Events & Appearances
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Next Event
- In Conversation with Ron Rindo in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin / Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 1pm, Lake Geneva Public Library. Join the Lake Geneva Public Library and Lakeside Books as we celebrate the paperback release of Ron Rindo’s novel LIFE, & DEATH, & GIANTS. Ron will be in conversation with novelist Maggie Ginsberg. Life, and Death, and Giants is a moving story of faith, family, buried secrets, and everyday miracles. “A beautifully painted story that feels like a new modern classic.” -People Magazine. Copies of LIFE, & DEATH, & GIANTS will be available for purchase from Lakeside Books. Event details here
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- (opens in new bIn Conversation with Margaret Rozga at the Wisconsin Book Festival / October 18, 2026, 12pm-1pm, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.Discover the inspiring journey of Margaret "Peggy" Rozga in this captivating memoir brought to life. A poet, activist, and Wisconsin’s 2019-2020 Poet Laureate, Rozga’s story unfolds against the backdrop of the 1960s civil rights movement, where she promoted voting rights in the South, marched for fair housing in Milwaukee, and stood alongside icons like Father James Groppi whom she later married. Through personal triumphs and tragedies—including the loss of her husband and raising three young children alone—she found solace and strength in poetry. Her words, infused with a passion for social justice and the beauty of everyday life, have touched hearts and sparked change. This story is a testament to a woman who turned struggle into song, offering readers a profound exploration of courage, creativity, and community. Join us in celebrating a Wisconsin treasure whose voice continues to resonate.In conversation with Maggie Ginsberg. Event details here
- Books & Beer in Columbus, Wisconsin / October 29, 7pm, Columbus Library Annex / Books & Beer with Author Maggie Ginsberg. Please join us for a discussion with author Maggie Ginsberg about her novel "Still True." This event is in-person and online via Zoom. Please register at this link if you wish to join us via Zoom. We meet at the Columbus Library Annex, 251 W. James Street in Columbus, WI. Please feel free to byob to this gathering. Wine/beer/soda and some snacks will be provided. Event details here
Past Events
2026
UntitledTown Book Festival - Two Events
September 25-27
Green Bay, Wisconsin
UntitledTown is a free, community-driven book and author festival that transforms downtown Green Bay into a vibrant, intellectual hub. Produced by The Art Garage (Cedar Center Arts), our festival celebrates the power of the written word by bringing together readers, writers, and thinkers for an immersive experience that is open and accessible to all. Full Schedule of Events Here
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Writers in Conversation: Life after the Debut
When: Friday, September 25, 2026 at 6 pm
Where: Pages and Pours, 415 Main Avenue, De Pere, Wisconsin
What happens after the confetti settles, the launch parties wrap up, and the reality of life as a published author sets in?
Pull up a chair for a refreshingly honest and engaging conversation featuring award-winning novelist Maggie Ginsberg (Still True), acclaimed author and educator Kimberly Barrett (Rethinking Race: A Memoir), and celebrated journalist , Pulitzer Center StoryReach Midwest fellow and host of Writing Forward podcast, Jeff Oloizia. With a few years of post-debut wisdom under their belts, our panelists pull back the curtain on the creative lifecycle, the unexpected twists of the publishing journey, and how to keep writing when the initial book-launch adrenaline fades.
Whether you’re dreaming of releasing your first book or navigating the messy middle of a long-term writing life, this session offers real-world insight, plenty of laughs, and zero literary pretense.
What you’ll walk away with: An insider’s look at sustaining a creative career, surviving the post-debut phase, and finding your next big story.
Panel: Advice from Published Authors (Ask Me Anything!)
When: Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 11 am - 12:15 pm
Where: The Art Garage, Studio B
with Juan Martinez, Melissa Gorzelanczyk, Maggie Ginsberg
Ever wonder what it’s actually like to hold your own book in your hands? Join us for a super casual, open-floor panel where local and visiting authors pull back the curtain on the writing life. Whether you are curious about how to beat major writer’s block, wondering how to find a literary agent, or just dying to know how we handle those pesky rejection letters, nothing is off-limits. Bring your burning questions and leave the mystery behind!
Attendees will learn to:
- Identify actionable steps to move from a rough draft to a finished manuscript.
- Navigate the often-confusing world of querying agents and traditional publishing.
- Develop a resilient mindset to handle the inevitable ups and downs of a creative career.
