Milkweed Presents Ellen Wayland-Smith, author of The Science of Last Things, in Minneapolis to read from her collection and join in conversation with author Colin Hamilton, followed by a social hour with refreshments.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Ellen Wayland-Smith is the author of Oneida and The Angel in the Marketplace. Her work has appeared in Guernica, Catapult, The Millions, Longreads, The American Scholar, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She teaches at the University of Southern California and lives in Los Angeles.

Colin Hamilton has helped create a library, a center for dance, affordable…

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