Events

Join Jennifer Kabat and Jessica J Lee at Callie’s as part of the In the Weeds series at Callie’s in Fall/Winter 2025. More information forthcoming.

Join Kristen Case and Lewis Hyde at Brookline Booksmith for a reading and celebration of their latest edited works, Henry David Thoreau’s Kalendar and The Essays of Henry David Thoreau.

Join Kristen Case at Tufts University for a reading and celebration of Henry David Thoreau’s Kalendar.

Join us for an exclusive morning of holiday shopping, outside of regular store hours, at our independent bookstore, Milkweed Books. Mix and mingle with fellow Milkweed supporters, enjoy festive drinks and snacks, and use your member discount to buy the perfect gift for everyone on your list. Complimentary gift wrapping will also be available. Let us know you plan on coming here!

Not local? Use your member discount online—just be sure to place your order by Thanksgiving for holiday delivery!

Learn more and become a member here.

Join Devon-Walker Figueroa and Shelf Life Books at Afterglow Coffee Cooperative for Shelf Life’s annual holiday event BrewHoHo. More information forthcoming.

Join Milkweed Books as we celebrate Diana Xin’s newest collection of short stories, Book of Exemplary Women, out December 1 with Yes Yes Books. Diana will read from her new book and engage in conversation with local writer Emma Törzs and the audience.

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

In Book of Exemplary Women, Diana Xin’s debut short story collection, a ghost is passed across three generations of women as they navigate unspoken regrets and unfulfilled desires. Teen girls grapple with grief as they face the end of childhood and other losses. Young lovers confront the future while old…

Join Devon Walker-Figueroa at Powell’s City of Books for a reading and celebration of her latest work, Lazarus Species.

Join Sangamithra Iyer with Shruti Swamy at Green Apple Books for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Governing Bodies.

Join Helen Whybrow and Ethan Tapper at the Town Hall Theater for a reading and discussion, presented by Vermont Book Shop.

Join Milkweed Books and Minnesota Center for Book Arts as we celebrate the work of Joel Hernandez. Featuring local poet and book artists MC Hyland, who will read and engage with Joel in conversation about hybrid and concrete poetry and the influences behind his newest work, war | machine. Refreshments will be provided by Chowgirls.

 

ABOUT THE WORK

What do we make of the past—our archives, artifacts, and the forgotten histories of individuals? war | machine began as a collection of anonymous photographs from the University of Minnesota in the 1930s and ’40s, and from WWII albums recovered…

Join booksellers at Milkweed Books for our January iteration of Milkweed Book Club. We’ll be reading The Book of Kin by Jennifer Eli Bowen.

Join Devon Walker-Figueroa at the VCU James Branch Cabell Library for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Lazarus Species.

Join Devon Walker-Figueroa at the NYU Lillian Vernon House for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Lazarus Species.

Join Devon Walker-Figueroa at Books Are Magic for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Lazarus Species.

Join Bo Hee Moon, Christian Bancroft, and Christopher Hewitt at Basket Books & Art for a reading and discussion of Birthstones in the Province of Mercy.

Join booksellers at Milkweed Books for our February iteration of Milkweed Book Club. We’ll be reading THE LAST QUARTER OF THE MOON.

Please join Milkweed Books as we kickoff our Book Club with The Last Quarter of the Moon by Chi Zijian and translated by Bruce Humes.

Booksellers will lead an open discussion of the book with topics and questions and encourage anyone to attend. Pick up the book in-store or online at milkweed.org and use code BOOKCLUB to receive 20% off ahead of the club meeting.

Feel free to call the bookstore at (612) 215-2540 with any questions.