Events

Both Gary & Terry will read from their newest collections and engage in conversation.

Join Gary Paul Nabhan at Dragonfly Books for a reading and conversation of his latest work, Water in the Desert.

Join Beth Piatote with Joan Naviyuk Kane at Powell’s City of Books for a reading and conversation of her latest work, distant water.

Join Beth Piatote at the Pendleton Center for the Arts First Draft Writers’ Series for a reading and discussion of her latest work, distant water. The reading will be followed by an open mic and brief Q&A.

Join Gary Paul Nabhan at Prairie Lights Bookstore in partnership with the Seed Exchange for a reading and discussion of his latest work, Water in the Desert.

Join Beth Piatote at BookPeople of Moscow for a reading and discussion of her latest work, distant water.

June book club at Milkweed Books.

Join Debra Magpie Earling at the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference, with six intensive writing workshops and evening readings throughout. The faculty members leading the workshops and readings are: Debra Magpie Earling for fiction; Toni Jensen and Joni Tevis for creative nonfiction; and Jennifer Foerster, Douglas Kearney, and Layli Long Soldier for poetry.

Milkweed Books in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society Press present Audrey Thayer & Colette Hyman on Weaving Community: Indigenous Women and Leadership in the Twin Cities.

Join Milkweed as we present Sean Hill in conversation with Michael Kleber-Diggs.

Join Gary Paul Nabhan for a reading and conversation to celebrate the release of WATER IN THE DESERT.

Join Gary Paul Nabhan and Green Apple Books at Gardens of Golden Gate Park for a reading and discussion of his latest work, Water in the Desert.

Join Gary Paul Nabhan at Powell’s City of Books for a reading and conversation of his latest work, Water in the Desert.

Join Beth Piatote at Medicine for Nightmares for a reading and conversation of her latest work, distant water.

Join The Loft & Milkweed Books as we present a reading with Katherine Packert Burke and musician Creekbed Carter Hogan.

Join Jake Skeets and Beth Piatote at Green Apple Books for a reading and discussion of their latest works, Horses and distant water.
 

July book club at Milkweed Books!

Join Gary Paul Nabhan at Changing Hands Bookstore for a reading and conversation of his latest work, Water in the Desert.

Join Jennifer Eli Bowen at Serendipity Books for their year-anniversary of the Better Tomorrow Book Club, where there will be a reading and discussion of her latest work The Book of Kin.

Join Gary Paul Nabhan for a reading and conversation to celebrate the launch of his memoir Water in the Desert.

Join John James and local poets J. Bailey Hutchinson & Claire Wahmanholm for a night of poetry.

Join Angela Pelster with Shuchi Saraswat at Porter Square Books for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Evolution of Fire.

Please join us Thursday, September 24, for the 2026 Book Lovers Ball, Milkweed Editions’ signature fundraising gala. Join guest speaker Gary Paul Nabhan and fellow book lovers at the Minneapolis Institute of Art to celebrate and raise funds for transformative literature. Tickets will sell quickly—to secure yours, reserve them today!

Join Erika Meitner and Elizabeth Metzger at Open Book for a reading and conversation of their latest work, Assembled Audience and The Going is Forever.

Join Erika Meitner at Prairie Lights Bookstore for a reading and conversation of her latest work, Assembled Audience.

Join Brian Laidlaw at Elliott Bay Bookshop for a reading and discussion of his latest work, Erratica.

Join Gary Paul Nabhan at Boulder Bookstore for a reading and discussion of his latest work, Erratica.