Bookstore / Roundup
Bookseller Recommendations: January
Real people suggest good books in our store we think you might like, too!
Makenna Goodman
Makenna Goodman is the author of The Shame, which was named a Harvard Review Favorite Book of 2020, a White Review Recommended Read, a Refinery29 Best New Book, a Literary Hub Recommended Read, a Bustle Most Anticipated Book, a Boston.com Book Club Pick, and more. Interviews, words, and work have been featured in the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Paris Review, Electric Literature, Guernica, Literary Hub, Catapult, The Rumpus, the Adroit Journal, and Commonplace Podcast, and are forthcoming in the Harvard Review, BOMB, the White Review, and the New York Review of Books. Based in Vermont, Goodman is a former editor of books on agriculture and food who writes about, among other things, the intersection of land stewardship and capitalism.
Pittsburgh, PA —
Kathy Fagan with Khadijah Queen at University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series presents readings and conversations with poets Kathy Fagan (Sycamore) and Khadijah Queen (I’m So Fine: A List of Famous Men & What I Had On). The conversation will be moderated by Yona Harvey (Hemming the Water).
Minneapolis, MN —
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Galentine's Day Happy Hour
Bring your gals and pals to the bookstore for this celebration of books and camaraderie!
West Hollywood, CA —
Sarah Ruhl at Book Soup
Book Soup is pleased to welcome Sarah Ruhl, co-author of Letters from Max: A Poet, a Teacher, a Friendship, for an evening of shimmering discussions followed by a book signing.
Minneapolis, MN —
Katie Shireen Assef at Milkweed Books
Milkweed Books welcomes author and translator Katie Shireen Assef for a reading from Black Forest (Valérie Mréjen, Deep Vellum) in the bookstore.
Roseland, NJ —
Robin Wall Kimmerer at Essex County Environmental Center
Essex County Environmental Center is pleased to host Robin Wall Kimmerer (Braiding Sweetgrass) for an evening of stories and reflections on personal and ecological wisdom.
Margaret Renkl
Authors / Interviews
Deep Cuts—Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo’s Letters from Max: A Poet, A Teacher, A Friendship
Happy December fellow readers, and welcome to another edition of Deep Cuts! In this series I have the privilege of diving in with the author of a compelling Milkweed title and discussing the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the composition and production of their book.
This month, we’re highlighting Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo’s collaborative book, Letters from Max: A Poet, A Teacher, A Friendship, which we released in paperback in September. We know this book has had an enormous impact on readers’ lives. Spanning four years of Sarah’s and Max’s lives, Letters from Max explores illness, art, spirituality…