Join Milkweed Books and On Being Executive Producer Lily Percy for the Twin Cities launch of Design for Good: A New Era of Architecture for Everyone—author John Cary’s new book on the dignifying power of design.

JOHN CARY is the author of two books and a trained architect who has devoted his career to expanding the practice of design for the public good. His writing on design, philanthropy, and fatherhood appears in The New York Times and on CNN.com, among many other publications. John works as an advisor to TED, The Aspen Institute, and other foundations and nonprofits around the world.

Milkweed Books presents Minneapolis-based author and artist Kelsey Oseid and What We See in the Stars (Ten Speed Press), her first book as both author and illustrator. Join us in the bookstore for a launch party and special showing of Kelsey’s original artwork.

Kelsey Oseid is an illustrator, painter, artist, and amateur naturalist who has illustrated a variety of children’s books and runs an online shop where she sells prints and original pieces of her nature-themed work. Her work has been featured on Design*Sponge, Oh So Beautiful Paper, Everglow Handmade, and in magazines like Organic…

Join us for a dialogue between esteemed curator and champion of children’s literature Lisa Von Drasek and acclaimed Norwegian children’s author Jostein Gaarder. Milkweed Books is pleased to host this lively conversation on the art of storytelling, as both guests explore how children’s literature can tap into some of the most profound human experiences: grief, humor, growth, and difference. Also featuring Gaarder’s newest picture book, Questions Asked, which poses a series of philosophical questions that arise in childhood and endure throughout a lifetime. Presented in partnership with Elsewher…