Join us for a dialogue between esteemed curator and champion of children’s literature Lisa Von Drasek and acclaimed Norwegian children’s author Jostein Gaarder. Milkweed Books is pleased to host this lively conversation on the art of storytelling, as both guests explore how children’s literature can tap into some of the most profound human experiences: grief, humor, growth, and difference. Also featuring Gaarder’s newest picture book, Questions Asked, which poses a series of philosophical questions that arise in childhood and endure throughout a lifetime. Presented in partnership with Elsewher…

Milkweed Books is proud to host this celebration of the voices of individuals with autism, capping off a five-day creative writing course taught by Brian Laidlaw and Chris Martin. Students from the class will perform their original poems and songs, while guest artists Steve Healey, Sagirah Shahid, and Roy Guzmán will read poems that inspired the class. The students’ work will be available for purchase as a limited edition chapbook. Presented with the Center for Engaging Autism, made possible through the Minnesota State Arts Board.

Milkweed Books is pleased to present Ben Blum, author of Ranger Games, his first book of nonfiction. Join us in the Target Performance Hall as Ben reads from Ranger Games, the story of Ben’s young cousin who shocked his family and community by committing armed robbery just before he was set to deploy to Iraq as a U.S. Army Ranger.

Ben Blum was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He holds a PhD in computer science from the University of California Berkeley, where he was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, and an MFA in fiction from New York University, where he was awarded…

Join three hundred fellow readers and literary enthusiasts in Minneapolis for the Book Lovers Ball, the largest annual fundraiser supporting the work of Milkweed Editions. Enjoy a seated dinner, a live auction, storytelling by featured authors Amy and Dave Freeman, and more!

Milkweed Books is pleased to present poet and author Zachary Schomburg in celebration of Mammother, his first novel. Join us in the bookstore as Zachary reads from Mammother, a fabulist’s tale of tangled relationships to death, money, and love that Aimee Bender describes as “utterly its own thing, strange and wondrous.”

Zachary Schomburg is a poet, novelist, illustrator, teacher, and the publisher and editor of Octopus Books. He lives in Portland, OR.