Milkweed Editions
1011 S Washington Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415
United States
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Milkweed presents three prolific artists who individually write around different forms of resistance. Bringing these three together will make for a memorable evening–especially in Minneapolis, where these conversations used to be less common, and then were thrust violently into the national conversation.
Join Victoria, Gary, and Luis as they each read and converse around borders being everywhere, and where we can still resist and find hope. This event is free and open to the public, but expected to fill up, so please RSVP at the link and we will see you there!
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Victoria Blanco is the author of Out of the Sierra: A Story of Rarámuri Resistance, a 2025 ALA Notable Book longlisted for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Orion, Guernica, Literary Hub, and other publications. The recipient of a Jerome Fellowship and a Fulbright award, Blanco teaches in the MFA program at Hamline University.
Gary Paul Nabhan is a celebrated ethnobotanist and biocultural conservationist whose groundbreaking work has advanced ecological restoration, pollinator recovery, and Indigenous food revitalization. A MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, John Burroughs Medal recipient, and James Beard Award winner, he has been recognized nationally for his contributions to both conservation and food culture. He lives in Patagonia, Arizona, where he continues to work at the intersection of ecology and community.
Luis Alberto Urrea, Guggenheim Fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist, is the best-selling author of 18 books, including The Devil’s Highway and The Hummingbird’s Daughter. His latest novel, The House of Broken Angels, was a national bestseller and NYTimes Notable Book. Luis has won the Lannan Literary Award, the Pacific Rim Kiriyama Prize, an American Book Award, the Christopher Award, and an Edgar Award, among other honors. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, he is most recognized as a border writer, though he says, “I am more interested in bridges, not borders.” He lives outside of Chicago and is a distinguished professor of creative writing at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Gary Paul Nabhan
Gary Paul Nabhan is a celebrated ethnobotanist and biocultural conservationist whose groundbreaking work has advanced ecological restoration, pollinator recovery, and Indigenous food revitalization.
An NPR Most Anticipated Book of the Summer
“A generous invitation to follow the many streams that flow into the river of Gary Paul Nabhan’s remarkable life and work.”—Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass
“I have waited decades for these epic tales to be gathered in one serpentine narrative capable of rattling our souls.”—Terry Tempest Williams, author of The Glorians