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A black and white image of Tomaz Salamun sitting at a desk with a book open

Tomaž Šalamun

… in Zagreb, Croatia, and raised in Koper, Slovenia. He is the author of more than fifty books of poetry and his work has been … prior to becoming an acclaimed poet, his honors include the Prešeren Prize, the European Prize for Poetry, the … in Zagreb, Croatia, and raised in Koper, Slovenia. He is the author of more than fifty books of poetry and his work …
Podcast
Between the Covers
Fiction

Lenore Zion : Stupid Children

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 05/30/2013
… Lenore Zion about her debut novel  Stupid Children , a book Thomas Michael Duncan of Necessary Fiction calls “a bildungsroman of twisted proportions told with startling clarity through the filter of a smart, psychoanalytic perspective. No … of twisted proportions told with startling clarity through the filter of a smart, psychoanalytic perspective. No …
Interviews / Events

Changing the Game: Graphic Designers on Keith S. Wilson's Games for Children

Brianna Reed
… Changing the Game: Graphic Designers on Keith S. Wilson's Games for Children Interviews / Events In celebration of our newest National Poetry Series Winner, Milkweed hosted … Milkweed Fellow Alex Guerra to discuss the creation of his book cover. Later, Keith took the stage alongside poets Chaun …
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Brenda Hillman

… Brenda Hillman Brenda Hillman is the award-winning author of eleven books from Wesleyan University Press, the most recent of which is In a Few Minutes Before Later . … Brenda Hillman is the award-winning author of eleven books from Wesleyan University Press, the most …
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Donika Kelly

… Donika Kelly Donika Kelly is the author of The Renunciations , winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in poetry, and Bestiary , the winner of the 2015 … Donika Kelly is the author of The Renunciations , winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in poetry, and Bestiary , the winner of the 2015 …

Lewis Hyde

… Fellow and renowned author, his previous books include The Gift , Trickster Makes This World , and A Primer for Forgetting . Hyde is a trustee of MacDowell and a founding director of Creative Capital. He was previously the director of undergraduate creative writing at Harvard …
Podcast
Between the Covers
Fiction

Jon Raymond : Rain Dragon

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 05/24/2012
… Raymond, about his new novel  Rain Dragon .  Raymond is the author of the novel The  Half-Life , and the short story collection  Livability,  which won the Oregon Book Award and contained two stories that became the … Raymond, about his new novel  Rain Dragon .  Raymond is the author of the novel The  Half-Life , and the short story …
Podcast
Between the Covers
Nonfiction

Lacy M. Johnson : The Other Side

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 02/17/2016
… Lacy M. Johnson : The Other Side Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, … not only her physical self, but also to move through years of incapacitating fear by writing this book, is breathtaking: ‘I lift the chain from my neck, over … powerfully moving and brilliantly structured memoir, The Other Side , asks, ‘How is it possible to reclaim the …
Podcast
Between the Covers
Fiction / Nonfiction

Genevieve Hudson : Pretend We Live Here

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 01/13/2019
… David Naimon, Milkweed Editions “A terrific collection of stories. There are echoes here of Flannery O’Connor, Barry … her own writer—impressively and gloriously so. Her eye for the clinching detail is unnerving and her sympathies are fascinatingly conflicted. I hope, and suspect, this book will be the start of a long and inspiring career.” —Tom …
Podcast
Between the Covers
Nonfiction

Gary Shteyngart : Little Failure

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 01/23/2014
… Editions “Gary Shteyngart has written a memoir for the ages. I spat laughter on the first page and closed the last with wet eyes. … journey. Brave and unflinching, Little Failure is his best book to date.”—Mary Karr Read more about Gary Shteyngart : … “Gary Shteyngart has written a memoir for the ages. I spat laughter on the first page and closed the …