Milkweed Books is pleased to present poet and author Zachary Schomburg in celebration of Mammother, his first novel. Join us in the bookstore as Zachary reads from Mammother, a fabulist's tale of tangled relationships to death, money, and love that Aimee Bender describes as "utterly its own thing, strange and wondrous."

Zachary Schomburg is a poet, novelist, illustrator, teacher, and the publisher and editor of Octopus Books. He lives in Portland, OR.

Milkweed Books is proud to host this celebration of the voices of individuals with autism, capping off a five-day creative writing course taught by Brian Laidlaw and Chris Martin. Students from the class will perform their original poems and songs, while guest artists Steve Healey, Sagirah Shahid, and Roy Guzmán will read poems that inspired the class. The students’ work will be available for purchase as a handmade letterpress chapbook. Presented with the Center for Engaging Autism, made possible through the Minnesota State Arts Board.

Looking for love on all the wrong bookshelves? Literary matchmaking can be rough in the digital age of online e-book reading. As part of Lit Crawl Minneapolis events, join Milkweed for some good, old-fashioned speed dating, and let four local authors turn you on to fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Join us for a dialogue between esteemed curator and champion of children’s literature Lisa Von Drasek and acclaimed Norwegian children’s author Jostein Gaarder. Milkweed Books is pleased to host this lively conversation on the art of storytelling, as both guests explore how children's literature can tap into some of the most profound human experiences: grief, humor, growth, and difference. Also featuring Gaarder's newest picture book, Questions Asked, which poses a series of philosophical questions that arise in childhood and endure throughout a lifetime. Presented in partnership with Archipelago Books.

Join Alex Lemon at Brazos Bookstore in Houston, Texas where he will read from his lastest book, Feverland: A Memoir in Shards (forthcoming in September). 

Join Alex Lemon at Square Books where he will read from his lastest book, Feverland: A Memoir in Shards (forthcoming in September).

Join Faith Sullian, author of Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse, at the Deep Valley Book Festival where she will be joined by many other authors. There will books for sale, author panels, readings, activities, music, and food. 

As part of her From Farm to Fork tour of Minnesota, join author, journalist, and local food expert Beth Dooley, author of In Winter's Kitchen, for a conversation about the local food scene in Duluth, MN. Beth with speak alongside Mary Dougherty, a former restaurant owner and the author of the recent memoir/cookbook, "Life in a Northern Town: Cooking, Eating & Other Adventures Along Lake Superior". The audience will hear about Beth’s experiences with Minnesota food movements and will have the opportunity to share their own stories of food developments, concerns, and histories unique to the region.

Milkweed Books presents Alison McGhee, Minnesota Book Award winning local author, with a launch event in celebration of her fifth novel, Never Coming Back. McGhee's latest is a moving novel which explores the relationship between a mother and daughter on the brink of reconnection, even as they must both come to terms with the mother’s early-onset Alzheimer’s.

Alison Mcghee is an award-winning novelist, whose previous books for children and adults have been featured by the Today Show, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.