Events

Calling all writers that believe in the power of story to connect, illuminate and move readers.   Tom Hallman Jr., who won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, is […]

Come take part in Independent Bookstore Day 2026! We will be open from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM in celebration of the special role that independent bookstores hold in our […]

Join us at 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 2nd as we welcome Michael Clair an author and reporter at MLB.com specializing in international baseball and the World Baseball Classic. His […]

On Tuesday, June 9th, we welcome author and historian Garrett Peck, from New Mexico, to Francie & Finch Bookshop! He will be presenting his book, The Bright Edges of the […]

Join us as we welcome author Lisa Knopp on June 13th at 4:30! She will read from her recent book of essays, Ravelings, published by the University of Nebraska Press. […]

Shop downtown merchants Tsuru, Threads, Lincoln Running CO., Stella, A Novel Idea, Gomez Art Supply, Metro Art Gallery, RayGun, Ruby Begonias, The Framing Company and Underground Printing.   More to […]

Join us in welcoming poet Nicole Lachat as she presents her new book of poetry The Red We Silk. Nicole will be joined in a special conversation with fellow writer, […]

Maria Nazos sits down with Debra Nordyke to talk about her latest book of poetry, Pulse. Join us for this amazing author event!  Book signing to follow the talk. "Named […]

Francie & Finch Bookshop is pleased to host the celebratation of the launch of Alena Bruzas 3rd novel, The Broken Edge of the World! Come hear her in conversation with […]

Join us as we welcome Ex Ophidia's 2025 winner for the Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Prize, Colleen Morton Busch, as she presents her book of poetry Smolder. Colleen will be joined […]

Francie & Finch Bookshop is celebrating 10 years in the historic Telephone Building! Join us on August 8th as beloved local historian and author Ed Zimmer takes us on an […]

Francie and Finch Bookshop is pleased to welcome back author David Moscovich! Join us as we celebrate Premieres: A Memoir in Verse! Books available for purchase at the event with […]

Join us as we welcome back poet Matt Schur! He will be reading from his new book of poetry Even This is Holy Ground. Read more about it below! To […]

Join us as we welcome author and evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk to Francie & Finch Bookshop at 5:30 on August 18th to sign copies of her book Outsider Animals: How […]

On Saturday, August 29th Francie & Finch will be welcoming Omaha author Alexandra Hayne as she presents her debut novel What Ruth Learned, a novel of "secrets, reinvention,and the stories […]

Join us as we welcome back to Francie & Finch Bookshop author Van Jensen! We will be celebrating the hardcover publication of his novel Godfall, and will be hearing about […]

Join us on Wednesday September 16th at 5:30 as we hear stories from the new book from University of Nebraska Press, The Lives of Immigrants and Refugees: Tales of Migration, […]

Join us for a book launch you don't want to miss! On September 18th author Luis Othoniel Rosa will be presenting his book El Gato En El Remolino, and the […]