Katherine Applegate, WOMBAT WAITING

Tue May 05 2026 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-05:00

Anne Simley Theatre | Saint Paul

Red Balloon Bookshop
Publisher/HostRed Balloon Bookshop
Katherine Applegate, WOMBAT WAITING
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Meet Katherine Applegate on tour for her new middle grade novel, WOMBAT WAITING!
About this Event

From the Newbery Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan and Odder comes a stunning middle grade standalone novel-in-verse about compassion, resilience, and surprising friendships, following a dog named Wombat in the aftermath of a catastrophic fire.

Join Katherine Applegate for a talk and Q&A followed by a book signing at Hamline University’s Anne Simley Theatre in the Drew Fine Arts Center.

To attend: A ticket is required to attend this event. To purchase your ticket, click the “Tickets here” button and select either of the following ticket options:

  • General Admission: Includes admission for 1 person to a talk and Q&A with Katherine Applegate.
  • General Admission + Wombat Waiting: Includes admission for 1 person and 1 copy of Wombat Waiting to pick up at the event.

Signing Guidelines: After the program, guests will be called up to enter the signing line according to the signing line groups they were assigned to during check in. A copy of Wombat Waiting is required to enter the signing line.

Katherine will sign and personalize up to 3 books per guest with names only (no names of schools or messages). There will be additional signed bookplates to take home for guests who may want more than 3 books signed.

Interested in other books written by Katherine Applegate? Browse other titles at this link!

Photos: A bookseller or volunteer will be available to take photos of guests with Katherine Applegate. In the interest of keeping the signing line moving, there will be no posed photos.

Accessibility: The Anne Simley Theatre is wheelchair accessible and has disability parking spaces (see Hamline’s campus map here). If you have a disability or medical condition and have questions about or need other specific accommodations, please email [email protected].

Code of Conduct: Red Balloon strives to create a kind, safe, and welcoming space where everyone is treated fairly and thoughtfully, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, or ability.

We ask that everyone—booksellers and customers alike—follow these standards whether in our shared physical space or online.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Anne Simley Theatre, 1530 West Taylor Avenue, Saint Paul, United States

Tickets

USD 6.24 to USD 24.08

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