Lakeside Literary Festival — SOLD OUT PANEL, WAITLIST
Saturday, August 22, 1pm
Lake Geneva Public Library
Featured speaker panel about writing life's pivotal points with novelists Maggie Ginsberg, Christina Clancy and Rowan Beaird, moderated by author Mindy Quigley
Women on the Edge: Writing Reinvention and Relationships. Focusing on craft, the authors discuss how moments of reinvention—marriages and friendships under pressure, career derailments, creative awakenings, deaths, and rebirths become the raw material for fiction. Together, they examine the craft choices that turn disruption into story, structure, point of view, pacing, and the art of letting characters change on the page. Event details here
SHORT STORIES: A Conversation
with Kathryn Gahl, Jim Landwehr, and Steve Fox, Moderated by Maggie Ginsberg.
Date & Location
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Books & Company in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Details
Panel discussion and book signing. Event details here
Local Author Fair
Date & Location
Saturday, August 8, 11am-1:30pm, Minocqua, Wisconsin
Details
Join us in welcoming authors from around Wisconsin at Minocqua Public Library’s first Author Fair! Enjoy hearing from 14 authors as they share about themselves, their work, and their books. Then meet with them to chat, buy, and sign books. Light refreshments provided. 11:00am-12:30pm | Author Presentations in the Reading Room, 12:30pm-1:30pm | Meet authors along the windows at the south end of the library to chat, purchase, & sign books. Event details here
Lake City Books Grand Re-Opening!
Date & Location
Saturday, July 18, 6pm
120 S. Carroll Street downtown Madison
Details
It's time for the Grand Re-opening of Lake City Books at our new location at 120 S Carroll St!
All weekend long: new Lake City Books merch will be 40% off, drinks on tap will be $5, and everyone who stops in can enter the raffle to win one of 4 prizes:
- Mendota Prize: $200 Gift Card
- Monona Prize: $100 Gift Card
- Waubesa Prize: A bottle of wine & a book of your choice
- Wingra Prize: Free T-shirt
On Saturday we will also have "Authors On Tap" from 6-8 PM: Wisconsin authors Maggie Ginsberg & Susanna Daniel will be signing books and hanging out to chat near the wine bar!
Local Author Showcase
Date & Location
Saturday, June 20, 2026, 10am-noon
Dwight Foster Memorial Public Library
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Details
Nine authors will each present for five minutes about their books, then leave time for sales and signing.
Book Fest 2026
Date & Location
June 19, 2026
Hedberg Public Library
Janesville, Wisconsin
Details
To celebrate its fifth anniversary, HPL Book Fest 2026 is expanding into a weeklong celebration of books and writing. This year’s featured authors are Lesley Kagen and Pao Lor. Special guest authors are past keynoters Maggie Ginsberg (Friday, June 19 at 3:30 p.m.) and Ann Garvin (Saturday). Several other authors and publishers will lead workshops on Friday and Saturday, and there will be a local book fair at the Janesville Farmers Market on Saturday.
Announcing the New Statewide Wisconsin Reads: Digital Book Club!
Date & Location
March 4 at 7pm
All Wisconsin Libraries
Live virtual Q&A event!
Details
The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) is pleased to present a new statewide digital book club – Wisconsin Reads! Wisconsin Reads is a free digital book club that offers a Wisconsin-rooted book for readers to enjoy, share, and discuss.
The 2026 title is “Still True” by Maggie Ginsberg, winner of the 2023 Wisconsin Library Association Literary Award for Fiction and many other awards. The book will be available in Wisconsin’s Digital Library as an ebook or digital audiobook without holds or waiting from January 15th through March 14th, 2026. Simply log in with your library card issued from a Wisconsin public library, borrow the title as an ebook or digital audiobook, and enjoy!
Visit to Red & White Book Club
Date & Location
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 6pm
Red & White Winebar
Waunakee, Wisconsin
Details
R&W Book Club began in January 2021 — & now, as we head into 2026, we are starting our 6th year of Red & White Book Club with so many wonderful “new” friends. We’ve shared fascinating conversations, discovered unexpected favorites, & made this club an incredible part of the Red & White journey.
Come join us — whether you’re an avid reader or hoping to get (back) into reading, you are welcome. We enjoy lively discussions, exchange book recommendations, & meet new people from the community & beyond. The best part? We explore books we might not normally choose. Some we love, some… not so much — & that’s part of the fun. What matters is reading together, sharing thoughts, & enjoying a night out.
From time to time, we even have a local author join us for the discussion. Come anytime — & invite your neighbors & friends!
Oxbow Writer’s Retreat (Writer-in-Residence)
Date & Location
Saturday Jan. 31 and Sunday Feb. 1
Oxbow Hotel
516 Galloway St.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Details
WRITE. RETREAT. REPEAT.
Check-in as a dreamer. Check-out as a writer.
This January 31-February 1, 2026, join us for a weekend of invention, creation, revision, and workshop at the Oxbow Hotel in beautiful downtown Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Lodging, instruction, Saturday lunch, Sunday breakfast, coffee, tea, and snacks included. Open to all writers of all levels.
