Events

Join Rosalie Moffett at the University of Idaho for a poetry reading and discussion.

Join Elliot Bay Books for a reading with Rosalie Moffett, alongside local poet and friend of the store Luther Hughes.

Join Rebecca Spiegel for a reading and discussion at Widener University. More information here.

Milkweed Editions in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Press present Creature Conservation hosted by Claire Wahmanholm, featuring Charles Baxter, Kimberly Blaeser, and Sean Hill.

The event will feature readings from the new collection Creature Needs: Writers Respond to the Science of Animal Conservation out with University of Minnesota Press out on January 21. Claire Wahmanholm will then host a panel that centers on craft and art activism for creature conservation.

ABOUT THE HOST

Claire Wahmanholm is the author of Meltwater, Redmouth, and Wilder, which won the Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry and…

Milkweed Books & Writers Go to the Movies present Sarah Jones, author of Disposable: America’s Contempt for the Underclass, and Chris Stedman, author of IRL: Finding Our Real Selves in a Digital World. Tickets are not necessary but encouraged for planning purposes.

The author has selected the film Pride, which speaks to her work. We will all view it together. Writers Go to the Movies will provide popcorn, candy, and beverages to enhance the viewing experience. After, Sarah will read from her new book, and join Chris in a conversation around the film, their craft, and how media influenced…

Join Shilpi Suneja in conversation with Sana Harron at Newtonville Books to celebrate the launch of the newly packaged paperback, House of Caravans.

Join Sally Keith alongside Farnoosh Fathi and Amanda Nadelberg at NYU, hosted by Matthew Rohrer, for a poetry reading followed by a reception and book signing. More information here.

Please join Milkweed Editions as we welcome Chris La Tray back to Minneapolis! The author of Becoming Little Shell, One-Sentence Journal, and Descended from a Travel-Worn Satchel will speak to us about houselessness, deportation, and the landless Indians.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris La Tray is a Métis storyteller, a descendent of the Pembina Band of the mighty Red River of the North, and an enrolled member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, he is also the author of One-Sentence Journal: Short Poems and Essays from the World at Large, which won the 2018 Montana Book…

Join the National Book Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and The Cooper Union for the 2025 Science + Literature Ceremony, celebrating the three remarkable 2025 Science + Literature selected titles in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Selected authors Claire Wahmanholm for Meltwater, Ed Yong for An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, and Ramona Ausubel forThe Last Animal will join for readings and conversation. Learn more about the event here.

Join Sally Keith alongside Jan Beatty and Jason Schneiderman for the panel “Queer Poetics: Transcendence through Verse,” presented by the 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book. More information can be found here.

Join Wayne Miller for the launch of his forthcoming poetry collection, The End of Childhood. Wayne will be joined by Juan Morales and Kevin Prufer for a reading, conversation, and Q&A at The Shop at MATTER.

Join Rosalie Moffett at Saint Louis Poetry Center’s signature program, Sunday Workshop. Submissions of poetry will be commented on by Rosalie in a friendly and constructive group setting. Submit poetry for the workshop by midnight, 4/6.

Join Rosalie Moffett as part of the Observable Reading Series at the High Low Literary Arts Center. More details on the event forthcoming.

Join Sally Keith at the Blacksmith House as a part of the Cambridge Center for Adult Education’s ongoing Poetry Series. More information on the program here.

Join Chris Santiago and Wayne Miller at Next Chapter Booksellers for a reading and discussion of their latest works, Small Wars Manual and The End of Childhood.

Join Rick Barot at Bennington College for a reading and discussion of his poetry.

Join Rebecca Spiegel at Tattered Cover Bookstore to celebrate the release of Robin Walter’s debut poetry collection LITTLE MERCY. Link forthcoming.

Join the Poetry Foundation for an evening of poetry readings by Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize recipient Kimiko Hahn and Sarah Ghazal Ali, Mónica de la Torre, and Rosalie Moffett, to celebrate Kimiko Hahn’sThe Ghost Forest: New and Selected Poems.

Please join Karen Babine for the celebration of her latest work, The Allure of Elsewhere.

Join author Kerri ní Dochartaigh in prioritizing your creativity for ten days in spring 2025 at the seaside village of Doolin, County Clare, Ireland.

This retreat is led by Ryan Dennis of The Milkhouse Rural Writers Collective; co-organized with NatureCulture/Writing the Land.

Join Karen Babine and Marya Hornbacher at Open Book for a reading and discussion of Karen’s forthcoming book, The Allure of Elsewhere.

Join Karen Babine for a reading, Q&A, and signing of her forthcoming book, The Allure of Elsewhere, in partnership with Dragonfly Books and the Oneota Valley Literary Foundation. More details on the event here.

Join Karen Babine at Zenith Bookstore Thursday, May 29, for a reading and discussion of her forthcoming book, The Allure of Elsewhere. Link forthcoming.

Join Rosalie Moffett and Jennifer Chang for a reading and discussion at White Whale Books. More information and link forthcoming.

Join Karen Babine for a reading and discussion at Four Pines Bookstore. More information and link forthcoming.

Join Karen Babine at Honest Dog Books for a reading and conversation of her forthcoming book, The Allure of Elsewhere.

Join Karen Babine at the Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, KY for a reading and discussion of her forthcoming work, The Allure of Elsewhere. Link forthcoming.

Join Helen Whybrow and Shilpi Suneja at the Concord Art Center for a reading and discussion. More details forthcoming.