"Humor, Heart, and Reflective Rural Stories with Michael Perry" The Virtual Author Talk series is hosted on a third-party website. The event is free and you can register here: https://libraryc.org/tolibrary/115319/register Join us Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 1pm (CT) in conversation with bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the…View post

Mike will be a presenting author at this year's Tucson Festival of Books, (Saturday and Sunday, March 14 & 15, 2026). As well as his usual entertaining presentation, He Did It His Way ... and Theirs, he'll be discussing his two latest books, Forty Acres Deep and Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents . Over the years, "T-fob" has raised…View post

Country Heart and Humor with Michael Perry at The Boyceville Public Library Raised on stories swapped in the barn, between loads of hay, and from the wooden end of a pitchfork, Michael Perry has parlayed his rural cheesehead roots into a career as a nationally bestselling author, screenwriter, and humorist who still lives in rural…View post

Update: the event will also be live-streamed. You can purchase streaming access HERE. Michael Perry returns to the Stoughton Opera House with fresh stories, a few favorites, and the same relaxed roughneck vibe that has steadily grown his fanbase for two decades. If you've ever seen Perry live, you know to expect an evening of…View post

Michael Perry & Benjamin Percy: Freelancing Across Genres Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7PM, come join Michael Perry and Benjamin Percy for a conversation about surviving — and thriving — as freelance writers by working across genres. Perry's latest book is Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents; his book Population 485 has been optioned as a…View post

Please join us on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Dotter's Books in Eau Claire, WI, as Mike and Nick discuss Nick's life of travel and poetry, his time as Wisconsin's poet laureate, the intersection of pragmatism and punk, and their shared love of language.

Humorist and storyteller Michael Perry (whose book Population 485 was recently optioned for production as a Broadway musical) returns to the the Park Center in Hayward, WI on July 18, 2026.

Michael Perry Eaux Claires Interview with The Current and Radio Milwaukee Thursday July 23 at 3:05 PM (CT), listen live as Michael Perry joins Zach McCormick (The Current) and Erin Wolf (Radio Milwaukee) for a 6 to 8 minute on air interview. If you miss it live, it will be recorded for social media too.…View post

Michael Perry in the “Writers In Residence” Program at The Eaux Claires Festival