Wi12: Parties Around Town

 

 

Three Minneapolitan indie presses--Graywolf, Press, Milkweed Editions and Coffee House Press--hosted a "Warm Welcome to Frozen Minneapolis" party for more than 100 booksellers at the Coffee House Press office. Pictured: back row, l.-r.: Rob Keefe (accountant, Coffee House), Hans Weyandt (manager, Milkweed Books), Marisa Atkinson (director of marketing and engagement, Graywolf), Patrick Thomas (managing director, Milkweed Editions), Casey O'Neil (sales and marketing manager, Graywolf), Nica Carrillo (marketing and publicity associate, Coffee House), Daley Farr (events coordinator, Milkweed Books). Middle row, l.-r.: Caroline Casey (managing director, Coffee House), Joanna Demkiewicz (publicist, Milkweed Editions), Abby Travis (engagement coordinator, Milkweed Editions), Mandy Medley (publicist, Coffee House). Front: Chris Fischbach (publisher, Coffee House).

 

Capstone welcomed children's booksellers to its Minneapolis office for a tour of the editorial, design, marketing and digital areas.

 

Reading Group Choices and Milkweed Books hosted a Book Lovers Extravaganza featuring author speed dating, book giveaways and snacks for more than 50 people. Pictured: speed daters Heather Harpham, Happiness; Hala Alyan, Salt Houses; Deepak Unnikrishnan, Temporary People; Beth Dooley, In Winter’s Kitchen; Marina Benjamin, The Middlepause; Jamie Harrison, The Widow Nash; Ashley Shelby, South Pole Station; Tricia Levenseller, Daughter of the Pirate King.