Events

Join Claire Wahmanholm and Callie Siskel for a poetry night at Magers & Quinn.

Join Scott Chaskey for a reading and conversation about Soil and Spirit.

Join Jennifer Kabat in conversation about The Eighth Moon.

Join authors Jennifer Kabat and Daegan Miller for a reading and conversation about The Eighth Moon.

Join Missoula Public Library and Chris La Tray for a book launch program celebrating the release of Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home, the highly-anticipated new book from Montana Poet Laureate and Little Shell Chippewa member Chris La Tray. The book – a memoir combining the story of the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe, the most recent tribe to receive federal recognition from the United States Government, the history of the Métis people, and La Tray’s own search to find a place with them – tells, in the words of Robin Wall Kimmerer, (Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom…

Join us as Milkweed Books welcomes Lauren Russell for the launch of her new collection, A Window That Can Neither Open nor Close, out August 27th. From this enigmatic in-between, Russell dives into multitudes: cats and questions; compulsion and devotion; narrative and diagnosis; language and loneliness; scrupulosity and stasis; suicidality and love. Poets Joanna Furhman and Paula Cisewski will also read from new and forthcoming work.

About the authors:

LAUREN RUSSELL is the author of A Window That Can Neither Open nor Close; Descent, winner of the Poetry Society of America’s 2021 Anna Rabinowitz Award; and What’s Hanging on…

Join the Library Park to celebrate the latest book from Chris La Tray, Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home. Both Personal and historical, Becoming Little Shell is a testament to the power of storytelling, to family and legacy, and to finding home. Infused with candor, heart, wisdom and an abiding love for a place and a people, Chris La Tray’s remarkable journey is both revelatory and redemptive. Bring a blanket or chair to sit in during this free program. Cassiopeia Books will be on site to sell his book, as well.

Join Chris La Tray for a reading and discussion about Becoming Little Shell.

Join Chris La Tray with Northern Plains Resource Council and This House of Books at Billings Public Library for a reading and discussion of Becoming Little Shell.

Come join Milkweed Books as we welcome BOYCE UPHOLT to Minneapolis to launch his new book, The Great River: The Making & Unmaking of the Mississippi. He will be joined in conversation by JOHN ANFINSON, the former head of the Mississippi National River & Recreation Area and Friends of the Mississippi board member.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Over thousands of years, the Mississippi watershed was home to millions of Indigenous people who regarded “the great river” with awe and respect, adorning its banks with astonishing spiritual earthworks. But European settlers and American pioneers had a different vision: the…

Chris La Tray, Montana’s current Poet Laureate and a member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, will be on hand for an exciting presentation and book signing.

La Tray, a Metís storyteller, is author of a number of books, including One-Sentence Journal: Short Poems, Essays from the World at Large, and Becoming Little Shell.

This program is part of the Montana Poets Laureate program from Humanities Montana and coincides with American Prairie’s Annual Indigenous Peoples Celebration.

Join Milkweed Editions and O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co. for an unforgettable evening that brings to life the rich culture of Ireland’s most rugged region. With readings from Tim Robinson’s renowned Connemara trilogy—a breathtakingly intimate exploration of the area’s geography, ecology, history, language, and mythology—and cocktails inspired by the stories themselves, the spirits of Connemara and of Keeper’s Heart will combine creating a cultural pairing you won’t soon forget. Ticket includes admission and one drink.

Tickets on sale now exclusively to members. General public on sale will be August 12. Check back for details!

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Join Chris La Tray in conversation about his memoir Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home.

Join Chris La Tray to celebrate the launch of Becoming Little Shell.

Join Jennifer Kabat in conversation about her memoir The Eighth Moon with Hilary Plum and Laura Marris.

Join Jennifer Kabat for a discussion and reading of The Eighth Moon with Daniel Borzutzky and Laura Marris.

Join Chris La Tray for a reading of Becoming Little Shell with Sierra Crane, author of Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian Country.

Join Jennifer Kabat in discussion on her memoir The Eighth Moon.

