Milkweed Editions

01/08/2026

Please join Milkweed Books as we kickoff our Book Club with THE BOOK OF KIN by Jennifer Eli Bowen!

Booksellers will lead an open discussion of the book with topics and questions and encourage anyone to attend. Pick up the book in-store or online at milkweed.org and use code BOOKCLUB to receive 20% off ahead of the club meeting.

This event is free and open to the public. Let us know you're coming here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/january-book-club-tickets-1974508586334?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/06/2026

Happy publication day to BIRTHSTONES IN THE PROVINCE OF MERCY by Bo Hee Moon!

Winner of the Jake Adam York Prize, this is a tender, yearning collection of poems that pieces together identity with the different shapes absence can take.

🔗 Pick up your copy from your favorite bookstore, and learn more here: https://milkweed.org/book/birthstones-in-the-province-of-mercy

Swipe to see Bo’s forthcoming events!

01/05/2026

Dr. Gary Paul Nabhan, author of WATER IN THE DESERT, and Sabestine Hernandez, educator and enrolled member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, sit down with Robin Wall Kimmerer's Plant Baby Plant to talk about healing the land through getting your hands dirty, through restoration and planting.

Watch now!

Gather with us in the spirit of friends sitting around a bonfire. Bring a mug of your favorite tea! We will mark the winter solstice together, host a lively ...

01/02/2026

Join Milkweed Books for our first event of the New Year as we celebrate Diana Xin’s newest collection of short stories, BOOK OF EXEMPLARY WOMEN, out December 1 with Yes Yes Books. Diana will read from her new book and engage in conversation with local writer Emma Törzs and the audience.

🔗 This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs encouraged but not required.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/milkweed-books-presents-diana-xin-tickets-1974502719787?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/31/2025

As we look forward to our upcoming titles in winter, we reflect back on the ways our community stepped forward to support our authors and literature.

We hold hope for deeper connections, renewed curiosity, and a continued practice of care in the New Year.

For those visiting in person, Open Book and Milkweed Books closes at 1pm on New Years Eve, and remains closed on New Years Day. Many thanks to Christine Armbruster from Meet Minneapolis for the wonderful photos.

12/25/2025

As we wrap up the end of the year, here are some of our picks from 2025 that we’d love to revisit. Which one was your favorite?

📚 THE BOOK OF KIN: ON ABSENCE, LOVE, AND BEING THERE by Jennifer Eli Bowen

📚 WE ARE DREAMS IN THE ETERNAL MACHINE: A NOVEL by Deni Ellis Béchard

📚 WEDDING OF THE FOXES: ESSAYS by Katherine Larson

📚 THE END OF CHILDHOOD: POEMS by Wayne Miller

📚 THE POSSIBILITY OF TENDERNESS: A JAMAICAN MEMOIR OF PLANTS AND DREAMS by Jason Allen-Paisant

📚 STARTLEMENT: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS by Ada Limón

📚 THE SALT STONES: SEASONS OF A SHEPHERD’S LIFE by Helen Whybrow

📚 HENRY DAVID THOREAU’S KALENDAR: CHARTS AND OBSERVATIONS OF NATURAL PHENOMENA by Kristen Case



Learn more about our new and upcoming titles: https://milkweed.org/books

12/24/2025

This year we look back on Sangamithra Iyer's tour to promote GOVERNING BODIES: A MEMOIR, A CONFLUENCE, A WATERSHED.

With events at Bol Coop in DC, Lost City Books, Astoria Bookshop, Kew & Willow, Iyer was joined in conversation by Leslie Tucker, Sunu Chandy, Rahna Reiko, and Minal Hajratwala.

Photos by Wan Park. Learn more about GOVERNING BODIES here: https://milkweed.org/book/governing-bodies

12/23/2025

We're thrilled that several Milkweed titles have made "Best Of 2025" lists, including STARTLEMENT: POEMS by Ada Limón, which was named as “100 Notable Books of 2025” by The New York Times, “Best Poetry of 2025” by The California Review of Books, “Best Holiday Book” by Observer, and one of Book Riot’s “Best Books of 2025.”

In addition to Ada's newest collection, THE SALT STONES by Helen Whybrow was named one of The New Yorker’s “Best Book of the Year," while by Kristen Case's HENRY DAVID THOREAU'S KALENDAR was highlighted in the gift guide by The Boston Globe ().

Congratulations to our authors!

12/19/2025

Max Ritvo (1990-2016) wrote FOUR REINCARNATIONS in New York and Los Angeles over the course of a long battle with cancer. Today on Ritvo’s birthday, we celebrate his collection at Milkweed Editions, which includes THE FINAL VOICEMAILS, edited and introduced by Louise Glück, and co-authored LETTERS FROM MAX with Sarah Ruhl (both books were published posthumously). The profile on Instagram, coordinated by poet Elizabeth Metzger, celebrates his legacy and poetry.

12/16/2025

You’re heard about our Holiday Gift Guide (and we hope you grabbed a book from our list this season), but did you know you can also give the gift of Milkweed membership? Starting at 5$ a month, membership grants you access to discounts, member only events, and exclusive communications. You’ll support writers, readers, and transformative literature by giving your friend or loved one all of the above member benefits for a year.

When you sign up, you’ll get a free copy of Ada Limón’s THE CARRYING. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, THE CARRYING explores the hard-won truth of what it means to live in an imperfect world.

Learn more about membership at milkweed.org, or visit our website: https://milkweed.org/gift-membership

12/12/2025

Our astonishing collections about interconnectedness—between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ourselves–make the perfect holiday gift for your favorite reader. For lovers of poetry, our Milkweed Holiday Gift includes our picks for poetry this holiday season.

🔗 Learn more about the Milkweed Holiday Gift Guide here: https://milkweed.org/milkweed-editions-holiday-gift-guide

12/12/2025

Last Saturday, Milkweed members joined us in person for a holiday wrapping event. Thanks to all who came out, we hope you enjoy your gifts for the holiday!

There is still time to shop online at milkweed.org for your perfect holiday gift. Check out our holiday gift guide for ideas, and make sure to order TODAY to receive your books in time for the holidays!

If you’re interested in using a discount code at check out, consider joining Milkweed’s membership program for a 20% discount on all Milkweed books and a 10% discount on non-Milkweed titles in our bookstore. When you become a member, you become part of the circle of interdependency that makes our work possible. Learn more here: https://milkweed.org/milkweed-membership