Acclaimed poet, novelist, and essayist Kazim Ali joins the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and Milkweed Editions to launch his new memoir, Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water. Ali will be joined in conversation by poet and scholar Billy-Ray Belcourt. Register here!
Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Carolyn Finney join The Loft Literary Center for this “Big Ideas” conversation on the ways our racial identities shape our relationships to the natural world. Register here!
Milan Wilson-Robinson is the Marketing & Publicity Associate at Milkweed Editions. Prior to joining Milkweed in 2021, she worked at Next Chapter Booksellers as a bookseller, buyer, and social media specialist. She also worked as a junior research strategist for the Minneapolis-based marketing firm Fusion Hill. She studied literature at the University of London — City Campus, and holds a BA in English and Music minor from Saint Catherine University, where she co-founded a radio station created by and for students.
Author Michael Kleber-Diggs reflects on the artistic process of creating the cover of his collection, Worldly Things.
Booksmith is thrilled to host a virtual panel discussion with debut authors Benjamin Garcia (Thrown in the Throat), Emily Hashimoto (A World Between) and Poupeh Missaghi (trans(re)lating house one), moderated by Lupita Reads. This event is free and open to all ages, but RSVP is required. Learn more here!
Hello, friends, and welcome to another edition of Deep Cuts! In this series, we dive in with some of our authors and discuss the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the composition and production of their books. This month, we’re excited to chat with Deirdre McNamer about Aviary, a brightly-plumed spin on a who-done-it due out later this year in April.
With senior residence Pheasant Run at its nexus, Aviary explores an extensive cast of overlapping lives—many of whom feel themselves forgotten. But McNamer invites us to slow down and appreciate the depth of these lives, to consider the mysteries that connect them. What we learn by residing…
Anna Thorsen is Senior Advancement Officer at Milkweed Editions. Before joining Milkweed in 2021, she served in a number of development roles at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Walker Art Center and most recently directed the Art Institute’s planned giving program. Anna earned her MA in Irish history at Queen’s University Belfast and her BA in English at Carleton College.
I work at Milkweed because literature is an essential artform, and Milkweed provides its authors the support they need to produce great art. I am honored to help grow Milkweed’s community of donors so that it can…
Join Women & Children First for a virtual reading for torrin a. greathouse’s Wound from the Mouth of a Wound, in conversation with Zeyn Joukhadar, author of The Thirty Names of Night. This free event will be hosted on Women & Children First’s Crowdcast Channel. Details here!
Join Auntie’s Bookstore at 7pm PT for the virtual launch of Kathryn Smith’s Self-Portrait with Cephalopod. Smith will be joined by poets Laura Read, Maya Jewell Zeller, and Ellen Welcker. Details here!
An historic presentation of a beloved, iconic, and enduring annual event, The Poetry Project’s 2021 New Year’s Day Marathon will be a 24-hour continuous, online broadcast featuring readings and performances from a global cast of more than 200 poets, writers, artists, musicians, dancers, and theatre-makers. RSVP here!