Join Chris La Tray for a reading and conversation to celebrate Becoming Little Shell.

Join us as Milkweed Books welcomes Jennifer Kabat for the launch of her debut memoir, The Eighth Moon: A Memoir of Belonging and Rebellion. After reading from The Eighth Moon, Jennifer will be joined in conversation by Summer J. Hart and Kathryn Savage.

Enjoy a social hour and book-signing in our brick-and-mortar indie bookstore Milkweed Books beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the reading and conversation at 7 p.m.

Join Sharman Apt Russel for a reading and signing of her new book, What Walks This Way: Discovering the Wildlife Around Us Through Their Tracks and Signs. Sharman will be in conversation with Priyanka Kumar as part of our Writing the Wild event series with the Leopold Writing Program.

Join Jennifer Kabat in conversation with Liz Hottel about The Eighth Moon.

Join us as Milkweed Books welcomes poet John Balaban for a reading from his newest book Passing Through a Gate, an essential collection of his prize-winning poems in one place, threaded through with essays that link poetry to Balaban’s extensive travels, whether hitchhiking throughout the United States or wandering the countryside of Vietnam during wartime to record and translate folk poetry. John will read and be joined in conversation by local author Michael Bazzett, followed by time for audience questions and a book signing.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

John Balaban is the author of thirteen books of poetry and prose…

Join author Jennifer Kabat in conversation about The Eighth Moon with Paul Chaat Smith.

Join Chris La Tray for a reading and discussion of Becoming Little Shell.

Join Robin Wall Kimmerer for the Swope Endowed Lecture Series.

Join author Jennifer Kabat in conversation with LA Kaufman discussing The Eighth Moon.

The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians – Chris LaTray

The Montana-based Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians became the 574th Indian tribe to be recognized by the United States government in December, 2019, after over 150 years of trying. The tribe’s origins, and its future, are deeply connected to the Métis people. The Métis are one of the three Indigenous peoples recognized by Canada as “original inhabitants” of their nation, while in the United States Métis contributions to its history have been largely erased. It is past time that was changed.

No discussion of the buffalo and the animal’s…

Join Lauren Russell for a reading from her newest collection, A Window that can Neither Open Nor Close. She will be joined by Joanna Fuhrman and Anselm Berrigan.

Join Scott Chaskey for a reading and conversation about Soil and Spirit.

On October 8 at 3 p.m., the public is invited to join Ada Limón for the National Parks Service “Poetry in Parks” unveiling. This event is open to the public.

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón will unveil a picnic table with an overlay featuring the poem “Ecology” by June Jordan.

Seven national parks, including Cape Cod National Seashore, were selected by Limón to be part of her signature project “You are Here: Poetry in Parks.” The initiative is a partnership with the Library of Congress, the National Park Service, and the Poetry Society of America that features site-specific poetry…

Join Jennifer Kabat for a reading and discussion at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

Join Scott Chaskey for a reading conversation from Soil & Spirit. 

Join Lauren Russell for a reading from her latest collection, A Window that can Neither Open Nor Close.

Experience the power of life-changing literature with Montana Poet Laureate and Métis storyteller Chris La Tray, author of the forthcoming memoir Becoming Little Shell. Enjoy dinner, drinks, a live auction, and more, while celebrating and supporting transformative books.

Funds raised from the Book Lovers Ball support Milkweed’s mission to identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it.

Join Robin Wall Kimmerer for the DeCoursey Lecture Series at Trinity University.

On December 3 at 1 p.m., the public is invited to join Ada Limón for the National Parks Service “Poetry in Parks” unveiling. This event is open to the public.

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón will unveil a picnic table with an overlay featuring the poem “Na:nko Ma:s Cewagĭ / Cloud Song” by Ofelia Zepeda.

Seven national parks, including Cape Cod National Seashore, were selected by Limón to be part of her signature project “You are Here: Poetry in Parks.” The initiative is a partnership with the Library of Congress, the National Park Service, and the Poetry Society of…

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.