Minneapolis, MN —

In person: Cameron Walker book launch

Join Milkweed Books as we welcome Cameron Walker to Minneapolis! Cameron’s work revolves around the human connection the world around them. Her newest short story collection, How to Capture Carbon, out with What Books Press, navigates climate change and loss with lyrical dreaminess. She has invited scientists and writers Kim Todd & Emily Sohn to speak with her around their work.

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

In a dozen radiant stories, award-winning author Cameron Walker brings readers to the water’s edge, where the known world collides with magic and with the mysterious depths of the human heart. Here, a…

Colleen Apostle

Colleen studied English and creative writing at Macalester College and received their bachelor of art’s in May 2023. In their freetime, you can find them writing speculative fiction, playing Baldur’s Gate 3, or eating a delicious croissant from a local cafe.

Minneapolis, MN —

In Person: A Celebration of the Connemara Trilogy by Tim Robinson

Join us for an evening inspired by the landscape and literature of Western Ireland as shared through writer and cartographer Tim Robinson’s epic Connemara Trilogy: Listening to the Wind, The Last Pool of Darkness, and A Little Gaelic Kingdom, featuring Luke Morgan and Dr. David Gardiner.

Events

Surviving One Breath at a Time: Celebrating the Launch of Creature Needs

Brianna Reed — 03/06/2025

On February 27th, Milkweed Editions and the University of Minnesota Press hosted a book launch to celebrate Creature Needs: Writers Respond to the Science of Animal Conservation, in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Creature Conserve.

“Before we read, I want a moment to breathe with you.”—Claire Wahmanholm

“Before we read,” Claire Wahmanholm—author of Meltwater andbegan, “I want a moment to breathe with you.” Under her instruction, she coaxed the crowd into a gentle meditation of hummed breath. Within three exhales, she transformed the room into a living, vibrating singing bowl. By the final round, the…

Minneapolis, MN —

In person: Jon Hickey book launch with Teresa Peterson

Join Milkweed Books as we welcome Minnesota native Jon Hickey back to the Twin Cities to help launch his new novel, Big Chief, which is named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The Washington Post, Debutiful, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and LitHub. He will be joined in conversation with Teresa Peterson, author of Perennial Ceremony: Lessons and Gifts from a Dakota Garden, from the University of Minnesota Press.

You are also invited to join Jon and our friends at The Loft at Open Book on Saturday, April 12 at 11AM-1PM in his in-person craft seminar “Setting the Scene: Place