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Philip Metres : Shrapnel Maps

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 07/01/2020

… Half dream, half nightmare, all real. Filled with the remnants of what people hope for and what they are willing to do, and … things. DN: One of the main juxtapositions in your past book Sand Opera is between the horrors of Abu Ghraib and … Half dream, half nightmare, all real. Filled with the remnants of what people hope for and what they are …

Scott Chaskey

… Scott Chaskey Scott Chaskey is the author of Soil and Spirit . He is also the author of a memoir, This Common Ground: Seasons on an Organic Farm , and a book of nonfiction, Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, … Scott Chaskey is the author of Soil and Spirit . He is also the author of a …

Bookstore / Roundup

Bookseller Recommendations: December

… December Bookstore / Roundup As this round of recommendations came together, we noticed that each selection reflects a specialty of the bookseller who picked it: Berit is always reading … the globe who have something particular in common. This book touches on the importance of spirituality, practice, and …

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Katherine Cole

Mathias Énard

Charlotte Mandell

W.E.B. Du Bois

Whitney Battle-Baptise

Britt Rusert

Adam Haslett

Voodoo Vintners

Tell Them of Battles Kings & Elephants

W.E.B. Du Bois's Data Potraits: Vizualizing Black America

You Are Not a Stranger Here

Moheb Soliman

… Moheb Soliman is an interdisciplinary poet from Egypt and the Midwest who’s presented work at literary, art, and public … from The New School for Social Research and University of Toronto and was Program Director for the Arab American lit … of the Great Lakes bioregion/borderland, was a Minnesota Book Awards and Heartland Booksellers Award finalist and …

Devon Walker-Figueroa

… Walker-Figueroa grew up in Kings Valley, a ghost town in the Oregon Coast Range, and received her education from … Poetry Review , and Zyzzyva , and her debut collection of poems, Philomath , was selected by Sally Keith for the … collection of poems to be a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize. Walker-Figueroa has …

Authors / Interviews

Deep Cuts: Northern Light

… Interviews Hello, friends, and welcome to another edition of Deep Cuts ! In this series, we dive in with some of our authors and discuss the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the composition and … picture was taken on my second trip to Cross Lake (the book recounts my original trip). Water and land are …

Dan Beachy-Quick

… Variations on Dawn and Dusk , which was longlisted for the National Book Awards. His work has been supported by the Lannan, … Beachy-Quick | New England Review Read: A New Translation of a Fragment of Simonides’ Poetry | Lapham's Quarterly Read: … Variations on Dawn and Dusk , which was longlisted for the National Book Awards. His work has been supported by the …

Authors / What Matters Most / Watch & Listen

What Matters Most | Ep. 2 Su Hwang

Milkweed Staff

… What Matters Most / Watch & Listen Video URL Note: To view the closed captions, click the YouTube logo in the bottom … view the video on YouTube. Welcome to the second episode of What Matters Most , a new video series by and for the … this past Wednesday, Su was awarded a 2020 Minnesota Book Award for her debut collection of poems, Bodega , which …

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Kathy Fagan

… Kathy Fagan Kathy Fagan is the author of Bad Hobby , winner of the 2023 William Carlos Williams … and edited The Journal and the Wheeler Poetry Prize book series for OSU Press. Social Links Instagram Facebook … Kathy Fagan is the author of Bad Hobby , winner of the 2023 William Carlos …

News / Bookstore

We're Opening a Bookstore! (Part 2)

… our plans at Milkweed Editions to open a bookstore, the response was neatly divided along two lines: People in … Booksellers Association has tracked an uptick in openings of independent bookstores—they are generally right: retail … early September. Located on the ground floor of the Open Book building—the nation’s largest literary center—it will …

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