Milkweed Books
1011 Washington Avenue S
Ste 107
Minneapolis, MN 55415
United States
This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs here.
Join authors Chris Martin, Autumn Brown, and Chiara Francesca Galimberti for an evening of liberatory literature from three writers whose complex lives resonate along lines of artistry, parenthood, joy, and justice. Together, these writers will read on immigration, poetry and neurodivergence, grief, and healing, with each pathway braiding a new trail toward collective belonging.
Friday, November 18, 7:00 pm
In-person, Milkweed Books, Open Book, Minneapolis
Masks required (masks will be provided at the door for all who come without one)
Books will be available for sale before and after the event.
This event will be held on the first floor of the building with no steps at the entrance and front doors that can open with a button press. Please contact Milkweed Books if you have any additional accessibility needs.
About the presenters:
Chris Martin is a tilted listening animal languaging. He teaches and learns at Unrestricted Interest and is the curator of Multiverse, a series of neurodivergent writing from Milkweed Editions. His most recent book of poems is Things to Do in Hell (Coffee House, 2020) and his first book of nonfiction is May Tomorrow Be Awake: On Poetry, Autism, and Our Neurodiverse Future (HarperOne, 2022). He lives on the edge of Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis, among the mulberries and bur oaks, with Mary Austin Speaker and their two bewildering creatures.
Autumn Brown is a multi-dimensional artist, singer-songwriter, and author of speculative fiction. Her writing has been featured in Revolutionary Mothering, Parenting 4 Social Justice, Octavia’s Brood, and Lightspeed Magazine. She co-hosts the podcast How to Survive the End of the World, and facilitates political education and movement strategy through the Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance. Autumn lives in Minneapolis with her three brilliant children and beloved community.
Chiara Francesca Galimberti is a queer disabled artist, writer, organizer, acupuncturist, former teen mother, first-gen college grad, and Italian immigrant to the occupied Indigenous territories currently known as the United States. Chiara has been involved in movements for justice for over two decades, with a focus on gender violence prevention, healing justice, and politicized artmaking. They have written and spoken on a wide variety of topics including disability justice, building anti-capitalist systems, accessible healthcare, and using art as a tool for structural change. You can find Chiara on Instagram @chiara.acu