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Dear Rez Kid: Author Q&A with Jake Skeets on Horses

Brianna Reed

… Q&A with Jake Skeets on Horses Interviews In anticipation of his newest poetry collection Horses, we sat down with author Jake Skeets—the third poet laureate of the Navajo Nation and previous … and inherited, are what felt important to carry into the book. The beauty of Horses isn’t about nostalgia or …

Ella Grim

… Ella Grim she/her/hers Bookseller Ella Grim is a poet and book artist from northern Minnesota. She was an editorial … with Milkweed in 2023, and she is thrilled to be back at the press working as a bookseller. Before moving to … with Milkweed in 2023, and she is thrilled to be back at the press working as a bookseller. Before moving to …

Kaleidoscope

… /kəˈlīdəˌskōp/ noun A changing pattern or collection of shapes and colors See also, a group of butterflies … Kaleidoscope members, formerly Editor’s Circle, are the leaders of Milkweed’s philanthropic community—a band of book lovers who value great literature and recognize the …

Authors

From Conversations with Birds to dialogues on the world stage

Milkweed Staff

… From Conversations with Birds to dialogues on the world stage Authors When Priyanka Kumar began writing her … Birds , she had a profound realization. Since the dawn of the Information Age, modern Americans have struggled to … also mean essence. And at the heart of Kumar’s stunning book, she asks—and encourages readers to ask themselves—“How …

Podcast

Between the Covers

Fiction / SF/F

Elvia Wilk : Oval

— 08/01/2019

… William Gibson meets Jeff VanderMeer. Oval is an up-to-the-minute story about the twilight zones of corporate design, aesthetics, pharmacy, and … go wrong? Find out in Elvia Wilk’s crisp and stylish debut book.”—McKenzie Wark Read more about Elvia Wilk : Oval …

Podcast

Between the Covers

Fiction

Jonathan Lethem : Dissident Gardens

— 10/02/2013

… Wed, 10/02/2013 - 2:00am Fiction Jonathan Lethem is a man of many lives. For one, because of his repeated return to New … detective and science fiction books, his revival of the Marvel comic Omega the Unknown, and for editing the Library of America’s … detective and science fiction books, his revival of the Marvel comic Omega the Unknown, and for editing the …

Authors

Rest in Peace, Darrel J. McLeod

Milkweed Staff

… voice as a two-spirit, Indigenous man moved readers across the globe. Along with his activism and service to Indigenous … in Canada, his books brought forth vital stories of heritage, compassion, forgiveness, and hope. “I am … over him when I brought him to hear Darrel read from the book. Darrel treated the crowd to a musical performance, and …

Memoir

Morissa Young

… Young is an editor at Milkweed Editions. Before joining the team, she worked as a graduate teaching assistant at the UNCW Publishing Laboratory, editorial and acquisitions … poetry and certificate in publishing from the University of North Carolina–Wilmington, and her BA in creative writing …

Podcast

Between the Covers

Fiction / Hybrid / Nonfiction / Poetry / SF/F

Sabrina Orah Mark : Happily

— 03/14/2023

… and now essayist Sabrina Orah Mark. Her latest book, Happily: A Personal History—with Fairy Tales , is an intriguing blend of two radically different forms, memoir and fairy tale. Much … fashion and always enduring, ancient and contemporary at the same time, Sabrina’s essays refuse to be only essays, …

Authors / Submissions / Awards & Prizes

Bo Hee Moon Wins the Ninth Annual Jake Adam York Prize

Milkweed Staff

… Bo Hee Moon Wins the Ninth Annual Jake Adam York Prize Authors / Submissions / … Photograph by Christopher Zebo ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 2024–25 JAKE ADAM YORK PRIZE Milkweed Editions and … that judge Matthew Olzmann has chosen Bo Hee Moon’s book Birthstones in the Province of Mercy as the winner of …

Jake Adam York Prize