The Minneapolis Club
729 2nd Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55402
United States
This event is free and open to the public.
Join Julie Schumacher and Michael Bazzett for a Book Talk at the Minneapolis Club with New York Times Correspondent Ernesto Londono. Books will be available for purchase. This is a free event, no need to pre-register.
The Minneapolis club invites guests to grab a drink at Charlie’s (1 floor restaurant) before the program and stay after for dinner—please contact the Concierge at 612-332-2292 to reserve a table for after the program.
Julie Schumacher
Julie Schumacher is the author of eleven books, including the national bestseller Dear Committee Members, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Schumacher’s other works include two short story collections, a satirical coloring book, and five novels for young readers.
Michael Bazzett
Michael Bazzett is the author of You Must Remember This, which received the 2014 Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry, The Interrogation, and most recently The Echo Chamber. He is also the translator of The Popol Vuh, the first English verse translation of the Mayan creation epic, which was named a New York Times Best Book of 2018. His poems have appeared in numerous publications, including Ploughshares, The Sun, and Best New Poets. He is a 2017 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow and lives in Minneapolis.
“Shrewd, sage, and so darkly funny.” —Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had
By turns poetic and lucid, sinuous and accessible, this verse translation of the Mayan epic—the first of its kind, and the first in the Seedbank series—breathes new life into an essential tale.