Minneapolis, MN —
Midtown Reader with Margaret Renkl
Join Midtown Reader for a discussion with Margaret Renkl and her book of essays Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss.
Minneapolis, MN —
Book a Day with Deni Ellis Béchard
Join us online for the next Facebook Live Chat with author Deni Ellis Béchard! The event is part of the Reading Group Choices Book a Day program.
St. Paul, MN —
Further Notice 008: Marianne Chan and Su Hwang
Join us for the seventh reading in the Further Notice Virtual Reading Series, featuring Marianne Chan and Su Hwang. Imagine listening to all this magic from the comfort of your bed or couch or wherever suits you!
Katharina Rout
Katharina Rout is a literary translator of contemporary German-language fiction. She grew up in Germany and received a Ph.D. in German literature before moving to Canada, where she became a professor of English literature.
Authors
5 Reasons to Teach This Book: The Blue Sky
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 Blue Sky, a novel that originally joined our catalogue in 2006 but will be reissued this summer as part of the Seedbank series.
The Blue Sky is a tale of family—blood and found—and the distances we travel to preserve our chosen bonds. In fictionalizing his own childhood, author Galsan Tschinag walks readers through the familiar and anxious…
Marlboro, VT —
Marlboro College Alumni Speaker Series: Deni Ellis Béchard
Marlboro College Alumni Speaker Series presents Deni Ellis Béchard ’97 Reading and Discussion of A Song from Far Away.
Authors / What Matters Most / Watch & Listen
What Matters Most | Ep. 2 Su Hwang
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Welcome to the second episode of What Matters Most, a new video series by and for the Milkweed community. This week, poet Su Hwang invites us into her home and reflects on the ideas of interconnectedness and earthly wisdom that are comforting to her. Su also asks us to reflect on how we can sustain ourselves and each other through this difficult time—finding solace in the words of fellow Milkweed author, Robin Wall Kimmerer.
“When I…
St. Paul, MN —
MLR Lake Lovers Book Club with Jon Lurie
Join MN Lakes and Rivers Advocates with Jon Lurie (Canoeing with José) to discuss Eric Sevareid’s classic account Canoeing with the Cree.
Minneapolis, MN —
Further Notice 006: Benjamin Garcia & Leslie Contreras Schwartz
Join the fourth reading in the Further Notice Virtual Reading Series, featuring Benjamin Garcia (Thrown in the Throat) and Leslie Contreras Schwartz!
Minneapolis, MN —
Queer Brown Desire: Natalie Diaz, Jake Skeets, and Roy Guzmán
Join the Loft Literary Center’s Wordplay book festival for a conversation with Natalie Diaz, Jake Skeets, and Roy G. Guzmán!