Our writer-in-residence, Maggie Ginsberg, will lead participants through writing exercises and be available for brief, individual conferences with all attendees. We’ll write all Saturday in anticipation for our evening reading in the Oxbow Gallery. No need to bring any previously written work! Just come with your paper, pen, laptop (though it’s less alliterative…) and passion.
Visit to Bookies Book Club
Date & Location
Weds. Jan. 28, 2026, 6pm
Watertown Public Library
100 South Water Street
Watertown, Wisconsin
Details
The Bookies Book Club meets the last Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm in the Library Conference Room. New members are always welcome! Selections for the 2026 year are so far are:
January 28: Still True by Maggie Ginsberg
February 25: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
March 25: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
April 29: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
May 27: Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch
June 24: Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
2025
Featured Author Jane Hamilton in Conversation with Maggie Ginsberg
Date & Location
Fri. December 5, 2025 at 6 p.m.
Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
211 N. Washington St.
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Details
Join us for an evening with acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jane Hamilton, sharing her latest coming-of-age novel The Phoebe Variations, in conversion with fellow award-winning writer Maggie Ginsberg, author of Wisconsin-based debut title Still True. You won’t want to miss meeting and hearing from these incredible storytellers!
Featured Author Jocelyn Jane Cox in Conversation with Fellow Mount Horeb Native Author Maggie Ginsberg
Date & Location
November 23, 2025 at 6 p.m.
Brix Cider
119 S. 2nd St.
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Details
Celebrate the launch of Motion Dazzle: A Memoir of Motherhood, Loss, and Skating on Thin Ice. Jocelyn will be in conversation with fellow Mt. Horeb native and author Maggie Ginsberg, author of the novel Still True. Motion Dazzle follows Jocelyn’s journey from skating on the rink on Mt. Horeb’s Garfield Avenue to training, competing and performing with her brother Brad all over the country. When she was caring for her mother Barbara through dementia while also caring for her young son (and throwing him a zebra-themed first birthday party) she drew upon the strengths she learned on the ice. Books will be for available and can be signed. Photo credits: Joy Gillespie and Jolene Dombrowski
Event information is mostly text and includes November 22 from 1:45 to 4pm at the Waukesha Public Library.
Featured Author: Friends of the Waukesha Public Library Annual Fundraiser Luncheon
Date & Location
November 22, 2025 at 2 p.m.
Waukesha Public Library
321 Wisconsin Avenue
Waukesha, WI 53186
Details
1:45pm Doors open; members and guests check in
2:15pm Maggie Ginsberg welcome and introduction
2:30-3:30pm Conversation between authors Maggie and Kathie Giorgio followed by audience Q&A
3:30pm Copies of Still True for purchase and book signing available
Refreshments will be served. Prizes, Friends merchandise, and raffles will be available!
Event information is mostly text and includes November 22 from 1:45 to 4pm at the Waukesha Public Library.
Keynote Appearance at Write On, Door County’s Annual Gala
Date & Location
October 9, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
Kress Pavilion
7845 Church St.
Egg Harbor, Door County
Details
Write On, Door County’s annual fundraising gala is set for Oct. 9, 5:30-9 pm at the Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St. in Egg Harbor. The event, titled Power Of The Pen, will feature keynote speaker Maggie Ginsberg, author of the award-winning novel Still True. Her talk will follow dinner catered by Thyme Catering. Tickets are on sale now at writeondoorcounty.org for $150 per person or $1,000 for a table of eight.
Bummer Camp is Back!
Date & Location
August 22-24, 2025
Campground in
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Details
Step into the enchanting world of Bummer Camp, a readers’ retreat designed exclusively for bookish ladies who crave connection, laughter, and the simple joys of summer. Created by bestselling author Ann Garvin, this unique weekend getaway is set in the serene woods of Wisconsin and offers the perfect blend of relaxation, nostalgia, and literary fun. Ann will be joined by four bestselling guest authors and Bummer Camp alumni authors who participated in 2024, offering an even richer experience filled with author discussions, book signings, and exclusive insights into their works.
Author Talk with Maggie Ginsberg
Date & Location
July 23, 2025
Belleville Public Library
20 S. Park St.
Belleville, Wisconsin
Details
Maggie Ginsberg, a Wisconsin writer, editor, and author, will visit the library to talk about her experiences in doing all three of those things! Maggie has published hundreds of articles, is the author of the novel Still True, and is the former managing editor of Madison Magazine. She now works full time as a writer for the University of Wisconsin–Madison while crafting her novels in the early morning hours.
The Rogue Bookshop’s Grand Opening Celebration!
