

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Katherine Applegate, WOMBAT WAITING
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 05 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 05 May, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Meet Katherine Applegate on tour for her new middle grade novel, WOMBAT WAITING!About this EventFrom 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&amp;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&amp;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 events@redballoonbookshop.com.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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/saint-paul/katherine-applegate-wombat-waiting/100001984987646485
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, sports, literary-art, fine-arts, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fkatherine-applegate-wombat-waiting-tickets-1984987646485
- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 6.24, max: 24.08, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Saint Paul
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Anne Simley Theatre
- **lat**: 44.9674244
- **long**: -93.1649073
- **full address**: Anne Simley Theatre, 1530 West Taylor Avenue, Saint Paul, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Red Balloon Bookshop (https://allevents.in/org/red-balloon-bookshop/22563212)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 05 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Anne Simley Theatre, 1530 West Taylor Avenue, Saint Paul, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 6.24 up to 24.08 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Red Balloon Bookshop
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, sports, literary-art, fine-arts, dog
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Katherine Applegate, WOMBAT WAITING ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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