Events

Join Ada Limón at Trinity Church for a reading and celebration of her newest collection, Startlement. Books will be available for sale through Kepler’s Books.

Join Milkweed Books and Avid Reader Press as we launch Eliana Ramage’s debut novel, To the Moon and Back, with special guest Claire Lombardo. Both authors we’ll read and engage in a conversation, followed by a book signing.

Join Chris Santiago, Steven Reigns, and féi iká shumarí at Beyond Baroque for an installment of The NEW Series, dedicated to premiering wholly original work from three writers on a shared theme.

Join Helen Whybrow and Gary Clark at Words Out Loud, presented by Art at the Kent. A reading of their work will be followed by a reception at the Kent.

Join Chris La Tray at the Lake Agassiz Regional Library for a reading and discussion of his latest work, Becoming Little Shell.

Milkweed Presents National Poetry Series selection Games for Children author Keith S. Wilson. Keith will read from his debut and engage in conversation with Minnesota Book Award winners Douglas Kearney and Chaun Webster.

Join Robin Wall Kimmerer at SUNY Oswego as a part of Oswego Reading Initiative.

Join Robin Wall Kimmerer virtually for the opening of the YWCA Madison Racial Justice Summit. Robin will open the summit with a keynote presentation.

Join Karen Babine, Andrea Jurjevic, and Andrew Najberg for a reading and reception for the Meacham Writers Workshop.

Join Ada Limón and Rigoberto González at Georgia Tech’s “An Evening of Poetry: In Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.” A reception at 5:15 will be followed by a reading at 6:00, as well as a book signing.

Join Helen Whybrow at White Birch Books for a reading and discussion of her latest work, The Salt Stones.

Join Ada Limón at Readers’ Books for a reading and discussion of her forthcoming work, Startlement. More info forthcoming.

Join Robin Wall Kimmerer at the virtual keynote for the Annual Environment & Spirituality Summit, hosted by Faith in Place.

Join Chris La Tray with Sarah Kendzior at Left Bank Books for a reading and discussion of his latest work, Becoming Little Shell.

Join Karen Babine at the Union Ave Bookstore First Friday Reading Series. More details forthcoming.

Join Helen Whybrow at the Meridan Public Library for a reading and discussion of her latest work, The Salt Stones.

Join Keith S. Wilson, Taylor Byas, Bryan Byrdlong, jason crawford, and Shaneika McIntosh for the Poetry Foundation’s “Facing Pages,” a reading and celebration of the poets’ new or forthcoming collections.

Join Katherine Larson at Mostly Books for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Wedding of the Foxes.

Join 24th US Poet Laureate Ada Limón and the internationally bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer, for an unforgettable evening at the historic Pantages Theatre. These two visionary writers and thinkers, in conversation for the first time, are both known for their impact in literature and their timely ability to offer critical insights into resiliency, reciprocity, and what it means to be human in the natural world. Ken Lucero, Trust for Public Land’s Tribal and Indigenous Lands Director, will introduce the conversation. This connective conversation will be an offering to those looking for ways to navigate…

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Join us Thursday, October 9, for the 2025 Book Lovers Ball, Milkweed Editions’ signature fundraising gala. We are thrilled to host guest speaker Robin Wall Kimmerer and 300 fellow book lovers at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis to celebrate and raise funds for transformative literature. Tickets are selling quickly—to secure yours, reserve them today!

Join Helen Whybrow, author of The Salt Stones, for a gathering with local sheep farms Get Bentz & Shepherd’s Way.

Join Robin Wall Kimmerer at the Chicago Botanic Garden for the 42nd Smith Nature Awards Dinner, presented by Brushwood Center as their largest fundraiser of the year. Kimmerer will be the recipient of the Environmental Leadership Award.

Join Ada Limón with Matthew Zapruder and Litquake at Swedish American Hall for a reading and celebration of her latest work, Startlement. A reading will be followed by a book signing, books provided by Green Apple Books.

Join Ada Limón in partnership with Books Are Magic at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church for a reading and discussion of her newest collection Startlement. More info forthcoming.

Join Karen Babine with Sybil Baker at The Book & Cover for a reading and discussion of her latest book The Allure of Elsewhere.

Join us to launch Jennifer Eli Bowen’s debut The Book of Kin at Open Book.

Join Chris La Tray at The King’s English Bookshop for a reading and discussion of his latest work, Becoming Little Shell.

Rosa Lane and Stephen Haven will read from their newest collections.

Join Helen Whybrow with Tom Wessels at Blue Hill Library for a reading and celebration of her latest work, The Salt Stones.

Join Robin Wall Kimmerer at the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance for its annual Food Justice Gathering, on “Building Resilience.”

Milkweed Editions presents poet and novelist Grady Chambers in Minneapolis to launch his newest novel, Great Disasters, with Aamina Ahmad.

Join Jennifer Eli Bowen and Katherine Larson for a reading and discussion of their latest works, The Book of Kin and Wedding of the Foxes.

Join Helen Whybrow and Shilpi Suneja at the Concord Art Center for the inaugural Independent Press Prose Reading Series. An introduction of the press and its mission will be followed by a reading and discussion of their works. Books will be available for purchase through the Concord Bookshop.

Join Ada Limón at the Vermont Humanities Fall Festival for a special presentation in partnership with the University of Vermont.

Join Sangamithra Iyer at Kew and Willow Books for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Governing Bodies.

Join Chris La Tray at White Oak Books for a reading and discussion of his latest work, Becoming Little Shell.

Join Lewis Hyde with Lawrence Rosenwald at Wellesley Books for a reading and discussion of The Essays of Henry David Thoreau, edited by Lewis Hyde.

Join Sangamithra Iyer with Sunu Chandy at Lost City Books for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Governing Bodies.

Join Sangamithra Iyer with E.B. Bartels at the Boston Porter Square Books for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Governing Bodies.

Join Sangamithra Iyer at the New York Public Library’s Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Governing Bodies. More information forthcoming.