Date & Location
July 12, 2025
The Rogue Bookshop
321 State Street
Beloit, Wisconsin
Details
GUEST AUTHOR APPEARANCE BY LAURA ANNE BIRD 10am-11pm
GUEST AUTHOR APPEARANCE BY CAYCE OSBORNE 11am-12pm
GUEST AUTHOR APPEARANCE BY MAGGIE GINSBERG 12pm-1pm
Join us at The Rogue Bookshop on Saturday, July 12 from 9am-6pm for a day full of bookish joy and community magic! Be one of the first 50 through the door and score a free Rogue tote bag! Meet incredible local authors, enjoy live music, grab some delicious bites from local favorites, and enter to win raffle prizes all day long. Let’s celebrate books, stories, and the Midwest spirit together. We can’t wait to welcome you into our new literary home in Beloit!
Book Fest 2025
Date & Location
June 20-21, 2025
Friday night: reception and book club discussion, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Saturday: 90-minute masterclass, book signing/author fair
Hedberg Public Library
316 S. Main St.
Janesville, Wisconsin
Details
Hedberg Public Library is pleased to announce award-winning Wisconsin author Maggie Ginsberg will serve as the keynote author at HPL Book Fest 2025 on Saturday, June 21. Weekend events include a Friday evening reception (5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) where Friends of Hedberg Public Library can mingle with authors, including special guest Maggie Ginsberg, who will lead a book club discussion/Q&A of Still True, and a 90-minute intensive masterclass on Saturday, “10 Ways I Got Unstuck,” covering everything from craft to time management to publishing. There will also be an author fair with signing tables for Maggie and numerous other authors.
Ridges and Rivers Book Festival 2025
Date & Location
April 26, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Viroqua City Hall Community Room
124 W. Decker St.
Viroqua, Wisconsin
Details
Maggie Ginsberg will read from her debut novel, Still True, winner of the Wisconsin Library Association’s 2023 Literary Award for Fiction. She’ll talk about how nearly twenty years of working in journalism informs her fiction and helps her create characters and places that feel real—and why that matters. There will be a signing after, with book sales provided by Iowa’s Dragonfly Books.
So You Want To Be a Writer?
Date & Location
April 2, 2025
6 p.m.
Mystery to Me bookstore
Madison, Wisconsin
Details
Mystery To Me Books is hosting it’s first ever panel discussion! We will be joined by four local authors, Laura Bird, Maggie Ginsberg, Sean Patrick Little and Cayce Osbourne. They range in genre, writing style, and publishing experience. Come ask them any questions you have about writing, reading or what its like to publish a book! Still come even if you aren’t writing a book and aren’t planning to but you just want to hear these authors talk about their work!
2024
November Watershed Reading
Date & Location
Nov. 23, 2024
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Reading at 7:00 p.m.
Arts + Literature Laboratory
Madison, Wisconsin
Details
From Art Lit Lab: Join us on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM for our November Watershed Reading featuring Maggie Ginsberg, Alison Thumel, and Ann Heyse. Followed by a short Q&A, the authors will be signing and selling their books.
Upcoming Conversation Partner Events
In Conversation with Kelsey Rae Dimberg for the launch of Snake Oil
Date & Location
Oct. 1, 2024
Mystery to Me Books in Madison
Details
In Conversation with Kelsey Rae Dimberg for the launch of Snake Oil
In Conversation with Kathie Giorgio for the launch of Don’t Let Me Keep You
Date & Location
Oct. 10, 2024
Books & Co. in Oconomowoc
Details
In Conversation with Kathie Giorgio for the launch of Don’t Let Me Keep You, a Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books event.
In Conversation with Carol Dunbar
Date & Location
Oct. 24, 2024
Cottage Grove
Details
In Conversation with Carol Dunbar, author of The Net Beneath Us and A Winter’s Rime, the selection for the 2024 Cottage Grove All Community Read.
2024 Wisconsin Writers Association Conference
Date & Location
Oct. 25-26, 2024
Stoney Creek Hotel
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Details
October 25 & 26
Keynote speakers Ann Garvin and Lan Samantha Chang
“The Roundabout Path to Publishing” with Maggie Ginsberg, Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Take her advice — or don’t. As a DIY writer, Maggie has navigated both journalism and fiction on her way to building an unlikely career. In this session we’ll talk about faking it until you make it, the numerous avenues to building a portfolio, what editors are looking for and how to find our literary community in order to stay sane. Her experience may or may not apply to you, but we’ll leave plenty of time for questions so we can learn from each other in this last session of the conference.
