Notable Twin Cities: 5/27–6/2

Sunday 5/27: The May book selection for the Common Good Book Club is Neon in Daylight by Hermione Hoby. Common Good Books, 5 p.m., free.

E. Eero Johnson presents his new graphic novel Tsu and the Outliers. Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 5 p.m., free.

Monday 5/28: Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar will be presenting her new novel The Map of Salt and Stars. This event is co-hosted by Mizna. Moon Palace Books, 6 p.m., free.

Tuesday 5/29: Join Milkweed Editions to celebrate the launch of Elizabeth Rush’s book, Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore, a work of lyrical reportage about sea level rise, vulnerable communities, and adaptability. After Rush reads from the book, Macalester professor Christie Manning—whose work explores psychology and climate change—will lead a conversation with Rush. Able Seedhouse + Brewery, 7 p.m., free.

Wednesday 5/30: Steven Hyden presents Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock. Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 7 p.m., free.

Scott Burtness will be reading from his fiction as part of the Speculations Reading Series. DreamHaven Books & Comics, 6:30 p.m., free.

Saturday 6/2: Author Phyllis Root and photographer Kelly Povo will be at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for a presentation and signing of their new book, Searching for Minnesota’s Native Wildflowers: A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between. Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 10:30 a.m., free.

Kiersten Hall will be presenting Corner Confessions and her other published books. Chapter2 Books & BackRoom VINTAGE, 11 a.m., free.

Susan Bartlett Foote will be at Scout & Morgan Books for a reading and signing of her new book, The Crusade for Forgotten Souls: Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Institutions, 1946-1954. Scout & Morgan Books, 11 a.m., free.

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Here’s a thing: It’s a couple weeks out, but it’s worth marking your calendar early: Rain Taxi is holding a celebration of books at the end of June, and it’s gonna be good. Check out Print Matters, and then plan on it—you’ll be glad you did.

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Please email any event listings you’d like to see to [email protected].

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Notable Twin Cities logo designed by Tyler Barton.

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Abby Anderson is a fiction writer and an MFA candidate at Hamline University. She lives in Minneapolis with an extra large cat, many books, and lots of crap from estate sales.

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