Events

Join us for a delightful poetry reading with treasured poets Greg Kosmicki and Twyla Hansen on Saturday, November 16th. Refreshments will be served, reading starts at 4:30 PM, and copies […]

The holiday season is quickly approaching and your favorite shopping event is back! Downtown Lincoln’s boutiques, book stores, art galleries, specialty shops, and stores are open late just for you. […]

We are lucky to be in the company of these amazing shops!  Shop Small this holiday season and be sure to get stickers on your Holiday Report Card! Francie & […]

Join us as we welcome local art collector, historian, and former gallery owner, Dean Settle to Francie & Finch Bookshop on Saturday, December 14th at 4:30! His new book "Inside […]

Join us on Wednesday, December 18th at 5:30 as we welcome authors, Dennis P. Crawford and Dr. Laura J. Crawford.  Their new book "Robert F. Kennedy: The Road Not Taken […]

Join us once again in welcoming Kevin Shinn to Francie & Finch Bookshop. He will be signing copies of his new book A Different Metaphor: Faith That Imagines The Impossible […]

Join us on Saturday, February 22nd at 4:30 as we welcome poets Carolina Hotchandani and Maria Zoccola! Maria will be reading from her debut poetry collection Helen of Troy, 1993: Poems, and Carolina will be pulling from her award-winning anthology of poetry from the last few years. We can't wait to see you there! To […]

Join us for Downtown Lincoln's First Friday Art Walk on March 7th! This month Francie & Finch Bookshop will be featuring artist Jude Martindale! About the Artist: To read more visit the link HERE. Jude grew up in rural Nebraska and currently lives and paints in Lincoln. She studied biology and art for a BS […]

Join us on Tuesday, March 11th at 6:00 as author Stacey Waite presents her new work of poetry A Real Man Would Have a Gun. Follow the link HERE to pre-order your copy today. About the Book: Stacey Waite’s newest collection of poems interrogates gender, sexuality, and parenthood. From a genderqueer perspective, the poems set […]

Join us for a night of poetry as we welcome Frizabel Waki in celebration of her new book of poetry One Voice! Books available at F&F and there will be a book-signing after the reading. About the Author: Frizabel Waki is a multifaceted creative whose work spans poetry, life writing, and fiction. As the author […]

Join us on Tuesday, April 1st at 5:30 as we welcome Pulitzer finalist Karen Russell! She will be presenting her new novel The Antidote, "a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town." You don't want to miss this exciting opportunity to meet with […]

Join us on Friday, April 4th for Downtown Lincoln's First Friday Art Walk! Our featured artist this month is Kinzee Hillis. Artist’s Bio I have lived in Lincoln, Nebraska my whole life but I love to travel and see new things. I graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2020 with a major in studio art. […]

Join us on Wednesday, April 16th at 5:30 as we welcome Ken Meter to Francie & Finch Bookshop! Ken studies food systems and economies and is looking forward to signing books and talking with us. We can't wait to see you there! About the Book: In Building Community Food Webs, Ken Meter shows how grassroots […]

Join us on Thursday, April 17th at 5:30 as we welcome Deborah Jackson Taffa, author of the widely praised and anticipated memoir Whiskey Tender. This work has been regarded as an Oprah Daily "Best New Book", a New York Times "New Book to Read, a Parade "Best New Work By Indigenous Writers", and an NPR "Book […]

Join us on Monday, April 21st at 5:30 as we welcome four esteemed poets to Francie & Finch Bookshop! MC Hyland, Elizabeth Clark Wessel, Luis Othoniel Rosa, and Katie Marya will be reading from their collections. Bring a friend, enjoy refreshments, and listen to poetry! MC Hyland (she/they) is the founding editor of DoubleCross Press, a poetry […]

Congratulations to Arch.Hall.Group Reunion 2025! One of your classmates can't be there but we know you wish he were! Copies can be ordered at 402 781 0459 or info@francieandfinch.com Mike takes us on a photographic journey around the world from the frontlines, the sidelines, the VIP sections and inside the ropes.....a Forest Gump experience, witnessing […]

