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.
Join Ken Kalfus at Pen and Pencil for a reading and discussion of his newest book, A Hole in the Story. Books for sale will be provided by Headhouse Books. More info and link forthcoming.
Join Jennifer Kabat alongside Sara B. Franklin, Kristin Russo, and Daniel Tam-Claiborne for Rough Draft’s monthly reading series, Night School. More information on the event here.
Join Jennifer Kabat for the launch of her newest book, Nightshining, in partnership with Diamond Hollow Books at the Andes Hotel. More information on the event here.
Join Jennifer Kabat alongside Oliver Radclyffe, Sophie Strand, and Guy Trebay, moderated by Martha Frankel, for Woodstock Bookfest’s signature panel, Memoir-A-Go-Go. For more information on the panel and Woodstock Bookfest, click here.
