities in the world. In conversation with Audrey Nowakowski, a Host and Producer of WUWM's Lake Effect. Recorded on October 25, 2021. The Milwaukee River Greenway: A Wealth of Nature in the Heart of the City $40.00 SKU: 9781098390419 Add to wish list Photographer and nature enthusiast Eddee Daniel chats about his new book, which collects stories, history, and celebrations of one of Milwaukee's most central green spaces - the Milwaukee River Greenway. In conversation with Milwaukee historian extraordinaire John Gurda. How to Find What You're Not Looking For (Hardcover) By Veera Hiranandani $17.99 ISBN: 9780525555032 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Kokila - September 14th, 2021 Add to Wish List Boswell Book Company presents a virtual school visit conversation with Newbery Honoree Veera Hiranandani, author of The Night Diary, for a conversation about her new novel, How to Find What You're Not Looking For, about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg's life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, and she's forced to grapple with both her family's prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences, as she defines her own beliefs. In conversation with Daniel Goldin of Boswell and Sangita Nayak of Fernwood Montessori School. Recorded on October 20, 2021. Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World (Paperback) By Todd Doughty, Josie Portillo (Illustrator) $16.00 ISBN: 9780143136569 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Penguin Life - October 12th, 2021 Add to Wish List Boswell Book Company joined Watermark Books & Café of Wichita and Anderson's Bookshop of Downer's Grove and Naperville to present an evening with Todd Doughty, Deputy Publisher of Doubleday, who presents his uplifting book, Little Pieces of Hope, in a conversation with authors Chelsea Cain and Chuck Palahniuk. Recorded on October 12, 2021. We Are Not Like Them: A Novel (Hardcover) By Christine Pride, Jo Piazza $27.00 ISBN: 9781982181031 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Atria Books - October 5th, 2021 Add to Wish List Christine Pride and Jo Piazza chat about their new novel, the first they've written together, We Are Not Like Them. It's a Good Morning America Book Club pick, too! In conversation with Nancy Johnson, author of The Kindest Lie. Recorded on October 11, 2021. Mary Jane: A Novel (Hardcover) By Jessica Anya Blau $22.39 ISBN: 9780063052291 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Custom House - May 11th, 2021 Add to Wish List Jessica Anya Blau stops by the Readings from Oconomowaukee virtual event series to chat about her latest, a rock-and-roll coming-of-age tale set in the bohemian 1970's - celebrities, psychiatrists, and babysitters, oh my! In conversation with Lisa Baudoin and Daniel Goldin, and cohosted by Books & Company of Oconomowoc. Recorded on October 8, 2021. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina: A Novel (Hardcover) By Zoraida Córdova $27.00 ISBN: 9781982102548 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Atria Books - September 7th, 2021 Add to Wish List Boswell and La Revo Books host Córdova for a conversation about her gorgeously written novel about a family searching for the truth hidden in their past and the power they’ve inherited. In conversation with Daniel Goldin and Valeria Cerda. Recorded on October 7, 2021. The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat (Hardcover) By Matt Siegel $22.39 ISBN: 9780062973214 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Ecco - August 31st, 2021 Add to Wish List Food writer Matt Siegel joins us to chat about The Secret History of Food, a delightful and unusual look at the evolution of food. In conversation with culinary historian Kyle Cherek. Recorded on October 5, 2021. Bend in the Road (Hardcover) By Sara Biren $17.99 ISBN: 9781419748738 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Amulet Books - September 28th, 2021 Add to Wish List Author Sara Biren chats about her latest young adult novel, Bend in the Road, a heartwarming romance set in rural Minnesota. In conversation with writer Andrew DeYoung. Recorded on October 4, 2021. Feed the Wolf: Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis (Hardcover) By Jon M. Sweeney $26.99 ISBN: 9781506470733 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Broadleaf Books - September 28th, 2021 Add to Wish List Milwaukee scholar Jon M Sweeney has a virtual conversation about Feed the Wolf, his new book on the wisdom and teaching of St Francis of Assisi. In conversation with Adam Bucko, Director of The Center for Spiritual Imagination in Garden City, Long Island. Cohosted by Family of Four Parishes Milwaukee and Eat, Drink, and Be Catholic. Recorded on September 30, 2021. L.A. Weather: A Novel (Hardcover) By María Amparo Escandón $22.39 ISBN: 9781250802569 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Flatiron Books - September 7th, 2021 Add to Wish List María Amparo Escandón chats about her novel LA Weather, which tells the story of one wild year in the lives of the Alvarado family that has each of them taking a look at their lives, relationships, and making big, new decisions. In conversation with Tessa Bartels and Daniel Goldin and cohosted by the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee. Recorded on September 29, 2021. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Features 2021 Holiday Gift Guide Upcoming Events Bargain Books Book Club Recommendations Booksellers and Recommendations Boswell Best - 20% Off Boswell-Branded Stuff Boswell-Run Book Clubs Calendars Gifts, Goods, and Toys Gift Cards Puzzles and Games Secondhand Books New and Noteworthy Virtual Event Video Archive Autographed Books & Bookplates And More Educational Resources For Educators USM Summer Reading Whitefish Bay High Book Lists Search Audiobooks Shopping cart Items in the cart 0 Items Total: $0.00 Contact Information and Hours 2559 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211 (414) 332-1181 info@boswellbooks.com Browsing Hours Mon - Fri: 10 am - 8 pm Sat-Sun: 10 am - 6 pm Masks required Follow Us! 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