Matthew J Prigge, author of DOG'S DAY - a Boswell event

Schedule

Tue Sep 29 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm

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Location

Boswell Book Company | Milwaukee, WI

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Milwaukee author and library on the bank heist that made movie history.
About this Event

Boswell welcomes Milwaukee author and librarian Matthew J Prigge back to the store to celebrate the launch of his latest, Dog's Day: The True Story of a Bank Robbery, Gay Liberation, and Toxic Love That Inspired a Hollywood Classic. With his new book, Prigge recounts the wilder-than-fiction true story behind the sensational bank heist immortalized in the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon - because reality really is stranger than cinema.

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Signed copies are available on most event preorders. If you have a personalization request, enter it in "order comments" at checkout. Please note: signed copies will ship AFTER the event. Remember to select “In Store Pickup” at check out to avoid unnecessary shipping fees on books you intend to pick up at the event.

Matthew J Prigge is author of six books, including a work on film censorship that was made into a feature-length documentary, Outlaws, Rebels, & Vixens. He is a faculty librarian at Marquette University.

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Boswell Book Company, 2559 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, United States

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