Duluth, MN —
In-person: Chris La Tray at Zenith Bookstore
Zenith Bookstore is thrilled to host Chris La Tray who will present his powerful debut memoir Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home.
Minneapolis, MN —
Milkweed Presents: A Craft Conversation with Rick Barot and Danez Smith
For the last installment of our fall Milkweed Presents series, we welcome poet RICK BAROT as we celebrate his latest book, Moving the Bones. He will be joined in reading and craft conversation with DANEZ SMITH.
ABOUT THE BOOKS
Moving the Bones is a vulnerable and honest collection of poems exploring lineage, love, and the pandemic, from one of the most acclaimed poets of his generation.
“You are told to believe in one paradise / and then there is the paradise you come to know,” begins Rick Barot. What follows is an account of the rich and thorny valley between those poles. Moving the Bones dwell…
Minneapolis, MN —
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Small Business Saturday (& Sunday!) at Milkweed Books
Join Milkweed Books for Small Business Saturday & Sunday! As a nonprofit literary press with an indie bookstore, we rely on readers’ support and we’re excited to celebrate you with special in-store promotions this weekend only. We will have sips and snacks, staff recommendations, and special promotions (like our galley grab bag and broadside basket!) throughout the day. Not only do we carry Milkweed Editions titles, but we offer a unique selection of books published by other independent, small, and values-aligned presses in-store. We look forward to seeing you here!
Brianna Reed
From the Navajo Nation, Brianna Reed is the Diné author of multi-genre works that have appeared in Leonardo Fine Arts magazine, The Tribal College Journal, The Yellow Medicine Review, and Into the Unknown Together: A Climate Sci-Fi Anthology. By gaining her BFA in Nonfiction through the Institute of American Indian Arts, she has earned opportunities to present work across the nation, in Mexico, the Fine Arts Work Center of Cape Cod, and now through the Milkweed Editions fellowship. Now pursuing her MFA in Fiction through IAIA, she has also entered her third year penning her column, “The Moccasin Millennial” with…
Alex Guerra
Alex Guerra is a Mexican-American designer and illustrator from the Chicagoland area. Prior to obtaining the Milkweed fellowship role, Alex worked as a Graphic Designer for Molex. He created and independently published a two-book series focused on medicinal plants and the Tarot—Tarolixir 2022 (Books 1 & 2). His creative works usually focus on plants, nature, and culture. He also received his BFA in Illustration and Design from the Cleveland Institute of Art.
West Islip, NY —
In person: Dave and Amy Freeman appearing at Long Island Paddlers Monthly Meeting
The event will be hosted by the Long Island Paddlers Association as part of their monthly meeting, which features a different speaker each month.
Cambridge, MA —
In person: Rebecca Spiegel appearing at The Harvard Coop Bookstore featuring Chase Culler
Join author Rebecca Spiegel in conversation with writer Chase Culler about Without Her. There will be a discussion and a book signing to follow.
Baltimore, MD —
In person: Lauren Russell appearing at Bird in Hand Coffee & Books
With excitement, Bird in Hand announces this hometown event for poet and professor Lauren Russell’s new poetry collection, A Window That Can Neither Open Nor Close: Poems, Plots, Chance! Fellow poets Soham Patel and Lillian-Yvonne Bertram will join to read alongside Russell in this celebratory evening.
Anessa Ibrahim
Anessa Ibrahim is the Administrative Coordinator at Milkweed Editions. Prior to joining Milkweed, she taught creative writing at a high school arts conservatory in California. She holds an MFA in fiction from the University of Minnesota and a PhD in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Cincinnati. Her fiction has appeared in The Southern Review and American Short Fiction.
Minneapolis, MN —
Literary Witness: Time Remaining by James P. Lenfestey
Join us a book launch celebration featuring poetry readings from Time Remaining: Body Odes, Praise Songs, Oddities, Amazements by the author James P. Lenfestey.
This event is free and open to the public and is part of Plymouth Congregational Church’s Literary Witness Series and co-presented by Milkweed Editions and The Loft Literary Center. Books will be available for purchase at the event.