Melissa Ginsburg

Melissa Ginsburg is the author of two novels, two poetry collections, and three poetry chapbooks. She is the winner of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Poetry award and was named the Inaugural South Arts Mississippi State Fellow for Literary Arts.

Minneapolis, MN —

Book Talk with Julie Schumacher and Michael Bazzett at the Minneapolis Club

Join Julie Schumacher and Michael Bazzett for a Book Talk at the Minneapolis Club with New York Times Correspondent Ernesto Londono. Books will be available for purchase. This is a free event, no need to pre-register.

The Minneapolis club invites guests to grab a drink at Charlie’s (1 floor restaurant) before the program and stay after for dinner—please contact the Concierge at 612-332-2292 to reserve a table for after the program.

Bemidji, MN —
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In Person: Debra Magpie Earling at the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference

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.

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Erin Sharkey and Michael Kleber-Diggs Launch Into a Darker Wilderness Podcast

Brianna Reed — 06/08/2026

On Wednesday, May 27, Milkweed Editions celebrated the launch for the Into a Darker Wilderness podcast, an accompaniment to the anthology A Darker Wilderness, edited by podcast host Erin Sharkey. There, she was joined by her co-host, Max Ritvo Poetry Prize winner Michael Kleber-Diggs, and podcast producer Davi Gray to share in conversation shaped by artist Miré Regulus. Together, they mused on their motivation behind the podcast’s creation and their plans for season one. They asked listeners: What does wilderness mean for you?

We’ll talk to each of the contributors in this book about each…

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