Minneapolis, MN —
In Person: Dorothy Chan Book Launch at Milkweed Books
Join us as Milkweed Books welcomes award-winning author Dorothy Chan for a reading from their new poetry book Return of the Chinese Femme, an unabashed exploration of queerness, excess, identity, and tenderness. Dorothy will read from their book and sit in conversation alongside poet Douglas Kearney, followed by time for audience questions and a book signing.
Enjoy a social hour in our brick-and-mortar indie bookstore Milkweed Books beginning at 5 p.m., followed by the reading and conversation beginning at 6 p.m.
About the book
The speaker in Dorothy Chan’s fifth collection, Return of the Chinese…
Craig Popelars
Craig Popelars is the Vice President of Marketing & Sales for Milkweed Editions. A thirty-year publishing veteran, Craig previously served as the Publisher of Tin House Books in Portland, Oregon and as the Associate Publisher and Marketing & Sales Director of Algonquin Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. During his publishing tenure, he has published and promoted critically acclaimed and bestselling authors including Julia Alvarez, Ross Gay, Tayari Jones, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Gabrielle Zevin, Morgan Talty, and Hanif Abdurraqib. Craig earned his BA in English Literature and History at Appalachian State, and when he’s not reading or listening to vinyl…
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Craig Popelars joins Milkweed as new VP, Sales & Marketing
Effective March 18, 2024, Craig Popelars has joined Milkweed Editions in the newly created role of Vice President, Sales & Marketing. Popelars was previously the publisher of Tin House Books, and the associate publisher of Algonquin Books
Daniel Slager, Publisher and CEO of Milkweed, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Craig to the Milkweed team. We’ve had some wind in our sails in the marketplace over the last few years, and we are all very excited to build on it.”
Popelars shared, “I’ve admired Milkweed’s storied publishing program ever since I wrote my very first bookstore shelf-talker for Larry Watson’s …
Seattle, WA —
In person: Jessica Fisher appearing at Third Place Books
Third Place Books is delighted to welcome Kevin Craft and Jessica Fisher to the Ravenna store for an evening of poetry! Craft and Fisher will be presenting their new collections of poems. This event is free and open to the public.
For important updates, registration is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A.
Rosalie Moffett
Rosalie Moffett is the author of Nervous System, which won the National Poetry Series Prize and was listed by the New York Times as a New and Notable book, and June in Eden.
Minneapolis, MN —
In-person: Tess Taylor at Milkweed Books
Join us as Milkweed Books welcomes poet Tess Taylor for a reading from her new book Leaning Toward Light, a collection of contemporary gardening poems with a diverse range of contemporary voices that offer poems celebrating that joyful connection to the natural world, in an era of climate crisis. Tess will read from Leaning Toward Light and be joined in conversation by local author Beth Dooley, followed by time for audience questions and a book signing.
Enjoy a social hour in our brick-and-mortar indie bookstore Milkweed Books beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the reading and conversation…
Minneapolis, MN —
In person: J. Drew Lanham at Milkweed Books
Join us as Milkweed Books welcomes J. Drew Lanham for a reading from his new poetry book, Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves, a lush journey into wildness and Black being, in his signature mix of poetry and prose. Drew will read from his book and sit in conversation alongside poet Michael Kleber-Diggs, followed by time for audience questions and a book signing.
Enjoy a social hour in our brick-and-mortar indie bookstore Milkweed Books beginning at 5 p.m., followed by the reading and conversation at 6 p.m.
Minneapolis, MN —
In person: Debra Magpie Earling appearing in conversation with Louise Erdrich
Join Debra Magpie Earling and Louise Erdrich for a conversation in celebration of The Lost Journals of Sacajewea. This event is in partnership with Birchbark Books and the Minneapolis Central Library.
Author accommodation generously provided by Canopy by Hilton Minneapolis.
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Authors / Events
Celebrating the polyvocal launch of Tressing Motions at the Edge of Mistakes
On February 22, Milkweed Editions hosted a virtual launch event to celebrate the publication of Imane Boukaila’s Tressing Motions at the Edge of Mistakes: Poems. The book is the fourth addition to Multiverse, a literary series curated by—and devoted to—neurodiverse voices. Boukaila was joined by Multiverse editor, Chris Martin, who moderated the event, and four poets selected by Boukaila to “give voice” to their favorite poems from her book. The launch concluded with a dazzling “homing rally,” a collaborative poetry exercise open to all.
Among the many feats Multiverse has accomplished in the years since its…