Join us at Milkweed Books to welcome Iowa poet Margaret Yapp and launch her new poetry collection, Green For Luck, out with EastOver Press on April 23.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Green for Luck wanders green city blocks, denying happen-stance and making lists. Margaret Yapp attends to mundanity as a string that holds us close to the earth, building quotidian divinities, landing jokes just to make sure we’re listening. In this book, words push the left and upper margins, forcing the body of the page to act as negative space, a place where the light gets in. Green for Luck speaks through Scrabble, through…

Join us for the our monthly reading and panel discussion event series Milkweed Presents, hosted by In Winter’s Kitchen author Beth Dooley! Beth will lead readings and a conversation on the topic of food and love with special guest speakers Karen Babine, Theresa McCormick, and Marnie Wells.

Please join us in-person at Open Book for an unforgettable reading and discussion at 6 p.m., and come early for a book-signing and social hour at Milkweed Books, our brick-and-mortar independent bookstore, at 5 p.m.

Thank you to our event sponsor Friesens.

Milkweed Presents is a monthly event series featuring…

Join Milkweed Books as we host a launch event for three neurodivergent writers and their new books with Cow Tipping Press and Unrestricted Interest.

Mary Ayetey likes to write. She is a Black Autistic writer and winner of the Cow Tipping Prize. She likes Disney. She likes trolls. She likes listening to calm music and upbeat music. She’s been writing the first book of Henriette Meets Mully, and she wrote the “Respect” poem and “Pepper Spray.” She also likes to paint.The Ghosts I Know introduces a bold literary voice. At times blurring the past, and other times distilling exquisite details from…

Join us as Milkweed Books welcomes author Nathan Lipps for the launch of his debut book of poems, Built Around the Fire, which delves into notions of place, the enveloping wonder and plight of our environment, and the complexities of rural culture. Nathan will read from Built Around the Fire, followed by time for audience questions and a book signing.

Enjoy a social hour in our brick-and-mortar indie bookstore Milkweed Books beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the reading and conversation beginning at 7 p.m.

About the book

Built Around the Fire delves into notions of place, the enveloping wonder and…

Join us as Milkweed Books welcomes Jennifer Kabat for the launch of her debut memoir, The Eighth Moon: A Memoir of Belonging and Rebellion. After reading from The Eighth Moon, Jennifer will be joined in conversation by local author Kathryn Savage.

Enjoy a social hour and book-signing in our brick-and-mortar indie bookstore Milkweed Books beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the reading and conversation at 7 p.m.

As a farmer with decades spent working in fields, Scott Chaskey has been shaped by daily attention to the earth. Even while planning rotations of fields, ordering seeds, tending to crops and their ecosystems, Chaskey was writing. Come hear his inspiring words.

Books will be available for sale on-site.

Join us for Milkweed Books’ Poetry Listening Party, featuring a lyrical selection of audiobooks on our list. Get a pre-release sneak peek of The Popol Vuh audiobook, translated from the K’iche and read by local poet Michael Bazzett. Relax in our cozy reading nook and let the voices of Mikeas Sánchez, JJJJJerome Ellis, Yalie Saweda Kamara, and Ada Limón wash over you, with some sips and snacks in reaching distance. Drop in, bring your own earbuds and device, or gather round our listening station to sample our innovative audiobook selection!

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Join us for Milkweed Books’ Poetry Listening Party, featuring a lyrical selection of audiobooks on our list. Get a pre-release sneak peek of The Popol Vuh audiobook, translated from the K’iche and read by local poet Michael Bazzett. Relax in our cozy reading nook and let the voices of Mikeas Sánchez, JJJJJerome Ellis, Yalie Saweda Kamara, and Ada Limón wash over you, with some sips and snacks in reaching distance. Drop in, bring your own earbuds and device, or gather round our listening station to sample our innovative audiobook selection!

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Join us for Milkweed Books’ Poetry Listening Party, featuring a lyrical selection of audiobooks on our list. Get a pre-release sneak peek of The Popol Vuh audiobook, translated from the K’iche and read by local poet Michael Bazzett. Relax in our cozy reading nook and let the voices of Mikeas Sánchez, JJJJJerome Ellis, Yalie Saweda Kamara, and Ada Limón wash over you, with some sips and snacks in reaching distance. Drop in, bring your own earbuds and device, or gather round our listening station to sample our innovative audiobook selection!

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.