Milkweed Editions

Milkweed Editions Milkweed Editions is an independent literary press publishing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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This year for Philip Otis Environmental Authors Program at the Blake School, Amy and Dave Freeman spoke to educators and...
06/18/2026

This year for Philip Otis Environmental Authors Program at the Blake School, Amy and Dave Freeman spoke to educators and students about their environmental advocacy and travels totaling over 50,000 miles through some of the world’s wildest places, from the Amazon to the Arctic.

Authors of A YEAR IN THE WILDERNESS and NORTH AMERICAN ODYSSEY, the Freeman's have a magical ability to weave their witness of environmental destruction and climate change with a deep appreciation of the interconnectedness to the natural world.

Celebrating the life of Philip Otis, in addition to the visit from a distinguished author, the program supports new curriculum and professional development among faculty and staff.

Learn more about the legacy of Philip Otis and the program here: https://www.blakeschool.org/

To learn more about the work of Amy and Dave Freeman, visit: https://milkweed.org/author/amy-dave-freeman

Photographs courtesy of Rebecca Studios.

Milkweed Books in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society Press present Audrey Thayer and Colette Hyman on WEA...
06/17/2026

Milkweed Books in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society Press present Audrey Thayer and Colette Hyman on WEAVING COMMUNITY: INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP IN THE TWIN CITIES. There will be a reading, conversation, and book signing.

ABOUT THE BOOK

WEAVING COMMUNITY is compelling history of the often overlooked work of contemporary Native American women who took action to strengthen the bonds within and among their urban communities.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weaving-communities-with-audrey-thayer-colette-hyman-tickets-1988110001533?aff=oddtdtcreator

Milkweed Editions is proud to publish poetry that speaks to the q***r experience, including Marilyn Hacker's TRANSITIONS...
06/16/2026

Milkweed Editions is proud to publish poetry that speaks to the q***r experience, including Marilyn Hacker's TRANSITIONS, a collection of sonnets that offers a portrait of a life lived between New York, Paris, and Beirut as an activist, polyglot, and q***r woman.

Many of the collections highlighted explore the trauma, liberation, strength, and joy of the q***r experience. We invite you to celebrate pride through our collection this month. Visit milkweed.org for an extended reading list!

https://milkweed.org/collection/lgbtq-authors

Starting at 5$ a month, membership grants you access to discounts, member only events, and exclusive communications. You...
06/15/2026

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.⁠
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When you sign up, you’ll get a free copy of Victoria Chang’s DEAR MEMORY. Dubbed by NPR as "groundbreaking," DEAR MEMORY is a collection of literary letters and mementos on the art of remembering across generations.⁠
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Learn more about membership at milkweed.org!

Join us next Sunday, June 21, at Milkweed Books for our June iteration of Milkweed Book Club. We’ll be reading DEAR MEMO...
06/14/2026

Join us next Sunday, June 21, at Milkweed Books for our June iteration of Milkweed Book Club. We’ll be reading DEAR MEMORY by Victoria Chang.

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.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/june-book-club-tickets-1988205451025?aff=oddtdtcreator

See you there!

We were thrilled to host the launch party for Into a Darker Wilderness Podcast, a podcast about Black nature writing tha...
06/12/2026

We were thrilled to host the launch party for Into a Darker Wilderness Podcast, a podcast about Black nature writing that explores the complicated relationships and history of Black people and nature.

The podcast is co-hosted by Erin Sharkey, editor of A DARKER WILDERNESS anthology, and Michael Kleber-Diggs, poet and author of WORDLY THINGS. Each episode offers engaging dialogue with writers across the United States, unpacking the ways that Black folks have stewarded natural spaces despite pervasive structural racism.

You can now listen to the first episode on most streaming platforms. Learn more about the podcast, become a member, and buy merch at intoadarkerwilderness.com.

📣 Now accepting Milkweed Fellowship applications—due July 10! ⁠The Milkweed Fellowship is grounded in our belief that bo...
06/11/2026

📣 Now accepting Milkweed Fellowship applications—due July 10! ⁠

The Milkweed Fellowship is grounded in our belief that books have the potential to change the way we see the world, and that equity is essential to a vibrant, diverse, and empowered literary ecosystem.

This paid, one- to two-year immersion program is designed to offer the tools, experience, and exposure necessary to pursue a career in book publishing. Intended to provide an alternative point of entry to an industry where the prerequisite to an entry-level position is typically an unpaid internship, this learning-oriented position seeks to provide opportunity to those historically underrepresented among workers in book publishing—Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and those with disabilities—so they may advance, discover, and champion transformative literature for years to come.

This position is based on-site in our Minneapolis offices and is full time (non-exempt, 40 hours per week, for 12–24 months), beginning in Fall 2026. Compensation includes a salary of $40,000 per year, generous paid time off, and health and dental benefits.
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Applications due by July 10, 2026, via submittable—learn more via milkweed.org/fellowship.

Join Milkweed Editions as we present Gary Paul Nabhan, author of WATER IN THE DESERT (out now with Milkweed Editions) an...
06/11/2026

Join Milkweed Editions as we present Gary Paul Nabhan, author of WATER IN THE DESERT (out now with Milkweed Editions) and Terry Tempest Williams at Open Book on June 16 at 6pm. Both authors will read from their newest collections, engage in conversation and audience Q+A, and book signings.

Space will be limited, so please register and let us know if you can’t make it! RSVP now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/milkweed-presents-gary-paul-nabhan-terry-tempest-williams-tickets-1987149322115?aff=oddtdtcreator

Happy Pride Month from Milkweed Editions! We're excited to highlight and uplift the work of LBGTQ+ authors this month. C...
06/10/2026

Happy Pride Month from Milkweed Editions! We're excited to highlight and uplift the work of LBGTQ+ authors this month. Celebrating q***rness today and everyday, our commitment to publishing voices from the q***r community shines through in our poetry catalog, including work from Rick Barot, Jos Charles, Sid Ghosh, and Lauren Russell.

We also highlight Erin Sharkey's INTO A DARKER WILDERNESS, a vibrant collection of personal and lyric essays in conversation with archival objects of Black history and memory. For those interested in stories that envision futures based on sustainability, inclusivity, and justice, take a look at METAMORPHOSIS: CLIMATE FICTION FOR A BETTER FUTURE, edited by Grist with a forward by Sheree Renée Thomas.

Our bookseller, Kamra Heldman, also weighs in: "Milkweed is not shy about our commitment to uplifting LGBTQ+ artists. We are an organization that seeks to affirm and honor q***r voices while we actively work to interrogate and break down bias against q***rness in our society. It is imperative that we condemn judgement of all forms as we continue to face a systemic order that prioritizes heteronormativity, whether it falls from the government or our neighbors."

Visit our website for our a Pride Month reading list: https://milkweed.org/collection/lgbtq-authors

Milkweed Books welcomes novelist Stacy Carlson to read from her newest novel, THE GYRE, and join in conversation with Pe...
06/09/2026

Milkweed Books welcomes novelist Stacy Carlson to read from her newest novel, THE GYRE, and join in conversation with Peter Geye on Thursday, June 11 at 6:00pm. After the reading, there will be book sales and signing.

ABOUT THE BOOK

An atmospheric journey into the far northern wilds, THE GYRE spins one man’s search for meaning into an astonishing saga where adventure, folklore, and the Arctic converge.

This reading is free & open the public, RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-with-stacy-carlson-at-milkweed-books-tickets-1987618066141?aff=oddtdtcreator

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