Literary calendar for week of May 18

Courtesy of the author Alison McGhee Courtesy of the author ALISON MCGHEE Bestselling Minnesota author who writes for all ages in all forms introduces her new novel Weird Sad and Silent and celebrates publication of the paperback edition of Telephone of the Tree In her new middle-grade story McGhee winner of four Minnesota Book Awards introduces readers to Daisy who s trying to invisibilize herself after living with her mother s violent ex-boyfriend She keeps a low profile to avoid the bullies who are targeting her eating lunch with the librarian to keep away from the Lunchroom of Terror Things begin to look up when a new boy arrives willing to stand up to the bullies And the stray cat she s been feeding begins to almost trust her The author s previous books include What I Leave Behind Shadow Baby and Firefly Hollow p m Tuesday May Chapter Booksellers S Snelling Ave St Paul JIM MOORE Poet who lives in Minneapolis and Spoleto Italy and Colorado-based poet book artist and printmaker Robin Walter discuss their latest work p m Tuesday May Magers Quinn Hennepin Ave S Mpls READINGS BY WRITERS Tim Nolan hosts Brian Duren Becky Boling Cass Dalglish and Peter Geye p m Tuesday University Club Summit Ave St Paul REMEMBERING GEORGE FLOYD Young artists event features award-winning author Shannon Gibney hosting a reading by youth activists of the picture book she wrote We Miss You George Floyd in observance of the fifth anniversary of Floyd s murder by a Minneapolis police officer With Ananya Dance Theater p m Saturday Red Balloon Bookshop Grand Ave St Paul The activity will be outdoors weather permitting KAO KALIA YANG First winner of Minnesota Book Awards in three categories in one year reads and offers reflections on her writing inspired by her Hmong heritage in a activity titled Under Turbulent Skies Presented by Friends of the St Paul Community Library s series of appearances by Minnesota Book Award winners and nominees p m Thursday Eastside Freedom Library Greenbrier St St Paul Free registration required at eastsidefreedomlibrary org Related Articles Readers and writers Selections for Mental Wellbeing Awareness Month Kids author Mo Willems and The Pigeon stare down the future in a new book Like it or not the Like button has changed the world Isabel Allende has a new novel and a message Don t give up Book Review Ron Chernow s Mark Twain gives readers an honest assessment of beloved author s life