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Listen Here: National Poetry Month Special (Part One)

… Hello, friends! Welcome to a very special edition of 5 Reasons to Teach This Book . This month, we’re taking a break from our standard … its own fixations, from climate catastrophe to aging to the prevailing interconectedness of our daily lives. … own fixations, from climate catastrophe to aging to the prevailing interconectedness of our daily lives. …

Daniel Slager

… Publisher & Chief Executive Officer Daniel Slager is the publisher & CEO of Milkweed Editions. Prior to joining Milkweed as … first publication in the United States. His most recent book-length translation was Auguste Rodin by Rainer Maria … Daniel Slager is the publisher & CEO of Milkweed Editions. Prior to joining …
Bookstore / Roundup

Bookseller Recommendations: October

Milkweed Staff
… October Bookstore / Roundup Happy October, book friends and family! With the autumnal equinox well under our belts (do you remember? the 21st night of—oh, nevermind), it’s time to really start stockpiling … Happy October, book friends and family! With the autumnal equinox well under our belts (do you remember? …

Caitlin Bailey

… Caitlin Bailey Caitlin Bailey is the author of Solve for Desire , a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award and winner of the 2017 Lindquist & Vennum Prize … Caitlin Bailey is the author of Solve for Desire , a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award and winner of the 2017 Lindquist & Vennum Prize …

Joni Tevis

… Tevis Formerly a park ranger, factory worker, and seller of cemetary plots, Joni Tevis is the author of two collections of essays: The World is on … Scrap, Treasure, and Songs of Apocalypse , a Kirkus Best Book of 2015, and The Wet Collection: A Field Guide to …
Nonfiction / Poetry

Sangamithra Iyer : Governing Bodies : A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 01/27/2026
… story about family. And a story about family is rooted in the earth…,” opens Sangamithra Iyer’s Governing Bodies.  What … for a memoir to assume the elusive, ever-changing shape of water, to be the story of family but where the notion of … Governing Bodies, exemplifies many of these things. A book that is deeply personal and yet global in reach. A book
Authors / News / Awards & Prizes

Bluest Nude by Ama Codjoe wins 2023 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize

… are thrilled to announce that Bluest Nude by Ama Codjoe is the winner of the Academy of American Poets 2023 Lenore Marshall Poetry … Prize. This $25,000 prize recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the … thrilled to announce that  Bluest Nude by Ama Codjoe is the winner of the Academy of American Poets 2023 Lenore …
Bookstore / Roundup

Read This Next: Daley Recommends (August)

… it almost constitutes its own character. But autumn in the book business means that publishers unleash a torrent of new releases into the world, and all of the authors … it almost constitutes its own character. But autumn in the book business means that publishers unleash a torrent of
Awards & Prizes

Patrick Johnson wins 2019 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry

… & Prizes CREDIT: MIDWEST STORY LAB   Khaled Mattawa, judge of the Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry, has selected Patrick … About the collection, Mattawa said: “ Gatekeeper  is a book for the age of the cloud, a volume of poetry that is at …   Khaled Mattawa, judge of the Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry, has selected Patrick …

Joanna Higgins

… Joanna Higgins Joanna Higgins is the author of Waiting for the Queen: A Novel of Early America , a novel for young readers, as well as A Soldier’s Book , Dead Center , and The Importance of High Places , a … Joanna Higgins is the author of  Waiting for the Queen: A Novel of Early …