Minneapolis, MN
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POSTPONED: Milkweed Books presents Carey Salerno
Milkweed Books presents Carey Salerno, publisher at Alice James Books and poet, to celebrate her newest collection, The Hungriest Stars. She will be joined by local poet Sarah Ghazal Ali for a reading and conversation, followed by book sales and signing.
Interviews
The Last Quarter of the Moon: Translator Q&A with Bruce Humes
In this conversation, we talk with celebrated translator Bruce Humes about his favorite reads and bookstores, as well as the importance of reading literature in translation. Bruce lives in Taiwan and specializes in translating writing by/about China-based Altaic peoples and Silk Road culture.
If monolingual Americans read more fiction in translation–and US publishers published more!–readers might be better placed to recognize how bizarre Trumpian Norms actually are.—Bruce Humes
Milkweed Staff: What was the first translated book you read?
Bruce Humes: Perhaps Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, translated from Jules Verne’s original in French. I hadn’t a clue…
Minneapolis, MN
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April book club at Milkweed Books
Please join Milkweed Books for our April iteration of the book club, where we will be reading and discussing The Company of Owls by Polly Atkin.
Booksellers will lead an open discussion of the book with topics and questions and encourage anyone to attend. Pick up the book in-store or online at milkweed.org and use code BOOKCLUB to receive 20% off ahead of the club meeting.
Feel free to call the bookstore at (612) 215-2540 with any questions.
This event is free and open to the public. Let us know you are coming here.
Minneapolis, MN
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Milkweed Books and The Loft present Tara Menon
Join Milkweed Books and The Loft Literary Center as we welcome Tara Menon to Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, MN
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Milkweed Books Presents Beronda Montgomery
Milkweed Books is thrilled to present Beronda Montgomery, in Minneapolis to launch her new book, When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and Americas’s Black Botanical Legacy.
Stony Brook, NY
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Sangamithra at Stony Brook AAPI Celebration: On Confluences and Connections
Join Sangamithra Iyer at at Stony Brook’s AAPI Celebration for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Governing Bodies.
Louisville, KY
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Virtual: Sangamithra Iyer at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture
Join Sangamithra Iyer at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Governing Bodies.
Springfield, VT
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Virtual: Sangamithra Iyer at VINE Book Club
Join Sangamithra Iyer with VINE Book Club for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Governing Bodies.
Minneapolis, MN
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March book club at Milkweed Books
Please join Milkweed Books for our March Book Club with Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling.
Booksellers will lead an open discussion of the book with topics and questions and encourage anyone to attend. Pick up the book in-store or online at milkweed.org and use code BOOKCLUB to receive 20% off ahead of the club meeting.
Feel free to call the bookstore at (612) 215-2540 with any questions.