Join Ada Limón at the Library of Congress to conclude her historic two-term, three-year appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate. A lecture on the art of poetry will be followed by a book signing. More information can be found here.
Join Chris La Tray at Missoula Public Library, in partnership with Fact & Fiction Books and University of Montana, as part of the William Kittredge Distinguished Visiting Writer program. The celebration will begin with a reading at Missoula Public Library, followed by a reception at Fact & Fiction Books. More information can be found here.
Join JJJJJerome Ellis for a virtual classroom visit as the winner of Austin Community College’s Balcones Poetry Prize. Click here to join the Zoom.
Join JJJJJerome Ellis for a virtual reading to celebrate the winning of this year’s Balcones Poetry Prize. More information can be found here.
On February 27th, Milkweed Editions and the University of Minnesota Press hosted a book launch to celebrate Creature Needs: Writers Respond to the Science of Animal Conservation, in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Creature Conserve.
“Before we read, I want a moment to breathe with you.”—Claire Wahmanholm
“Before we read,” Claire Wahmanholm—author of Meltwater and—began, “I want a moment to breathe with you.” Under her instruction, she coaxed the crowd into a gentle meditation of hummed breath. Within three exhales, she transformed the room into a living, vibrating singing bowl. By the final round, the…
Join Milkweed Books as we welcome Minnesota native Jon Hickey back to the Twin Cities to help launch his new novel, Big Chief, which is named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The Washington Post, Debutiful, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and LitHub. He will be joined in conversation with Teresa Peterson, author of Perennial Ceremony: Lessons and Gifts from a Dakota Garden, from the University of Minnesota Press.
You are also invited to join Jon and our friends at The Loft at Open Book on Saturday, April 12 at 11AM-1PM in his in-person craft seminar “Setting the Scene: Place…
Please join Milkweed Books as we welcome journalist and writer Sarah Jones to launch her new book, Disposable: America’s Contempt for the Underclass. She will be joined in reading and conversation with podcaster and local writer, Chris Stedman.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Sarah Jones is a senior writer for New York magazine, where she covers politics and religion. She was previously a staff writer for The New Republic and her work has been published by The Nation, the Columbia Journalism Review, and Dissent magazine. Jones won the 2019 Mirror Award for commentary and has been a fellow at the Virginia…
Join Claire Wahmanholm for “Science + Literature: Eco-Poetics and the Modern Apocalypse,” a discussion moderated by Donika Kelly. Limited free copies of Meltwater will be available on a first come, first serve basis, and the event will be followed by a book signing. This event is in partnership with the National Book Foundation and the University of California, Riverside, in collaboration with the Department of Creative Writing, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Writers Week, and the School of Medicine’s Medical Health & Humanities Designated Emphasis.
