Events

Join Milkweed Books as welcome Wendy Johnson to talk about her new book, Kinship Medicine: Cultivating Interdependence to Heal the Earth and Ourselves.

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.

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 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…

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!