Upcoming Events
Grown Up Book Faire for Indie Bookstore Day at Caramel Crisp!
Saturday, April 26th at 10 AM
Who doesn’t remember the Scholastic Book Fair – walking through the book displays, a little bit of money in your pocket and your heart full of anticipation and joy! Some of us may be a little older, but the Caramel Crisp Bookstore believes we can recapture that Magic!
On Saturday, April 26th, Indie Bookstore Day, the Caramel Crisp Bookstore will be holding our very first Grown Up Book Fair! We’ll have (deep breath) – Extra special deals on books, including Blind Date with a Book and Mix and Match Book sets, Prizes and Games, Wine Tasting, a Tarot Reader, A “Punch Party” (anyone who comes to the store with Caramel Crisp Bookmark Loyalty Punch Cards that they want consolidated will be entered in a special drawing), a Book signing with Indie Authors, Book themed art and gift items
– and more things we haven’t even thought of yet!
The fun starts at 10 am on Saturday, April 26th, and goes all day long! Start saving your nickels and dimes – Book Fair Time is almost here!
The Caramel Crisp Bookstore discusses The Serviceberry
Thursday, April 24th at 5:30 pm
In honor of Earth Day, 2025, The Caramel Crisp Book Store will be hosting a book club meeting featuring "The Serviceberry" by Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of the bestselling "Braiding Sweet grass". If you would like to purchase a copy of this book for 10% off the cover price, you may pre-order "The Serviceberry" through The Caramel Crisp Bookstore. As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth—its abundance of sweet, juicy berries—to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution ensures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, “Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.”
Bestselling Author Jessica Turner at Caramel Crisp Bookstore!
Sunday, April 27th at 2 PM
We are “over-the-moon” excited to welcome best-selling author, taste-maker, social media influencer (and mom of three) Jessica Turner to the Caramel Crisp Bookstore on Sunday, April 27th, at 2 pm!
Jessica will be signing copies of her brand-new release, “I Thought It Would Be Better Than This”. This book chronicles her journey as she grapples with life altering events, including her husband coming out as gay and the end of a 16 year marriage. With grit and determination, she picked up the pieces of her former life and was able to craft a brand new chapter, filled with hope and promise. During this process, Jessica discovered universal tools for dealing with change and adversity that she shares with readers of her book.
Here is just some of the advance praise for “I Thought It Would Be Better Than This”.
“I Thought It Would Be Better Than This” offers the calm, gentle wisdom we seek in quiet times. You’ll learn to name your experiences and disappointments, grieve them, and find actional steps forward to heal and move on, empowered and clear.”
- Tia Levings, Author of A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy
"One of the fundamental questions of life: how do we make new lives when the lives we planned on—and loved--are no longer an option? This book is required reading for any of us who have found ourselves asking that question, and Jessica is an honest, wise, endearing guide
through the wilderness."
- Shauna Niequist, New York Times bestselling author Present Over Perfect
This is sure to be a very popular event, and Caramel Crisp Bookstore encourages attendees to reserve a copy of “I Thought It Would Be Better Than This” in advance. Call the Caramel Crisp Bookstore at 920 231 4540, email information@caramelcrispcorner.com or stop in at the store to make sure you have your very own copy for Jessica to sign!
This April 27th, get out of the house and into a good book – at the Caramel Crisp Bookstore!
Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton at Caramel Crisp Bookstore
Thursday, May 8th at 5:30 PM
The Caramel Crisp Bookstore is honored to be hosting Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton on Thursday, May 8th, as she showcases her exciting statewide poetry project, “A Line Meant”!
This unique workshop event is an evening of curation, creation and poetic conversation with Dasha and other Wisconsin poets.
“A Line Meant” is an anthology of poetry from across Wisconsin, from established poets to farmers, retirees, inmates and more. Starting with a single line of existing poetry, participants not only crafted their own unique works, but also shared their poems and insights as a form of connective tissue with one another. Like a tree from many roots, “A Line Meant” threads together both the professional and the hobbyist poet, growing new, powerful art from the margins between.
Those who attend this amazing event can look forward to a micro writing workshop, a brief talk from Dasha about the “A Line Meant” project and conversations with and readings by anthology contributors. Attendees will be able to purchase copies of this inaugural edition of the collection and will also have the opportunity to create writings of their own to upload for follow-up editions of the anthology.
This event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet and talk with Wisconsin poets and to share your own work with them. The folks at the Caramel Crisp Bookstore can’t wait to be a part of this exciting celebration of the arts in Wisconsin!
There is no cost to attend this event, but interested people are encouraged to indicate their planned attendance on the “A Line Meant” Facebook event page so that the Caramel Crisp Bookstore staff can prepare.
2025 Local Author Children’s Book Fair at Caramel Crisp Bookstore!
2025 Local Author Children’s Book Fair at Caramel Crisp!
Saturday, June 7th at 11 AM
It may seem hard to believe right now, but those warm spring and summer days are here, and our calendars are filling up fast! That's why it's crucial to get plans for important summer events penciled in as early as possible. Events like the Caramel Crisp Bookstore Local Author Children's Book Fair! This year's fair is going to be bigger and better than ever -- with children's activities, games, prizes and (most importantly) local authors galore!
Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 7th, for the Caramel Crisp Local Children's Author Book Fair. This spring, get your kids out of the house and into a good book -- at the Caramel Crisp Bookstore!