Conference details
2024 Washington Island Literary Festival
Date & Location
Sept. 19-21, 2024
Washington Island
Door County, Wisconsin
Details
Theme: Come This Far
September 19 – 21, 2024
Thursday, September 19: Creative Lab
Friday, September 20: Writing Workshops
Saturday, September 21: Author Talks & Panel Discussions
REGISTER
Maggie Ginsberg at the Oostburg Public Library’s Summer Reading Series
Date & Location
July 11, 2024
Oostburg, 6:00 p.m.
Oostburg Public Library
213 N. 8th St.
Oostburg, WI 53070
(920) 564-2934
Details
Maggie Ginsberg will be on hand to read from her novel, Still True, and take questions for discussion. Books will also be available from Wordhaven BookHouse for sale and signing.
Event details
Friday Night Summer Author Series at Daydream Believer Books & Gifts
Date & Location
June 28, 2024
Lake Mills, 6:00 p.m.
Daydream Believer Books & Gifts
130 E. Lake St.
Lake Mills, WI 53551
(920) 648-5100
Details
Maggie Ginsberg will be on hand to read from her novel, Still True, and take questions for discussion. Books will also be available for sale and signing. Details coming soon.
Details coming soon
Library Book Group Discussion: Still True
Date & Location
June 24, 2024
DeForest, noon
DeForest Area Public Library
203 Library St.
DeForest, WI 53532
Details
4th Monday of the Month
DeForest Area Public Library, 12:00 p.m.
Maggie Ginsberg will be on hand to meet with readers and answer book discussion questions.
More about Badger Book Group:
If you want to find a good book, look around you! Wisconsin abounds with local authors and books about our state. Copies of the books to be discussed will be available for checkout at the library.
If you’d like to participate via Zoom, please contact Samantha at sbarsanti@deforestlibrary.org or 608-846-5482 at least one hour prior to the meeting.
New members are always welcome!
Badger Book Club
Maggie Ginsberg at the Karl Junginger Memorial Library in Waterloo
Date & Location
June 10, 2024
Waterloo, 5:00 p.m.
Karl Junginger Memorial Library
625 N. Monroe St.
Waterloo, WI 53594
920-478-3344
Details
Maggie Ginsberg will be on hand to read from her novel, Still True, and take questions for discussion. Books will also be available for sale and signing. Details coming soon.
Details coming soon
“Lit Lovers Night Out” at Spanky’s, hosted by Reads by the River bookstore
Date & Location
April 8, 2024
Waterford, 6:30 p.m.
Reads by the River bookstore
102 E. Main St.
Waterford, WI 53185
262-720-7323
Details
One ticket, three authors. Join Christina Clancy (The Second Home and Shoulder Season), A.H. Kim (A Good Family and Relative Strangers) and Maggie Ginsberg (Still True) for the Lit Lovers Night Out at Reads by the River bookstore. Your ticket price includes your choice of one book, but all books will be available for purchase and signing.
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Artist Showcase hosted by the Arts Alliance of Greater Lake Mills
Date & Location
March 3, 2024
Lake Mills, 3-5:00 p.m.
Pyramid Event Venue
117 S. Main St.
Lake Mills, WI 5551
Details
Join us for a captivating Artist Showcase hosted by the Arts Alliance of Greater Lake Mills (AAGLM). Immerse yourself in a diverse array of talent featuring local writers, musicians, dancers, and poets. All proceeds will contribute to the LMHS Music Theatre program, enriching the local arts community. Your attendance and support make a difference—please consider a suggested donation of $10. As a testament to their commitment, AAGLM will generously match donations, up to $500. Come share in the magic of creativity and contribute to the flourishing arts in Lake Mills!
2023
Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books
Date & Location
November 4, 2023
Waukesha, 12:15 p.m.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Waukesha campus, room N129
1500 N. University Dr.
Wwaukesha, Wisconsin
Details
“Women Writing Women“ panel. Three authors—Maggie Ginsberg, Carol Dunbar and Marisa Dondglinger—who feature strong women characters in their work discuss bringing their own experience of womanhood to the page.
Writers from Wisconsin and the surrounding area will be featured at the 14th Annual Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha. Headliners include journalist, Bob Woodward, and film writer and director, David Zucker, known for the comedy classic Airplane! The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books is the largest book festival all under one roof in Wisconsin. This free event will provide talks, readings and panel discussions on topics that include poetry, history, travel, mystery, current events, food, popular culture, and contemporary literature. Author discussions, musical performances, exhibits, book sales and book signings will add to the festivities.
registration info
Cottage Grove All Community Read
Date & Location
October 26, 2023
Cottage Grove, 6 p.m.
