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5 Reasons to Teach This Book: All the Wild Hungers
Welcome, friends, to the latest installment of 5 Reasons to Teach This Book! In this interview series, we examine what we can learn from Milkweed’s titles by discussing our books with educators, authors, and booksellers. This month, we’re featuring Karen Babine’s 2020 Minnesota Book Award winning book, All the Wild Hungers: A Season of Cooking and Cancer.
In this interview, Karen and I discuss both the craft and critique of personal nonfiction. What on the page contributes to an author’s voice, that borderline indefinable element of craft? How do we accommodate our eagerness for answers in literature without…
Franconia, NH —
Benjamin Garcia & Maudelle Driskell at The Frost Place: Live Poetry Reading
The Frost Place hosts Benjamin Garcia and Maudelle Driskell for a live poetry reading. This event will be presented virtually at 8:00pm ET.
New York, NY —
Debut Revue 002: A Reading of 2020 Debut Poets with Benjamin Garcia, Madeleine Barnes, Marianne Chan, & Enzo Silon Surin
Debut Revue hosts Benjamin Garcia, Madeleine Barnes, Marianne Chan & Enzo Silon Surin in readings and conversation. This event will be presented virtually at 7:00pm ET.
Brooklyn, NY —
The Whiting Foundation Presents Jake Skeets, Aria Aber, Diannely Antigua, & Genya Turovskaya at Books Are Magic
The Whiting Foundation and Books Are Magic host Whiting Award-Winning Poets Jake Skeets, Aria Aber, Diannely Antigua, and Genya Turovskaya in reading and conversation. This event will be presented virtually at 7:00pm ET.
Chicago, IL —
AIMEE NEZHUKUMATATHIL & RUBEN QUESADA AT UNABRIDGED BOOKSTORE
Unabridged Bookstore hosts Aimee Nezhukumatathil in conversation with Ruben Quesada to celebrate the publication of World of Wonders. This event will be presented virtually at 7:00pm CT.
Prescott, AZ —
Conversation on the Edge: Wildness, Reconciliation, and Love of the World with J. Drew Lanham and the Natural History Institute
The Natural History Institute hosts J. Drew Lanham in conversation with Natural History Institute Executive Director Tom Fleischner to discuss nature and literature. This event will be presented virtually at 7:00pm MST.
New York, NY —
Kundiman and Cave Canem host Aimee Nezhukumatathil & Ross Gay
Kundiman and Cave Canem will host Aimee Nezhukumatathil to celebrate the publication of World of Wonders. Aimee will be joined by author and friend Ross Gay. This event will be presented virtually at 6:00pm ET.
Minneapolis, MN —
World of Wonders Book Launch with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Milkweed Editions, Asian American Writers' Workshop, & Special Guests!
Join Milkweed Editions and The Asian American Writers’ Workshop to celebrate the publication day of World of Wonders with author Aimee Nezhukumatathil and special guests Patrick Rosal, Joseph Legaspi, Sarah Gambito, Oliver de la Paz, and Jon Pineda. This event will be presented virtually at 7:00pm CT on Zoom and Facebook Live.
Diane Wilson
Diane Wilson (Dakota) is the author of The Seed Keeper, as well as a memoir, Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past, and a nonfiction book, Beloved Child: A Dakota Way of Life. She is the executive director for the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance, a national coalition of tribes and organizations working to create sovereign food systems for Native people. She is a Mdewakanton descendent, enrolled on the Rosebud Reservation, and lives in Shafer, Minnesota.