Poet Juliet Patterson will lead us in a session that combines the creative process and discovery centered on her memoir, Sinkhole: A Legacy of Suicide, a creative project that was written in, around, and through grief. In 2009, Juliet Patterson was recovering from a serious car accident when she learned her father had died by suicide. His death was part of a disturbing pattern in her family.

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Enjoy a lively discussion with three Minnesota Book Award-winning authors: Karen Cooper, Brian Farrey, and Juliet Patterson. Moving Words is an opportunity for writers and readers to explore various themes together: the impact of literature in their lives, their connection as fellow Minnesotans, and the lens through which we read. Free | Registration not required

November 12th at 6:00 PM CST: A reading and discussion featuring Juliet Patterson, author of Sinkhole: A Legacy of Suicide and Tobey Hiller author of Crow Mind. REGISTER HERE FOR THIS FREE, ONLINE EVENT

September Book Club in conversation with Sinkhole author Juliet Patterson! Discussion and author Q&A on Wednesday, September 20 at 6pm. Light refreshments provided.

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with Clancy Martin, discussion moderated by Michael Kleber-Diggs

Join us for a special panel discussion and the in-person kickoff of the monthly event series Milkweed Presents! For this inaugural conversation, Juliet Patterson, author of the stunning memoir Sinkhole: A Legacy of Suicide, speaks with Hawona Sullivan Janzen, James Curry, Emily Strasser, and Tom Nguyen about unearthing family narratives, and the impact of our ancestors’ tales on those who follow.

We hope you can join us at Milkweed Books, our brick-and-mortar independent bookstore located on the first floor of Open Book, at 6 p.m. for a truly singular discussion about what our families and relatives’ stories can tell us about our own lives.

Milkweed Presents is a monthly event series featuring Milkweed authors as curators of conversation with local writers and community organizers on a topic of their choosing. These events are held in-person in our bookstore, Milkweed Books, on the first Wednesday of the month.

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Join NAMI Ramsey to discuss books with a mental illness theme. Learn through compassionate conversation!

Some book topics may be triggering. Since we oftentimes are reading books for the first time ourselves, we can't always list a specific trigger warning. If you are concerned about the subject matter, please explore each book's GoodReads' page prior to reading; we will provide a link for more information in each Book Club event.

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What’s Hidden Beneath: A Writer’s Exploration Into Grief

Join a live Zoom lecture and discussion, or join the Center for Kansas Studies to watch the Live Zoom in Henderson 203 on the Washburn University campus. Kansas Day Cake will be provided at the onsite event, and copies of Juliet Patterson's book Sinkhole: A Legacy of Suicide will be available for purchase.

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with Michael Kleber-Diggs and Danika Stegeman LeMay

Poetry & Biscuits, January 20th, with Toby Altman, Tarik Dobbs, Rachel Galvin, Chad Morgan, and Juliet Patterson

Join us for Poetry and Biscuits, the salon-style house series this January! 

Come for the poetry, stay for the biscuits! Co-curator Fred Schmalz and I are excited to start the New Year with an extravaganza of five (!) poets. Please join us for readings from Toby Altman, Tarik Dobbs, Rachel Galvin, Chad Morgan, and Juliet Patterson.

Friday, January 20 @ 7:00 PM 

2145 W Walton (Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago)

This is a private house reading, so please RSVP to the biscuit maker: carrieolivia@gmail.com

Investigative Grief and the Search for Meaning after Loss: Join authors Juliet Patterson (Sinkhole), and Chris Stedman (Unread Podcast) as they commemorate International Suicide Awareness Day with a reading and conversation. All grieve the loss of loved ones and search for meaning in different ways. Both authors turned to investigative practices as they moved through the shock and loss of losing a loved one to suicide.

In this conversation, Juliet and Chris will explore the role of investigation and documentation in their grief process and creative life. We look forward to having you join us for this evening of rich literature and conversation.

This event is free and open to the public and is part of Plymouth Congregational Church's Literary Witness Series. 

The Nonfiction Writing Program presents a reading by writer Juliet Patterson, who will read from her latest book, Sinkhole: A Legacy of Suicide (Milkweed Editions), on Wednesday, November 2 at 7pm at Prairie Lights Books.

Reading with Kathryn Savage celebrating her new book of hybrid nonfiction Groundglass.

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I’ll be reading with Kathryn Savage celebrating her new book of hybrid nonfiction Groundglass.

Hope to see you there!

In Conversation with Michael Kleber-Diggs