June 14 Children’s author, The Resting Tree 10:30 AM 

June 22 Jenny Knipfer, Elk Mound author of Ruby Moon at the bookstore during the

Wine Walk, 5-8 PM

May 2, 12:30 – 2:00 Lopamudra Basu, Professor of English at UW-Stout will discuss her book and current issues raised in “Ayad Akhtar: The American Nation and Its Others After 9/11: Homeland Insecurity.” The book examines the works of Pulitzer award author Ayad Akhtar in the light of changing responses to Arabs and Muslim Americans after 9/11.

2019 Contest that goes with the Road Map for Midwest Independent Bookstores:

• Pick up a Midwest Indie Bookstore Roadmap at the bookstore. 

• Every bookstore is pictured with an image and signage –Bookends on Main is just about in the middle of the map.
• On the back cover of the map there are some details about a contest MIBA will be hosting to encourage folks to visit independent stores throughout the year.
• Customers take a selfie either in or in front of your store at any time over the course of the year.
• You post it to Twitter and tag (@midwestbooks) and our store. Every month, MIBA selects a photo at random to receive a $25 gift card to any store on the map.
• Next year on Independent Bookstore Day, MIBA will select another random photo to win a $500 gift card to any store on the map. (The more times customers post a photo, the more likely they are to win the grand prize!)
• If a winner chooses to receive a gift card in our store, MIBA will be in touch to purchase the gift card and arrange delivery.