Minneapolis, MN
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Big Ideas: Solmaz Sharif at the Loft Literary Center
Poet and National Book Award finalist Solmaz Sharif reads from her collection LOOK at the Loft Literary Center’s Big Ideas event.
Minneapolis, MN
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Small Business Saturday at Milkweed Books, featuring Alex Lemon
Celebrate Small Business Saturday with Milkweed Books during this full day of literary festivities, featuring a reading with Alex Lemon. Stop by for special discounts and to visit with guest booksellers from Coffee House Press and Graywolf Press.
Minneapolis, MN
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Book Launch: Caitlin Bailey's Solve for Desire
Join Milkweed at the Guthrie Theater to celebrate Caitlin Bailey, winner of the 2017 Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry, and her debut collection of poems, Solve for Desire. The evening will feature a reception, reading, and conversation between Caitlin and contest judge Srikanth Reddy.
News / Bookstore
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Authors / News
Parneshia Jones Appointed President of Cave Canem's Board of Directors
We are thrilled to share that Parneshia Jones—author of the collection of poems Vessel, published in 2015 by Milkweed Editions—has been appointed the next president of Cave Canem’s board of directors. Cave Canem was founded by Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady in 1996 to remedy the under-representation and isolation of African American poets in the literary landscape. The nonprofit’s extensive programming and publications have greatly impacted the American literary landscape, and include three book prizes delivered in partnership with five prestigious presses, fellowships, community-based workshops for emerging and established poets, and a vast range of events, seminars, and lectures.
Finland, MN
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From Farm to Fork: Beth Dooley at the Finland Community Center
As part of her From Farm to Fork tour of Minnesota, join award-winning cookbook writer Beth Dooley, author of In Winter’s Kitchen, for a conversation about the local food scene in Grand Marais and developments, concerns, and history unique to Minnesota.
Bookstore / Roundup
Read This Next: Celia Recommends (September)
This month, Celia examines three works of fiction addressing the body horror of pregnancy and childbirth.
Minneapolis, MN
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Book Launch: The Interrogation by Michael Bazzett
Celebrate the publication of The Interrogation, Michael Bazzett’s third collection of poems. Bazzett will be joined by local poets Gretchen Marquette, Chris Santiago, and Anders Carlson-Wee. We’ll have an Interrogation Pale Ale on tap plus a *~surprise~* giveaway! As Danez Smith puts it: “You need this book.”
Authors / News
Milkweed to Publish Max Ritvo’s Second Collection of Poems
We are delighted to announce the acquisition of a second collection of poems by the late Max Ritvo, the celebrated author of Four Reincarnations, which the New York Times Book Review called “good-humored, appealingly sly, and surprisingly whimsical.”
Minneapolis, MN
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A Nightcap with Cedilla & Co.
Join us in the bookstore with Sean Gasper Bye, Heather Cleary, Elisabeth Jaquette, Allison Markin Powell, Jeremy Tiang, and Jeffrey Zuckerman of the Cedilla translation collective for drinks, merriment, and door prizes as they speed read from the international treasures in their portfolio. There ain’t no party like a Cedilla party, because a Cedilla party 永遠不會停止 nie przestanie 止まらない wird nicht aufhören. Reading and reception begins following the Friday keynote at the American Literary Translators Association conference.
The most important voices of today transcend cultures and languages. Ced…