Boswell Book Company’s most recent newsletter is chock full of fantastic book events, some with a focus on Wisconsin, such as:
Gavin Schmitt Unearths a Deadly Story About Organized Crime in Milwaukee, Monday, October 24, 7 pm, at Boswell.
 An upright citizen kidnapped in public and dumped in a shallow grave. A police chief’s wife arrested for murder. A mobster kidnapped and threatened by the FBI. And an ongoing corruption probe looking at everyone from the lowest bookie all the way up to judges and prosecutors. What is going on in small town America? This is what happens when you are caught between a rock and a hard place, or the Milwaukee Mafia and the Chicago Outfit. In Shallow Grave: The Unsolved Crime that Shook the Midwest, the new book from Milwaukee Mafia author Gavin Schmitt, the Midwest’s two most powerful gangs are fighting over territory and no one is safe. Shallow Grave features a series of colorful characters and shines light on the gritty creatures who live under the rocks of even the most innocent of cities.Gavin Schmitt has been interviewed extensively for his expertise on organized crime. The author has researched Wisconsin’s darker history for decades and has been published in a variety of magazines. He’ll be at Boswell on Monday, October 24, 7 pm.
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In these days of struggling independent bookstores, Boswell perseveres and continues to support the literary world, provide a huge selection of books and present a parade of local and nationally celebrated authors to meet Wisconsinites, talk about their writing journey, answer questions and sign books for them.
CWW honored Boswell owner Daniel Golden its 2014 Christopher Latham Sholes Award and continues to thank him for his public service.
More information about CWW, its contests and awards is as www.wiswriters.org.
Announcing a very special event at the Riverside Theater. Nick Offerman, best known as Ron Swanson from NBC’sParks and Recreation will be appearing on Thursday, April 7, 7 pm for a special celebration of the paperback release of 
The mafia continues to cast a long shadow over the way Italian culture is depicted in popular culture. What is their influence in contemporary Italian life? To measure the size of the mafia’s real-life footprint, Robin Pickering-Iazzi, author of 
In this 
Over the years, Kenneth M. Kapp has worked in turns as a researcher and teacher of mathematics, an artist, and as an industry professional at IBM. These days he is a writer, yoga instructor, and the founder of KMK Books. Now he debuts his first novel 
Wilhelm Neimann returned from the eastern front in 1944 shattered on many levels. He was a hero but the medals could not make up for the life he had planned as a teenager, the university position he had hoped for was now beyond his reach. He teaches history in a gymnasium in Schweinfort, a small village in southwestern Germany. As he becomes part of this small community, one where Jews always found refuge and rescue, he must find his own final solution. He and the villagers are challenged by a small group of students, the Jugendknote. One of them is convinced that the ashes from crematoria have entered into the food chain, making all Germans Jewish, from the inside out. Two others are determined to find the SS officer that killed their uncle during the war. Schweinfort has its own story going back centuries.
organization, tales of police/gang corruption, and discovery of covert gang connections to Chicago’s Mafia challenge conventional wisdom and offer lessons for the control of violence today.
From Brandon Sanderson, the bestselling author of the Mistborn series and Words of Radiance comes 
Here’s a little more about Calamity from the publisher. When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David’s fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now Regalia has turned his closest ally into a dangerous enemy. David knew Prof’s secret, and kept it even when Prof struggled to control the effects of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the leader of the Reckoners, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny. He’s disappeared into those murky shadows of menace Epics are infamous for the world over, and everyone knows there’s no turning back….But everyone is wrong. Redemption is possible for Epics – Megan proved it. They’re not lost. Not completely. And David is just about crazy enough to face down the most powerful High Epic of all to get his friend back. Or die trying.
Brandon Sanderson (photo credit Nazrilof) will speak on Tuesday, February 23, 7 pm, at Boswell, followed by a signing. He will personalize up to three books, and sign all books, new and old, as well as memorabilia, but alas, not body parts. We’ll have line letters available for the signing starting at 5 pm. For families with young children, pregnant, and the disabled, please ask for a special X letter. Yes, we’ll have backlist hardcovers for sale – you can call to have a particular copy held. And of course you can also order 
The Distinguished Lecture Series at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Geek Week present LeVar Burton. An acclaimed actor, producer and writer, recognized globally for his commitment to promoting literacy, LeVar Burton has been entertaining, educating and inspiring audiences around the world for four decades. Burton rose to fame playing Kunta Kinte in Roots at the age of 19, achieved further acclaim as Geordi LaForge on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and for 26 years, hosted the acclaimed Reading Rainbow program on PBS. And now he has his own Reading Rainbow book, 
Tickets to this talk, “LeVar Burton: From Roots to Reading Rainbow: The Power of Stories,” are $10 for non-UWM students, $12 for the campus community, and $14 to the general public, with a $2 discount if you purchase in advance. Admission to the event at the Wisconsin Room at the UWM Union is free to UWM students, but you must register to guarantee admission. Call (414) 229-5780 or email
Thursday, February 25, 6:30 pm, at Boswell: J.A. White, author of 
Tuesday, March 1, 7 pm, at the Virginia Henes Young Theater, USM, 2100 W. Fairy Chasm Rd in River Hills: Loung Ung, author of 
Wednesday, March 2, 7 pm, at Boswell: Mary Rickert, Cedarburg author of the story collection,
Tuesday, March 8, 7 pm, at the 
Wednesday, March 9, 7 pm, at Boswell: Brittany Cavallaro, author of 
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With a pitch like that, we better offer up at least a couple of recommendations from kids books. From Barbara Katz, here is a favorable review for 
With more snow on the way, Todd Wellman recommends 
And finally, a big shout out to Thelma Lynne Godin, a writer who was a regular at the old Brookfield location of the Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops, whose new book is 
Milwaukee is so lucky to have a children’s theater company like First Stage! So much of their programming is adapted from great books, like their most recent production of Holes, based on the Louis Sachar novel. But First Stage is also initiating great original pieces as well. As part of The Wisconsin Cycle, celebrating the history and people of Wisconsin, First Stage is pleased to present 
Performances for The Snow run Saturday and Sunday afternoons with the premiere on Friday, February 26, 7 pm. 
While the 
The Museum will be selling books at their event, but we expect to have copies for sale at Boswell shortly. The celebration begins 5 pm on February 27, at the Milwaukee Public Library’s Centennial Hall, 733 N. Eighth St.53233. Visit 
So we’re already getting requests for 
We’re so excited to help launch another wonderful novel with local roots. Join is to celebrate 
We’re not the only ones raving about Starck’s novel. Library Journal calledNoah’s Wife “a wise and poignant novel that draws upon the motifs of the biblical flood story to explore the true meaning of community, to examine the remarkable strength of the human spirit, and to ask whether hope can exist even where faith has been lost.” And Booklist called it “a quirky tale with several strong characters…her modern-day fable of faith, hope, loss, and illusion is intriguing.” Look out for a profile in the