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Bookseller Recommendations: August

Milkweed Staff

… month all come directly from shelf-talkers that we have in the Milkweed Books store. Shelf-talkers can, and do, take a lot of different forms in both our store and others across the … titles. They are short and not meant to be a review of the book per se but an idea, be it very specific or more general, …

Kerri ní Dochartaigh

… Kerri ní Dochartaigh Kerri nÍ Dochartaigh’s first book, Thin Places , was published in Spring 2022 in the US . It was an Indies Introduce selection for … Junior Library Guild selection for Spring 2022. Cacophony of Bone is her second book. She lives on the west coast of …

James P. Lenfestey

… James P. Lenfestey James P. Lenfestey is the author of Seeking the Cave: A Pilgrimage to Cold Mountain , a Minnesota Book Award finalist, and multiple collections of essays and … James P. Lenfestey is the author of Seeking the Cave: A Pilgrimage to Cold Mountain …

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Bookseller Recommendations: August

Milkweed Staff

… Recommendations: August Bookstore / Roundup Hello again, book friends and family! We’re back with an all new round of book recommendations. From divine quests in Jazz Age Mexico to an examination of the “model minority” myth to an Eyre-esque romance, we’re …

Humberto Ak’abal

… (1952–2019) was a K’iche’ Maya poet from Guatemala. His book Guardián de la caída de agua ( Guardian of the Waterfall ) was named book of the year by Association … His book Guardián de la caída de agua ( Guardian of the Waterfall ) was named book of the year by Association of …

Tim Robinson

… in Istanbul, Vienna, and London. In 1972 he moved to the Aran Islands and in 1986 his first book , Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage , was published to great acclaim. The … in Istanbul, Vienna, and London. In 1972 he moved to the Aran Islands and in 1986 his first book , Stones of Aran: …

Yuri Rytkheu

… Yuri Rytkheu (1930–2008) was born in Uelen, a village in the Chukotka region of Siberia. He sailed the Bering Sea, worked on Arctic … and collections of stories. The English translation of his book A Dream in Polar Fog was a Kiriyama Pacific Rim Prize … Yuri Rytkheu (1930–2008) was born in Uelen, a village in the Chukotka region of Siberia. He sailed the Bering Sea, …

Chris Martin

… He teaches and learns at Unrestricted Interest and is the curator of Multiverse , a series of neurodivergent writing from Milkweed Editions. His most recent book of poems is Things to Do in Hell (Coffee House, 2020) … He teaches and learns at Unrestricted Interest and is the curator of Multiverse , a series of neurodivergent …

Janisse Ray

… Janisse Ray Writer, naturalist, and activist Janisse Ray is the author of six books, including the widely acclaimed memoirs Ecology … taught and anthologized, and has received an American Book Award, a Southern Book Critics Circle Award, a Southern … Writer, naturalist, and activist Janisse Ray is the author of six books, including the widely acclaimed …

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Bookseller Recommendations: December

Milkweed Staff

… suggest good books we think you might like, too. It’s the time of year when bookseller recommendations gain a lot more … and imagination, and thensome. My favorite piece in the book is one of the two (two!) foldout poems, from “The … suggest good books we think you might like, too. It's the time of year when bookseller recommendations gain a lot …