Author Events
September 21, 2022
Madison, 6 p.m.
Mystery to Me bookstore
1863 Monroe Street
(across from Trader Joe’s)
608-283-9332
Official Launch Event at Mystery to Me Bookstore
Join Maggie Ginsberg in conversation with Doug Moe for the official Madison launch event of Still True in person at Mystery to Me Bookstore. This is a special Madison launch event with books available for purchase and signing six days ahead of official publication date.
September 28, 2022
Eau Claire, 6 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library (celebrate the new space!)
In Conversation with Nickolas Butler
Join Maggie Ginsberg and novelist Nickolas Butler and check out the newly transformed LE Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire for a conversation on craft, writing about place, and how to keep readers engaged from the first page to the last. Q&A and book signing to follow.
october 12, 2022
Verona, 5:30 p.m.
Kismet Books (upstairs!)
In Conversation with Laura Anne Bird
Join Maggie Ginsberg and middle grade novelist Laura Anne Bird for a reading and discussion at Kismet Books in Verona. Details to follow!
*Please note: Kismet is located in a historic building and the event space requires ascending a flight of stairs.
october 16, 2022
Wisconsin Book Festival
Central Library, 12:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Book Festival
Maggie Ginsberg and Mary Wimmer will read from and discuss their new books, Still True and The Art of the Break. They will then talk about writing novels, setting their stories in Wisconsin, and being an author with another job.
October 19, 2022
Daydream Believer Books
130 E. Lake St.
Lake Mills, 5:30 p.m.
920-648-5100
Lake Mills signing at Daydream Believer
Maggie is married to a 4th generation Lake Mills resident, parent and business owner, so she is excited to make a special appearance at Daydream Believer bookshop downtown!
october 21, 2022
Black Earth Historical Society
Black Earth, 6:00 p.m.
Local Author Book Fair
Join local authors Maggie Ginsberg, Alex Bledsoe, Mary Behan, Jennifer Rude Klett and Joy Ann Ribar for an evening of readings, a Q&A session and the opportunity to purchase books from featured authors. Hosted by the Black Earth Public Library.
November 8, 2022
Appleton, 4:30 p.m.
Lawrence University, Main Hall 201
Reading and Book Signing
Free and open to the public, join Maggie Ginsberg for a reading from her debut novel, Still True, in Lawrence University’s historic Main Hall. Books will be available for sales and signing.
November 13, 2022
Spring Green, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Arcadia Books
Book Signing Meet & Greet at Arcadia Books!
Stop in to meet Maggie Ginsberg, author of Still True. Maggie is an editor at Madison Magazine and a freelance writer for city, regional, and national magazines. Still True is her debut novel.
November 17, 2022
Minneapolis, 7:00 p.m.
Magers & Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-822-4611
In Conversation with Frank Bures
Join Maggie Ginsberg and Minneapolis author Frank Bures at Magers & Quinn Booksellers for a conversation about Maggie’s debut novel, Still True.
November 18, 2022
La Crosse, 6:30 p.m.
Pearl Street Books
323 Pearl St., La Crosse, Wisconsin
608-782-3424
Pearl Street Books reading & Q&A
Join Maggie Ginsberg at Pearl Street Books for a Friday night reading, Q&A and book signing from her debut novel, Still True.
November 19, 2022
La Crescent, 10:30 a.m.
Community Center
336 S 1st St
La Crescent, MN 55947
Writing Workshop in La Crescent
Author and Madison Magazine senior editor Maggie Ginsberg will lead a free writing workshop, sponosred by the La Crescent Public Library, at the nearby La Crescent Community Center. Copies of her debut novel, Still True, will also be available for sale.
December 5, 2022
L.D. Fargo Public Library
Lake Mills, 6:00 p.m.
L.D. Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills
Back to Lake Mills! As the wife of a 4th generation Lake Mills resident, parent and business owner, Maggie is proud to share Still True at the historic L.D. Fargo Public Library, which just celebrated its 120th anniversary. Join us in the upstairs meeting room for a reading, Q&A, book sales and signing.
December 6, 2022
Madison, 7:00 p.m.
Leopold’s Books Bar & Caffe
In Conversation with Christina Clancy
Join Maggie Ginsberg and Christina Clancy, author of The Second Home and Shoulder Season, for a reading, conversation and book signing at Leopold’s Books Bar & Caffe. Details to follow!
December 13, 2022
Waukesha, 6:30 p.m.
Reading Appearance at Waukesha Public Library
Join Maggie Ginsberg for a reading appearance at the Waukesha Public Library. Books will be available for sale and signing. Details to follow!
January 23, 2023
Mount Horeb, 6:30 p.m.
Joint Appearance with Alex Bledsoe at Mount Horeb Public Library
Come to the Mount Horeb Public Library for a reading and Q&A with Maggie Ginsberg, author of debut novel Still True, and Alex Bledsoe, author of southern horror novel Dandelion. Books will be available for sale and signing. Details to follow!
February 19, 2022
Fitchburg, 2:00 p.m.
Reading Appearance at Fitchburg Public Library
Join Maggie Ginsberg for a reading appearance at the Fitchburg Public Library. Books will be available for sale and signing. Details to follow!
Available september 27, 2022
still true
A novel by Maggie Ginsberg
One summer evening, Lib Hanson is confronted by her painful past when Matt Marlow, the forty-year-old son she abandoned as an infant, shows up on her porch. Fiercely independent, Lib has never revealed her son’s existence—or her previous marriage—to her husband, Jack. Married nearly three decades but living in separate houses (to the confusion but acceptance of their neighbors), they enjoy an ease and comfort together in small-town Anthem, Wisconsin. But Jack is a stickler for honesty, and Lib’s long-dormant secrets threaten to unravel their lives.
When ten-year-old Charlie Taylor arrives at Jack’s workshop shortly thereafter, he’s not the first kid in town to need help with a flat tire, and Jack gladly makes the repair to his bike. The Taylors are new to Anthem, and Jack soon discovers that Charlie and his mom, Claire, are struggling to fit in, even as Charlie’s dad, Dan, is thriving in his new job. Extending friendship and kindness, as well as introductions around the local café, Jack assumes a grandfatherly role. What he doesn’t see is the drinking that Claire hides from everyone, or the secret son that Lib has allowed to move into her house and the growing attraction between Claire and Matt. When the terrible events of a fateful evening threaten everyone’s carefully crafted lives, Jack, Lib, and their new friends must each determine the value of truth for the ones they love.
“I could stay in this story for years.” –Luis Alberto Urrea, Pulitzer Prize finalist and bestselling author of The House of Broken Angels
Cover image: © Jamie Heiden, 2022 | Cover design: Jordan Wannemacher
978-0-299-33934-0 | $17.95