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…
Bookstore / Roundup
Bookseller Recommendations: December
Real people suggest good books in our store we think you might like, too!
Black & Pink Holiday Card Party
Join Milkweed Books for a holiday card writing party sponsored by Black & Pink, an organization that supports LGBTQIA+ and HIV+ prisoners by connecting them to free world pen pals.
Don Bogen at George Mason University
George Mason University hosts acclaimed author Don Bogen for a poetry reading from his latest collection of poems, Immediate Song.
Patrick Johnson at A Room of One's Own Bookstore
A Room of One’s Own welcomes Patrick Johnson for a reading in celebration of his collection of poems, Gatekeeper.
Gregory Orr at New Dominion Bookshop
Join New Dominion Bookshop as they celebrate the reissue of Gregory Orr’s memoir, The Blessing, a book that “offers eloquent testimony to the engaging power of art in a man’s life” (Washington Post). A book signing will follow the reading.
Authors / Editors / Interviews
5 Reasons to Teach This Book—Hearth: A Global Conversation on Community, Identity and Place
Welcome to our second installment of 5 Reasons to Teach This Book! In this new interview series, I’ll be investigating and straight-up admiring some of Milkweed’s titles via conversations with educators, authors and booksellers. Through this dialogue, we’ll expose the nuts-and-bolts of anthology curation and highlight some exciting pedagogical takes that will make your students want to steal this book from you. This month we are featuring Hearth: A Global Conversation on Community, Identity and Place, an anthology co-edited by Susan O’Connor and Annick Smith that we published in paperback this August.
Hearth’s table of contents boasts…