Granite Ridge School Library
4500 Buss Rd.
Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Details
The Friends of the Cottage Grove Library and the Village of Cottage Grove are hosting their first-ever All Community Read as part of the ongoing effort to build a library in Cottage Grove, the largest community in Dane County that doesn’t have one. They will be giving out free copies of Still True in September at 210 Progress Drive, Ste. 2 (while supplies last) and there will be a book club discussion event on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Granite Ridge School Library. Author Maggie Ginsberg will do a presentation and signing. A community that reads together, grows together! You can also read more about the library’s efforts here.
Books limited! Details here
Chippewa Valley Book Festival 2023
Date & Location
October 12, 2023
Eau Claire, 5 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
400 Eau Claire St.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Details
“Hiding in Plain Sight: Embracing the Truth in Fiction.” First novels are stereotypically autobiographical for a reason. While Ginsberg thought she was writing about made-up people in a made-up place, in the aftermath of finishing her first novel, she discovered how naive that viewpoint was, and why her blissful ignorance made for a better book. She will share how vulnerability forgest connections between readers and writeres, that it’s worth it to write the hard stuff, and that no writer or reader should feel as if their particular experience of the world isn’t interesting or valid. This event is being presented in person and virtually. Registration opens late summer and you can purchase all festival books from Dotters Books in Eau Claire.
Registration info
Chippewa Valley Book Festival
Southport Literary Fair
Date & Location
September 30, 2023
Kenosha, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Southport Literary Fair
Hosted by Blue House Books and the Kenosha Public Library
7979 38th Ave.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Details
Welcome to the inaugural Southport Literary Fair, a celebration of literature for all ages and interests!
In partnership with Kenosha Public Library, Blue House Books is planning a day of discussions, live interviews, activities and food trucks at Southwest Library, 7979 38th Ave. Join 31 featured authors including Maggie Ginsberg, Carol Dunbar, Hannah Morrissey, Jeannee Sacken and more!
Event Info
Kiel Public Library Book Club Discussion
Date & Location
September 26, 2023
Kiel Book Club, 1 p.m.
Kiel Public Library
511 3rd St.
Kiel, Wisconsin
Details
Author Maggie Ginsberg will visit the Kiel Public Library on Tuesday, September 26, at 1:00 PM to sign copies and answer questions about her book, Still True, the September selection for the Kiel Public Library Book Discussion.
Event Info
Chilton Public Library Presentation
Date & Location
September 20, 2023
Chilton, 6 p.m.
Chilton Public Library
221 Park St.
Chilton, Wisconsin
Details
First-time author Maggie Ginsberg will visit the library on Wednesday, September 20, at 6:00 PM to discuss her new book, Still True. Set in a small town in Wisconsin, Still True explores the lives of two couples and the friendships and secrets that they hold.
Event Info
Wisconsin Writers Awards Reading and Celebration 2023
Date & Location
May 20, 2023
Madison, 6:00 pm
Arts +Literature Laboratory
111 S. Livingston Street #100
Details
Join us on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 6 PM to celebrate the best published work from 2022 by Wisconsin writers. The award ceremony includes brief readings by first place winners and will be followed by a reception and book signing by the authors. Mystery to Me will be on hand selling books.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear some of Wisconsin’s best writers reading from their work. This event is free and open to the public.
Find out more about the winners and the awards.
Event Info
Wisconsin Writers Awards
SPRING GREEN BUNDLE: Arcadia Books and the Spring Green Community Library 2-Night Event!
Date & Location
May 17-18, 2023
Spring Green, 6pm both nights
Arcadia Books VIRTUAL and Spring Green Community Library IN-PERSON
Details
Still True is Arcadia Books’ May Book Club selection, which will be held virtually at 6pm on May 17 with Maggie joining via Zoom from the shop. The next night, Maggie will also appear in person for a reading and signing at the Spring Green Community Library. Books will be available to purchase there or in advance from Arcadia Books.
Book club
Library event
Book Club Cafe 2023 Selection!
Date & Location
May 16, 2023
Madison, 7-9 p.m.
Central Library
Details
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Madison Public Library’s Book Club Cafe is back! Maggie Ginsberg is thrilled to be the Book Club Cafe’s selection for 2023, joining an impressive lineup of past authors that includes Chloe Benjamin, Lucy Tan, Jane Hamilton and Elizabeth Berg. Tickets for the evening fundraiser include a reading & Q&A, dessert and coffee, and a raffle for baskets of goodies from Orange Tree Imports. Books sales are provided by A Room of One’s Own bookstore. Tickets on sale now!
Tickets on sale now!
Reading Appearance at Fort Atkinson’s Dwight Foster Public Library
Date & Location
April 29, 2023
Fort Atkinson, 11:00 a.m.