Poet and editor of the new anthology The Poetry of Grief, Gratitude and Reverence, John Brehm, will be visiting Francie & Finch on Friday, April 25th! Buy your copy of the book HERE! About the Book: A new anthology from the editor of the bestselling Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy. Explorations on a journey […]

Come celebrate Independent Bookstore Day! This national party celebrates independent bookstores across the country online and in-store. It’s a day you don’t want to miss! We will have author signings, tasty treats, and 2 free ARCs with a purchase of $30 or more! We will be open extended hours: Saturday 4/26, 10:00-6:00 Sunday 4/27, 12:00-4:00 […]

Author, activist, preacher, and Senior Minister of Middle Collegiate Church in New York City, Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, has a full day lined up in Lincoln. If you can't catch her at Francie & Finch Bookshop, you can join any of the events below. Purchase Fierce Love HERE MAY 1ST EVENTS: Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast […]

Join us on Friday, May 2nd as we welcome three talented writers Luis Othoniel Rosa, Sarah Banderas & Iliana Rosabal Perez to Francie & Finch Bookshop for a night of poetry and storytelling! About the Authors: Luis Othoniel Rosa (Bayamón, Puerto Rico, in 1985) studied at the University of Puerto Rico and earned his Ph.D. at […]

NOTE:  This event starts at 4:30 p.m!  (It was inadvertently posted in some places as 5:30) Recently published by the University of Nebraska Press as part of the Ted Kooser Contemporary Poetry Series, Old Rags and Iron: New and Selected Poems is R.F. McEwen's latest work. Order a copy of Old Rags and Iron HERE! […]

Join us as we welcome the author of This Blessed Earth, Ted Genoways to Francie & Finch Bookshop! He will be talking about his new book Tequila Wars, published by W.W. Norton and Company. In this work of non-fiction, Genoways dives into the life of José Cuervo and how he impacted not only the business […]

A summer job turns serious when a young woman takes the reins on a remote farm—and learns far more than how to herd sheep. In May 1972, twenty-year-old Liese Greensfelder arrived in a small Norwegian town prepared for her first summer farmhand job, only to learn the startling news that she'd need to singlehandedly watch […]

Join us for this beautiful art show!       About the Artist: Stephen Lahey, Cotner Professor of Religious Studies, University of Nebraska Lincoln presents paintings of the sculptures and bas relief images designed by Nebraska philosopher Hartley Burr Alexander for the Capitol building in 1924. 

Saturday, June 7th at 4:30 PM we will be joined by three prize winning poets at Francie & Finch Bookshop! Learn more about these writers below! Julie S. Paschold (Tansy Julie the Soaring Eagle) is a poet and artist from Nebraska.  They have their BS and MS in agronomy from the University of Nebraska at […]

Join us at Francie & Finch Bookshop for a Juneteenth book launch celebration! About the Author and Book: Kwame Gyamfi has lived several lives, and very few people know all of them. With the help of four writers, he tells his story of being abandoned as a child and experiencing foster care, adoption, gang violence, […]

Essayist Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder will be visiting Francie & Finch Bookshop on June 26th at 5:30! Steinauer-Scudder's new book Mother, Creature, Kin, described as "heartachingly beautiful" by writer Kerri ní Dochartaigh, […]

Join us as we welcome Tyler Michael Jacobs and Maria Nazos! Both of these talented poets will be reading from their newest works. We can't wait to see you there! […]

Help us welcome these two Lincolnites back to town! ABOUT THE BOOK: With a title that will remind readers of Kathy Patalsky’s Healthy, Happy Vegan Kitchen and family photos that […]

On Saturday, July 12th, author Pamela Carter Joern will be visiting Francie & Finch Bookshop to celebrate her new book At the Corner of Past & Future: A Collection of […]