Join the Department of English at 7:30 pm on April 24, 2024, as the Esther Freier Lecture Series presents Gay (above right), author of The Book of Delights and The Book of (More) Delights, and Nezhukumatathil (left), author of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks & Other Astonishments. The bestselling poets and essayists will read from their work and be in conversation with English Professor Douglas Kearney.

Live captioning and ASL provided. For further questions about accessibility services and the venue, please email sutt0063@umn.edu or call 612-626-1528.

Join Claire Wahmanholm at the online Soul Bone℠ Literary Festival which pairs writing and craft with creative process, consciousness, social justice, and healing. More specifically listen in on the reading of Dear Human at the Edge of Time.

In the U.S., the congressionally mandated Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) report is currently in development, and groups of scientists from all over the country and Caribbean are overseeing the synthesis of published research for regional and topic-specific chapters. Dear Human at the Edge of Time: Poems on Climate Change in the United States is…

Join Claire Wahmanholm at Macalester College for her talk in part of the EnviroThursday Spring 2024 series.

Vivian Fung is collaborating with the Jasper String Quartet, tenor Nicholas Phan, and pianist Myra Huang, on the creation of a new song cycle, Songs for the Next Generation. The project is a half-evening length song cycle, approximately 30 minutes, for tenor, string quartet, and piano.

The work centers around poet Claire Wahmanholm’s prize-winning poem “O,” which took second place at the Academy of American Poets’ inaugural Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize. The poem is described by the judges as “an original and powerful evocation, using a single letter of the alphabet to name the wonders…

Join Square Books in celebrating the release of author and friend Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s new book Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees and the paperback release of her celebrated work of nonfiction World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments.

Join East End farmer and author, Scott Chaskey, in conversation with writer Evan Harris, as they discuss his book Soil and Spirit, our reciprocal relationship with land and species, and share poetry.

Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at Milkweed Books with special one-day-only promotions, and delightful snacks and sips! We invite you to stop in, shop from our array of books and broadsides, and share in the joy and community of local independent bookstores during one of the biggest annual events in the bookselling world! Sign up to become a Milkweed member to receive an exclusive tote bag and member discount! Learn more about Milkweed membership levels and benefits here.

This event will run all day, from 10 am to 5 pm, at Milkweed Books, our brick-and-mortar independent bookstore located…

Kaleidoscope members and their guests are invited to this year’s publishing preview with Milkweed Publisher and CEO, Daniel Slager. Over coffee and pastries, Daniel will share acquisition and development stories about the books he is most excited to publish in 2024 and take time to answer your questions.

If you don’t reside in the Twin Cities or are already booked the morning of the 22nd, please join us for the all-member virtual publishing preview on Wednesday, February 28, at 12 pm CT! Register here for the virtual event.

Join Imane Boukaila, Chris Martin, Lara Mimosa Montes, Laura Henriksen, Aviv Nisinzweig, and Moheb Soliman to celebrate the launch of the latest in the Multiverse Series, Tressing Motions at the Edges of Mistakes. 

Join at Firehouse Arts Center on Friday, January 26th in the Art Gallery and Shop to celebrate Caroline and her debut collection of poems, selected by Maggie Smith for the 2023 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry. There will be drinks, a reading from A History of Half Birds, followed by a book signing.

Please RSVP by January 23rd