Dwight Foster Public Library
209 Merchants Ave.
Details
Join Maggie Ginsberg at the Dwight Foster Public Library’s Author Series in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Books will be available for sale and signing. The event is sponosred by the Friends of the Dwight Foster Public Library and takes place in the FCCU Community Room.
Event info
Wisconsin Library Association Spring Conference Luncheon Keynote
Date & Location
APRIL 28, 2023
Oshkosh, 12:15pm.
Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center
1 N. Main Street Oshkosh, WI, 54901
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When Maggie Ginsberg’s debut novel, Still True, first came out, journalists, readers and booksellers kept calling it “such a Wisconsin book”—but she had no idea what that meant. Like all authors, she’d labored to evoke a vivid, specific sense of place—the fictional Driftless town of Anthem—but she wasn’t thinking about Wisconsin’s traits, she was just describing as accurately as she could this amalgam of the communities she’d lived and loved in all of her life. She wasn’t trying to make a statement about her home state’s drinking culture, she was pulling from personal experiences with alcohol and addiction. She wasn’t consciously writing about the elaborate push-pull of privacy and community that small town Wisconsin folks straddle, she was drawing from her experiences with marriage, estrangement, motherhood, secrecy, independence, and the “creative problem-solving” that comes with life in a fishbowl. Now she thinks about it all the time—what makes a “Wisconsin book,” and why does it matter?
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An Evening with Maggie Ginsberg at Lake Geneva Public Library
Date & Location
APRIL 26, 2023
Lake Geneva, 6 p.m.
Lake Geneva Public Library
918 West Main StreetLake Geneva, WI, 53147
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Join Wisconsin author Maggie Ginsberg for a reading and book signing for her debut novel, Still True. Maggie Ginsberg is a senior editor at Madison Magazine and a long-time contributor to regional and national print publications. “Still True” is her first work of fiction. It was published by the University of Wisconsin Press in September and is now in its second printing.
Copies of Still True will be available for purchase at this event. In addition to this April 26 appearance, a special Book Club meeting on April 19 will discuss Still True.
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Reading & Signing in Decorah, Iowa
Date & Location
APRIL 24, 2023
Decorah, Iowa, 7 p.m.
Dragonfly Books
Hosted by Pulpit Rock Brewing Co.
207 College Dr., Decorah
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Please join Dragonfly Bookstore in welcoming Wisconsin author Maggie Ginsberg for a night of reading from her debut novel Still True, followed by a Q&A and signing. The event will be hosted at Pulpit Rock Brewing Co. at 207 College Drive. Dragonfly Books is located at 112 W. Water St.
Everyone is invited to this free event. If you can’t make it to the event but would like to purchase Still True, call Dragonfly Books at 563-382-4275; a staff member will be glad to reserve a book, have it autographed for you, and ship out as applicable.
This event is sponsored by Pulpit Rock Brewing Co. and the Oneota Valley Literary Foundation in collaboration with Dragonfly Books. To learn more about this event and other events at Dragonfly Books, visit www.dragonflybooks.com, or contact us at orders@dragonflybooks.com or 563-382-4275.
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Maggie Ginsberg and Christina Clancy in Conversation
Date & Location
APRIL 6, 2023
Green Bay, 6 p.m.
Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
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Join Maggie Ginsberg and Christina Clancy for a joint reading, Q&A and signing at Lion’s Mouth Bookstore in Green Bay, Wisconsin—and check out Lion’s Mouth’s new coffee bar!
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Women in Writing: A Panel Discussion
Date & Location
March 8, 2023
Kenosha, 7 p.m.
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave A
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March is Women’s History Month! Blue House Books is celebrating by welcoming five local female authors for a discussion on International Women’s Day. During the Women in Writing panel discussion, you’ll hear from professionals in the industry about their experiences as authors, what inspires them to write, marketing techniques in the age of social media, and more! They will also be taking questions from the audience and will be available after the discussion to chat with excited readers. The Women in Writing Panel Discussion is hosted by Meg Bonney, author of the Everly series, and includes authors Natalie Caña, Maggie Ginsberg, L Maristatter, and Eden Robbins. Books are available for purchase now and will be available at the event. All authors will be available to sign books. This event is free but seating is limited. Please register at this link and choose “Pay at pickup.”
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Mount Horeb Rotary Featured Speaker
Date & Location
February 22, 2023
NEW DATE!
WEDS. MARCH 1
Mount Horeb, Noon
Skål Public House
209 E. Main St.
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Maggie Ginsberg will be the featured speaker at her hometown’s monthly meeting of the Mount Horeb Rotary Club to discuss her new novel, “Still True.”
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Reading Appearance at Fitchburg Public Library
Date & Location
February 19, 2023
Fitchburg, 2-3:00 p.m.
