Upcoming Events
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
"Finally Talking About It: Mental Health's Myths & Realities"
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. Social, 6 p.m. Dinner and Program.
Boswell Books will be on hand. To register, click here.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Open Mind: A Community Lecture & Film Series
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PT (via Zoom)
Registration available soon. For more information, visit this website.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
Association of Marquette University Women: Spring Book Club
6:30 p.m. Registration
7:00 p.m. Discussion
Raynor Memorial Libraries, Beaumier Suites, Lower Level 1355 W. Wisconsin Ave., Marquette University Campus
This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is requested. For more information, visit this website.
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. EDT
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Sunday, April 28, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Westin Chicago Lombard (70 Yorktown Center Lombard, IL)
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
Suzanne Scanlon, author of Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen, in conversation with Meg Kissinger at Boswell in Milwaukee.
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Monday, April 22, and Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Monday, October 21, and Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
More details coming soon.
Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, 2024.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
More details coming soon.
Bearing witness
Meg Kissinger will speak during the Shabbat service held in Samson Sanctuary for the Sanford J. Ettinger Memorial Lecture, Congregation Shalom, 7630N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point, WI
Inside the Journal Sentinel
In conversation with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editor Greg Borowski about how investigating Milwaukee’s mental health system encouraged her to turn the notebook on her own family.
Helping families
Meg Kissinger returns to her childhood parish to discuss how the church can help families struggling with mental illness. With representatives from the Archdiocese’s LOSS program and National Alliance on Mental Illness. Sts. Joseph and Francis Xavier Church, 808 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill.
Mental Ilness in Families of Faith
Join us to discuss mental illness in families of faith with authors Meg Kissinger and Kathleen Geuder Martin. Moderated by Rev. Dr. Lisa Bates-Frioland. Event sponsored by National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southeast Wisconsin. Redeemer Lutheran Church Sanctuary, 631 N. 19th St., Milwaukee
Southeast Wisconsin Book Festival
Columnist and therapist Philip Chard interviews Meg, Room N130 at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha www.sewibookfest.com
New York City, NY.
Please join us on Thursday, September 14 at 5:30pm for a discussion with award-winning investigative journalist Meg Kissinger about her new book, “While You Were Out: An Intimate Portrait of Mental Illness In An Era of Secrecy.” With Sheila Coronel, Director of the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School, the conversation will explore the techniques, challenges and rewards of investigating the challenging topics of mental illness and suicide, and turning ones investigative chops on oneself and those held dearest. The event is open to Columbia Journalism School students and the public, and will also be livestreamed on Zoom.
Reception: 5:30pm | Conversation: 6:00-7:00pm | Book signing: 7:00-7:30pm
Books will be available for purchase on site. You can also purchase a copy in advance here.
Register here.
New York City, NY.
P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Meg Kissinger for a discussion of her newest memoir, While You Were Out, along with an audience Q&A and book signing. From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, While You Were Out is a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them.
Meg will be joined in conversation by Robert Kolker, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road. After the talk, Meg will sign copies of her books.
Register here.
Winnetka, Ill.
While You Were Out: An Evening with Meg Kissinger (Co-sponsored by Wilmette Public Library)
We are looking forward to hosting award-winning journalist (and Wilmette native) Meg Kissinger at the store for a discussion featuring her new book, While You Were Out, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them. Powerful, candid and filled with surprising humor, this is the story of one family’s love and resilience in face of great loss. This event is co-sponsored by the Wilmette Public Library and is free with registration.
Register here.
Milwaukee, WI.
Meg Kissinger, author of While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
In conversation with Jacki Lyden, at the Loos Room of Milwaukee Public Library’s Centennial Hall, 733 N Eighth St.
Tuesday, September 5, 6:30 pm
Milwaukee journalist and Pulitzer finalist Meg Kissinger appears at Milwaukee Public Library’s Centennial Hall Loos Room for the launch of her searing new memoir, While You Were Out, which tells the story of a family besieged by mental illness and offers an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them. In conversation with NPR journalist Jacki Lyden, author of the memoir Daughter of the Queen of Sheba.
Register here. Be sure to order your copy of While You Were Out now.