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Kyle Minor : Praying Drunk

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 04/09/2014
… / Hybrid / Nonfiction David Naimon, Milkweed Editions The characters in Praying Drunk speak in tongues, torture … disparate lives are woven together within a series of nested repetitions, enacting the struggle to remain … most talented younger writers in America. “I finished this book with my heart pounding and grateful, my coffee cold and …
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Melissa Febos : Abandon Me

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 03/15/2017
… Me is, in many ways, a story about how a woman’s body & the body of literature hold memory. In other ways, Abandon Me is a … I don’t know that I’ve ever felt more thankful to read a book. Abandon Me found me when I most needed it.” —Kiese … Me is, in many ways, a story about how a woman’s body & the body of literature hold memory. In other ways, Abandon Me …

Jessica Fisher

… Jessica Fisher Jessica Fisher is the author of Daywork . She is also the author of Frail-Craft, which won the 2006 Yale Younger … Jessica Fisher is the author of Daywork . She is also the author of Frail-Craft, which won …
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Colleen Burner : Sister Golden Calf

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 10/22/2023
… Editions Colleen Burner’s novella Sister Golden Calf  is the story of two sisters on the road set in a world without men. … that link one creature to another. A truly extraordinary book.” If you enjoy today’s conversation, consider joining … Colleen Burner’s novella Sister Golden Calf  is the story of two sisters on the road set in a world without …
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Tin House Live : Denis Johnson : 2003

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 01/04/2024
… (not verified) on Thu, 01/04/2024 - 8:10pm Between the Covers Live / Fiction / Hybrid David Naimon, Milkweed Editions We are kicking off the new year with a serious blast from the past. A recording … the very first Tin House writers workshop in the summer of 2003 with novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, …

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My Son’s Painting: A Cover Image Story

Milkweed Staff
… Cover Image Story Authors This painting’s petals remind me of another drawing my son did, at six. At the kitchen table, in early November sun, we were painting a blue bowl full of squash, and the night sky, and red peppers strung beside a colander. My … petals remind me of another drawing my son did, at six. At the kitchen table, in early November sun, we were painting a …
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Morgan Talty : Night of the Living Rez

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 08/20/2022
… Morgan Talty : Night of the Living Rez Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … Penobscot people, that even people who are praising the book are often falling into this trope of “exoticized … Morgan Talty’s collection of linked short stories is set on the Penobscot Reservation on Indian Island in Maine. But …
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Hybrid / Poetry

Rickey Laurentiis : Death of the First Idea

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 09/08/2025
… Rickey Laurentiis : Death of the First Idea Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … America in which she lives,” says the back copy on this book, whose poetry fittingly resists easy categorization. … Ten years in the making, poet Rickey Laurentiis joins us to talk about her …