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Join Maggie Ginsberg for a reading appearance at the Fitchburg Public Library. Books will be available for sale and signing. Details to follow!
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American Family Insurance DreamBank’s Imagination Workshop: Demystifying the Publishing Journey
Date & Location
February 6, 2023
Virtual, 6-7:30 p.m.
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The journey of getting your thoughts and ideas from your mind to paper and into readers hands can feel like a daunting process. Wherever you’re at in your publishing journey, Maggie Ginsberg, senior editor at Madison Magazine, author and long-time award-winning freelance writer for the Madison, WI area, regional and national magazines, understands the intricate and sometimes tiresome publishing journey. Through her extensive experience and expertise, she’ll share her journey from aspiring freelancer to published author, offer resources found within the Madison area, share tips and misconceptions and give advice in Q&A. Three randomly chosen participants will receive a signed copy of her debut novel, “Still True”, recently published by the University of Wisconsin Press
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Joint Appearance with Alex Bledsoe at Mount Horeb Public Library
Date & Location
January 23, 2023
Mount Horeb, 6:30 p.m.
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From mhpl’s website: We are honored (and excited) to host two fantastic local authors for an evening. Alex Bledsoe and Maggie Ginsberg both had new novels come out in late 2022. Bledsoe’s new “Dandelion” horror story might be the opposite of Ginsberg’s novel “Still True,” but having them both here at the same time will be a delight.
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Reading Appearance at Waukesha Public Library
Date & Location
December 13, 2022
Waukesha, 6:30 p.m.
Waukesha Public Library
Carnegie Room
321 Wisconsin Ave
Waukesha, WI 53186
(262) 524-3680
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Join Maggie Ginsberg for a reading appearance at the Waukesha Public Library. Books will be available for sale and signing.
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In Conversation with Christina Clancy
Date & Location
December 6, 2022
Madison, 7:00 p.m.
Leopold’s Books Bar & Caffe
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Author Maggie Ginsberg will be discussing her debut novel, Still True, with fellow powerhouse local author Christina Clancy. Admission is free and their sparkling conversation will be priceless.
Maggie Ginsberg is the author of Still True, a senior editor at Madison Magazine, and an award-winning writer in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Christina Clancy is the author of The Second Home and Shoulder Season. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Sun Magazine, and elsewhere.
Books by both of these local authors make fantastic holiday gifts!
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L.D. Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills
Date & Location
December 5, 2022
Lake Mills, 6:00 p.m.
L.D. Fargo Public Library
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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.
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Writing Workshop in La Crescent
Date & Location
November 19, 2022
La Crescent, 10:30 a.m.
Community Center
336 S 1st St
La Crescent, MN 55947
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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.
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Pearl Street Books Reading & Q&A
Date & Location
November 18, 2022
La Crosse, 6:30 p.m.
Pearl Street Books
323 Pearl St., La Crosse, Wisconsin
608-782-3424
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Join Maggie Ginsberg at Pearl Street Books for a Friday night reading, Q&A and book signing from her debut novel, Still True.
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In Conversation with Frank Bures
Date & Location
November 17, 2022
Minneapolis, 7:00 p.m.
Magers & Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-822-4611
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Join Maggie Ginsberg and Minneapolis author Frank Bures at Magers & Quinn Booksellers for a conversation about Maggie’s debut novel, Still True.
Registration Required!
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Book Signing Meet & Greet at Arcadia Books!
Date & Location
November 13, 2022
Spring Green, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Arcadia Books
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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.
Book Signing at Arcadia Books
Reading and Book Signing
Date & Location
November 8, 2022
Appleton, 4:30 p.m.
Lawrence University, Main Hall 201
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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.
Main Hall at Lawrence University
Local Author Book Fair
Date & Location
october 21, 2022
Black Earth, 6:00 p.m.
Black Earth Historical Society
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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.
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Lake Mills Signing at Daydream Believer
Date & Location
October 19, 2022
Lake Mills, 5:30 p.m.
Daydream Believer Books
130 E. Lake St.
920-648-5100
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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!
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Wisconsin Book Festival
Date & Location
october 16, 2022
Central Library, 12:00 p.m.
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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.
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In Conversation with Laura Anne Bird
Date & Location
october 12, 2022
Verona, 5:30 p.m.
Kismet Books (upstairs!)
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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.
Space Limited! Reserve Your Spot
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In Conversation with Nickolas Butler
Date & Location
September 28, 2022
Eau Claire, 6 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library (celebrate the new space!)
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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.
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Official Launch Event at Mystery to Me Bookstore
Date & Location
September 21, 2022
Madison, 6 p.m.
Mystery to Me bookstore
1863 Monroe Street
(across from Trader Joe’s)
608-283-9332
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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.