Bookstore / Roundup
Bookseller Recommendations: December
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Authors / Interviews
5 Reasons to Teach This Book: Wound from the Mouth of a Wound
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 the 2020 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry winner, torrin a. greathouse and her debut full-length collection of poetry, Wound from the Mouth of a Wound.
Wound from the Mouth of a Wound is a deftly transformative text—one that resonates with prosodic brilliance. torrin’s formal variety is electric enough on its own, but combined with her stinging imagery and unreserved depictions of disability, physical…
N/A, NY —
COUNTERpult: Annual Storyteller Showcase, ft. Benjamin Garcia
COUNTERpult: A Roots. Wounds. Words. Annual Storyteller Showcase is a literary celebration aimed at celebrating OUR storytelling traditions. Benjamin Garcia, author of Thrown in the Throat, is a featured performer. Register here!
Salt Lake City, UT —
Westminster College Poetry Series: Fady Joudah, Tethered to Stars
Join Westminster College for a virtual reading with Fady Joudah, author of Tethered to Stars. This free reading will be 20 minutes followed by a 20-minute Q&A session (Zoom link TK). More details here!
Salt Lake City, UT —
Westminster College Poetry Series: Wayne Miller, We the Jury
Join Westminster College for a virtual reading with Wayne Miller, author of We the Jury. This free reading will be 20 minutes followed by a 20-minute Q&A session (Zoom link TK). More details here!
Minneapolis, MN —
The Great Northern: Diane Wilson, Exclusive Preview of The Seed Keeper
Join The Great Northern festival for an exclusive preview of Diane Wilson’s forthcoming novel, The Seed Keeper. In conversation with Minnesota Public Radio’s Brandt Williams and a live virtual audience, Wilson will answer questions on her work, research and inspiration. Register for this free event and you’ll receive an exclusive code in your registration confirmation email. Use the code to buy The Seed Keeper from Milkweed Editions, and you’ll receive a signed copy and free shipping when books become available in early March.
Brooklyn, NY —
Books Are Magic Presents Will Harris reading from RENDANG, w/ Hafizah Geter, Éireann Lorsung, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, & R.A. Villanueva
Join Books Are Magic for a reading with Will Harris from his first full poetry collection RENDANG, with co-readers Éireann Lorsung (author of THE CENTURY), Hafizah Geter, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, & R.A. Villanueva. Register here!
Richmond, VA —
CANCELED: JABBIES® at Fountain Bookstore: Milkweed + Tin House
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. This JABBIES® event will focus on independent presses with extraordinary award-winning reputations far exceeding their size: Milkweed Editions & Tin House! This event is $5. Attendees will receive a $5 off coupon to use once on Fountain Bookstore’s website. Register here!
Chicago, IL —
Seminary Co-op Hosts Grady Chambers & Stella Hayes
Stella Hayes will read from her debut poetry collection, One Strange Country, joined by Grady Chambers reading from his book North American Stadiums. They will be joined in conversation by David Erbenbach. This event will be presented on Crowdcast; register here!
N/A, VA —
What Translation Sparks: Dan Beachy-Quick, Kazim Ali, Forrest Gander, & Jennifer Grotz
The Cheuse Center and Poetry Daily will be hosting a monthly virtual event Friday evenings at 8:00 EST, through zoom. We’ll feature a moderated conversation between four poet translators, as featured on Poetry Daily. Our first event will be Friday, November 20th, featuring: Dan Beachy-Quick, Kazim Ali, Forrest Gander, and Jennifer Grotz. Register here!