Lauren Langston Klein
Lauren Langston Klein is the managing editor for Milkweed Editions. Prior to joining the team, she worked as the editorial director for an independent press and as a senior editor for HarperCollins. Before discovering that her passion for editing is fueled by working with authors, she served as the managing editor for a print and digital magazine. She holds a BS in journalism from the University of Florida.
Miami, FL —
Virtual: No'u Revilla and Rick Barot appearing as part of The Miami Book Fair
The National Poetry Series was established in 1978 to recognize and promote excellence in contemporary poetry by ensuring the publication of five books of poetry annually through participating publishers. In addition, the National Poetry Series has partnered with Miami Book Fair to award the Paz Prize in Poetry, which ensures bilingual publication for a book of poems written in Spanish.
This conversation features No’u Revilla on Ask the Brindled: Poems, in conversation with the judge who selected
her manuscript, Rick Barot, The Galleons: Poems. In this debut collection, No’u Revilla crafts a…
Nashville, TN —
In Person: Ken Kalfus appearing at The Southern Book Festival
Join Ken Kalfus for a reading and conversation with Anna Badkhen, and Malaka Gharib. This event is part of The Southern Book Festival and will be moderated by April Alvarez.
Minneapolis, MN —
In Person: Chris Dombrowski at Milkweed Books featuring Milkweed Publisher Daniel Slager
Join us in celebrating the release of Chris Dombrowski’s The River You Touch with a live reading and conversation featuring Daniel Slager.
A social hour with light refreshments will take place in the store at 5:30 PM.
Santa Fe, NM —
In Person Launch: Priyanka Kumar at Collected Works Bookstore featuring Amy Bianco
Join Priyanka Kumar for a reading and conversation with Amy Bianco to celebrate the launch of Conversations With Birds.
Awards & Prizes
Courtney Bush Wins 2022 National Poetry Series
We are thrilled to announce that Courtney Bush has been named one of five winners of the 2022 National Poetry Series. Her manuscript I Love Information was selected by poet Brian Teare and will be published here at Milkweed Editions in August 2023. In addition to publication, Bush will receive $10,000.
Courtney Bush is a poet and filmmaker from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She is the author of the chapbook Isn’t This Nice? (blush_lit, 2019), and the full-length poetry collection Every Book Is About The Same Thing (Newest York Arts Press, 2022). Her films, made with collaborators Jake Goicoechea and Will Carington, have been…
Courtney Bush
Courtney Bush is the author of I Love Information and Every Book Is about the Same Thing. Her films, made with collaborators Jake Goicoechea and Will Carington, have been screened at festivals internationally. She lives and works as a nanny in New York.
Brooklyn Park, MN —
In Person: Michael Kleber-Diggs in conversation with Kiese Laymon for the Minnesota State Write Like Us Series
Minnesota State Write Like Us is proud to present best-selling author, essayist, and social critic Kiese Laymon for a free public reading and interview at North Hennepin Community College on Thursday, September 29 at 6:30 pm. Laymon will read from his creative work, followed by an interview by award-winning author Michael Kleber-Diggs.
If you are unable to attend in-person, it will also be available for online live-streaming. Register here for the live-stream access: https://tinyurl.com/KieseLaymonWebinar2022.
Livingston, MT —
In Person: Chris Dombrowski appearing at Elk River Books
Join Chris Dombrowski for a reading and conversation about his latest memoir,The River You Touch.