St. Louis, MO —
Visiting Hurst Professor Rick Barot Reading
Visiting Hurst Professor Rick Barot reads from The Galleons.
Authors
5 Reasons to Teach This Book—Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Happy new year to you and happy fortieth anniversary year to all of us here at Milkweed! This year of blog content will seek to highlight what glows about the past, present, and future here at Milkweed, and there’s no more fitting space for us to begin than with a celebration of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants!
Since its release in 2014, Braiding Sweetgrass has epitomized our mission of publishing and supporting superb work that is deeply in conversation with our natural world. With over 300,000 copies sold, Braiding Sweetgrass was…
Minneapolis, MN —
Loft Mentor Series: Ross Gay and Douglas Kearney
The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2019-2020 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentors Ross Gay and Douglas Kearney and fellows Chee Vang, Halee Kirkwood, Heather Quinn, and Misty Schwab. Book sales provided by Milkweed Books.
Spokane, WA —
Book Launch: In Accelerated Silence by Brooke Matson
Join Brooke Matson, innovative cellist Third Seven, and Lindsay Hill at the Spokane Civic Theatre (Main Stage) for a special performance celebrating the release of In Accelerated Silence by Brooke Matson.
Minneapolis, MN —
Marlin M. Jenkins with Danez Smith at Milkweed Books
Join Milkweed Books in celebrating the release of Marlin M. Jenkins’s debut chapbook, Capable Monsters.
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.