Boswell Book Company

06/15/2026

You're not too late to attend Meaghan Garvey's MIDWESTERN DEATH TRIP event at 6:30 tonight. Walk ins welcome.

06/15/2026

Boswell bestsellersweek ending June 13, 2026

Boswell bestsellers for the week ending June 13, 2026 Hardcover Fiction: 1. Whistler, by Ann Patchett ( not sold out yet ) 2. Land, by Ma...

06/12/2026

Boswell and Milwaukee Rep present an evening with Ayad Akhtar for his third novel, THE RADIANCE. That and more in today's email newsletter.
https://conta.cc/4vAxHdL

06/12/2026

The Journal Sentinel book of the month is BASEBALL FOR BREAKFAST. From the story: "Campbell-Smith necessarily created fictional details to tell an engaging story. Morning baseball did happen in Milwaukee in 1943, but specific details about the fan experience of those games are as scarce as Brewers home runs are this season."
https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/books/2026/06/10/wisconsin-book-of-the-month-for-june-is-baseball-for-breakfast/90402431007/
Register for June 27 event at https://wauwatosa.librarycalendar.com/event/baseball-breakfast-author-event-bernie-brewer-meet-and-greet-all-ages-15515

In her new children's book 'Baseball for Breakfast,' Judy Campbell-Smith revisits morning baseball by the Milwaukee Brewers during World War II.

06/11/2026

We had a great event with ex-Milwaukeean Saratoga Schaefer on Tuesday. But here's our email newsletter so you don't miss the next great author (like Jenny Jackson, the author of Pineapple Street and great Knopf editor too). We've already got three great reads on THE SHAMPOO EFFECT
https://conta.cc/43lWiH5

06/07/2026

Judy Campbell-Smith talks about BASEBALL FOR BREAKFAST on WUWM's Lake Effect
https://www.wuwm.com/baseball-for-breakfast-takes-young-readers-back-to-morning-brewers-games-during-world-war-ii
Register for June 27 event at Wauwatosa Public Library:
https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-06-27/campbell-smith-baseball-breakfast

During World War II, the Milwaukee Brewers hosted morning games so that people working overnight shifts could still enjoy America’s favorite pastime. When author Judy Campbell-Smith found out about this history, she turned it into a children's book called Baseball for Breakfast: A (Mostly) True St...

06/07/2026

Boswell bestsellers, week ending June 6, 2026
https://boswellandbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/boswell-bestsellers-week-ending-june-6.html

06/05/2026

Boswell email newsletter features TJ Martinson with his haunting noir novel BLOOD RIVER WITCH, plus Summer Bingo and LitHub review roundup
https://conta.cc/4uNOh9W

06/03/2026

Hear ye, hear ye! We have finished the paid portion of the David Sedaris event. The line is now open for anyone who wants to get a book signed.

06/03/2026

It's time for Summer Book Bingo - read and win! We have playing cards available at Boswell.