Events

February 2026

Tuesday
3
12:00 PM

Milkweed Editions Annual Member Event

When you become a member at Milkweed, you become part of the circle of interdependency that makes our work possible. Members sustain Milkweed’s mission while enjoying more opportunities to engage with our books and authors. Sign up for Milkweed membership before February 3, you’ll gain access to our Annual Member Event where Publisher & CEO Daniel Slager will join via webinar to share the stories behind publishing 10 titles from next year’s list.

Join Milkweed membership before February 3, to gain access to our Annual Member Event!

Online
Thursday
5
6:00 PM
CT

Friends Lecture: Michael Kleber-Diggs with Daniel Slager

The Friends Lecture Committee presents “The Art of Poetry, the Voices to Hear,” an evening with award-winning poet Michael Kleber-Diggs in conversation with Daniel Slager, Milkweed Editions publisher and CEO.

This event is free and open to the public. Tickets required.

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
United States

Friday
6
2:15 PM
EST

In Person: Spreads from the Multiverse with Chris Martin

Join Chris Martin and The Blackwood Gallery for a lightbox tour and reading as part of The Blackwood’s Oughtism series, a multimodal seminar series on neurodivergent ways of living in the world. Each lightbox features spread pages from texts in the Multiverse series: Adam Wolfond’s The Wanting Way, Hannah Emerson’s The Kissing of Kissing, Lauren Russell’s A Window That Can Neither Open nor Close, and Imane Boukaila’s Tressing Motions at the Edge of Mistakes. For more information about the Oughtism series, click here.

This event is free and open to the public, as part of the Blackwood’s multimodal seminar series Oughtism. All events will prioritise access and inclusion, and quiet spaces for reflection and processing will be made available.

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Blackwood Gallery
Kaneff Centre, Room 140
University of Toronto Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Rd
Mississauga ON L5L 1C6
Canada

Friday
6
5:00 PM
EST

In Person: Devon Walker-Figueroa at Lillian Vernon House

Join Devon Walker-Figueroa at the NYU Lillian Vernon House for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Lazarus Species.

This event is free and open to the public.

New York, NY

NYU Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
58 W 10th St
New York, NY 10003
United States

Friday
6
7:00 PM
EST

In Person: Devon Walker-Figueroa at Books Are Magic

Join Devon Walker-Figueroa at Books Are Magic for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Lazarus Species.

This event is free and open to the public.

Brooklyn, NY

Books Are Magic
122 Montague St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
United States

Wednesday
18
6:00 PM
CST

Milkweed Books presents Carey Salerno

Milkweed Books presents Carey Salerno, publisher at Alice James Books and poet, to celebrate her newest collection, The Hungriest Stars. She will be joined by local poet Sarah Ghazal Ali for a reading and conversation, followed by book sales and signing.

This event is free and open to the public. Help us plan by RSVPing here.

Minneapolis, MN

Milkweed Books
1011 S Washington Avenue
Suite 107
Minneapolis, MN 55415
United States

(612) 215-2540
Sunday
22
1:00 PM
CST

February book club at Milkweed Books

Join booksellers at Milkweed Books for our February iteration of Milkweed Book Club. We’ll be reading THE LAST QUARTER OF THE MOON.

Please join Milkweed Books as we kickoff our Book Club with The Last Quarter of the Moon by Chi Zijian and translated by Bruce Humes.

Booksellers will lead an open discussion of the book with topics and questions and encourage anyone to attend. Pick up the book in-store or online at milkweed.org and use code BOOKCLUB to receive 20% off ahead of the club meeting.

Feel free to call the bookstore at (612) 215-2540 with any questions.

Minneapolis, MN

Milkweed Books
1011 S Washington Avenue
Suite 107
Minneapolis, MN 55415
United States

(612) 215-2540
Friday
27
7:00 PM
CST

Milkweed Books Presents Beronda Montgomery

Milkweed Books is thrilled to present Beronda Montgomery, in Minneapolis to launch her new book, When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and Americas’s Black Botanical Legacy.

This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are encouraged but not required.

Minneapolis, MN

Milkweed Books
1011 S Washington Avenue
Suite 107
Minneapolis, MN 55415
United States

(612) 215-2540

March 2026

Sunday
22
1:00 PM
CST

March book club at Milkweed Books

Please join Milkweed Books for our March Book Club with Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling.

Booksellers will lead an open discussion of the book with topics and questions and encourage anyone to attend. Pick up the book in-store or online at milkweed.org and use code BOOKCLUB to receive 20% off ahead of the club meeting.

Feel free to call the bookstore at (612) 215-2540 with any questions.

Minneapolis, MN

Milkweed Books
1011 S Washington Avenue
Suite 107
Minneapolis, MN 55415
United States

(612) 215-2540
Sunday
29
3:00 PM
EST

Virtual: Sangamithra Iyer at VINE Book Club

Join Sangamithra Iyer with VINE Book Club for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Governing Bodies.

This event is free and open to the public.

Online
Springfield, VT

VINE Book Club
158 Massey Road
Springfield, VT 05156
United States

April 2026

Sunday
19
1:00 PM
CST

April book club at Milkweed Books

Please join Milkweed Books for our April iteration of the book club, where we will be reading and discussing The Company of Owls by Polly Atkin.

Booksellers will lead an open discussion of the book with topics and questions and encourage anyone to attend. Pick up the book in-store or online at milkweed.org and use code BOOKCLUB to receive 20% off ahead of the club meeting.

Feel free to call the bookstore at (612) 215-2540 with any questions.

This event is free and open to the public. Let us know you are coming here.

Minneapolis, MN

Milkweed Books
1011 S Washington Avenue
Suite 107
Minneapolis, MN 55415
United States

(612) 215-2540