Author Event! Megan Milks’s “Mega Milk: Essays”!
Evento con la autora Megan Milks: Mega Milk, ensayos
Megan Milks is returning to Providence to discuss their latest release, Mega Milks: Essays.
Join us on June 10 from 6-7pm as we host Megan Milks in conversation with JD Scott to discuss their new book, Mega Milks: Essays. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase.
About the book:
An ABA Indie Next List Pick for January 2026
A sparkling, funny, and often wrenching portrait-in-essays on the dairy industry, queer intimacy, family, fluidity, whiteness, and cows.
For decades, Megan Milks has wondered what it means to share a last name with the classic white American beverage. Now, Milks takes on their namesake subject in all its dimensions, venturing into the worlds of small dairies, bovine genetics, and manure while also turning their eye on their family and themself. The resulting essays connect the dots between human lactation, Big Dairy, being queer and lonely, climate change, transmasculinity, the bull semen industry, the milky roots of white supremacy, and the best practices for giving and receiving a hug. With Mega Milk, Megan Milks confirms their place as one of our most exciting queer thinkers and writers.
About the author:
Megan Milks is the author of Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body, Slug and Other Stories, and Mega Milk: Essays, all published by Feminist Press. Their personal history of early online music fandom, Tori Amos Bootleg Webring, was published as part of Instar Books’ Remember the Internet series. They are also the co-editor, with Marisa Crawford, of We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers. They have written book reviews for 4Columns, The New York Times, and Bookforum, among other publications.
About the moderator:
JD Scott is the author of two books: a collection of poetry and a collection of stories. Scott’s prose and poetry has appeared in Denver Quarterly, Prairie Schooner, Indiana Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Ninth Letter, Salt Hill, Sonora Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, and elsewhere. Other writing has been featured in the Best American Experimental Writing and Best New Poets anthologies. Scott is a Lambda Emerging LGBTQ Voices fellow and has attended residencies at the Millay Colony and the Edward F. Albee Foundation.
Megan Milks regresa a Providence para hablar sobre su última publicación, Mega Milks: Ensayos.
Acompáñanos el 10 de junio de 6 a 7 pm mientras recibimos a Megan Milks en conversación con JD Scott para discutir su nuevo libro, Mega Milks: Ensayos. Habrá copias firmadas del libro disponibles para la compra.
Acerca del libro:
Una selección de la lista ABA Indie Next para enero de 2026
Un retrato brillante, divertido y a menudo desgarrador en ensayos sobre la industria láctea, la intimidad queer, la familia, la fluidez, la blancura y las vacas.
Durante décadas, Megan Milks se ha preguntado qué significa compartir apellido con la clásica bebida blanca estadounidense. Ahora, Milks aborda su tema homónimo en todas sus dimensiones, adentrándose en los mundos de las pequeñas lecherías, la genética bovina y el estiércol, mientras también dirige su mirada hacia su familia y a sí mismo. Los ensayos resultantes conectan los puntos entre la lactancia humana, la Gran Industria Láctea, ser queer y solitario, el cambio climático, la transmasculinidad, la industria del semen de toro, las raíces lácteas de la supremacía blanca y las mejores prácticas para dar y recibir un abrazo. Con Mega Milk, Megan Milks confirma su lugar como uno de nuestros pensadores y escritores queer más emocionantes.
Acerca del autor:
Megan Milks es el autor de Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body, Slug and Other Stories y Mega Milk: Essays, todos publicados por Feminist Press. Su historia personal sobre el fandom musical en línea temprano, Tori Amos Bootleg Webring, fue publicada como parte de la serie Remember the Internet de Instar Books. También es coeditor, junto con Marisa Crawford, de We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers. Ha escrito reseñas de libros para 4Columns, The New York Times y Bookforum, entre otras publicaciones.
Acerca del moderador:
JD Scott es autor de dos libros: una colección de poesía y una colección de relatos. La prosa y poesía de Scott han aparecido en Denver Quarterly, Prairie Schooner, Indiana Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Ninth Letter, Salt Hill, Sonora Review, Spoon River Poetry Review y otros lugares. Otros escritos han sido incluidos en las antologías Best American Experimental Writing y Best New Poets. Scott es becario Lambda Emerging LGBTQ Voices y ha asistido a residencias en la Millay Colony y la Edward F. Albee Foundation.
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