If you’re in Northern Minnesota on Sept. 15th,
come by the Virginia Public Library at 1 PM
Discussion between Britt Karin Larsen and Me from August 7, 2025
To watch the recording of the dialog between Britt Karin Larsen (author of the Finn Forest series) and me, click Here.
All the author/translator presentations are great, but if you want just ours, go to time point 56.28.
in the PEN Women in Translation Reading Series
Conversation with Zoë Schlanger
You can find more about The Light Eaters here
Eco-Justice Webinar – Climate and Money, June 6
Sponsored by Philadelphia Year Meeting of Friends
Ask for the recording Here
Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change: Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples
Register for these workshops at Friends Peace Teams
Recordings of Conversations and Events
To join in conversation about any of these events, submit comments to the Contact page.
Conversion with Mary Swander, creator of the brilliant Buggy Land podcast.
Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony
I’m delighted to say that Watershed won in the Memoir and Creative Nonfiction category. Three other great books were finalists in the same category. To see a discussion between the four of us, click here.
Watershed Launch
Click here to view the launch and hear from Ranae (author), Ruthanne Crapo Kim (philosopher), Stephen Healey (poet), Amina Keinan (Somali-American nurse educator), Ulla Nilsen (community organizer), and Kristian Tvedten (editor). They were in conversation about Watershed and its introduction to the world.
Community Pollinators Speaker Series
Watershed and Ranae were featured in Minneapolis College’s Community Pollinators speaker series together with Marie Harris and Derartu Berhanu, former students – now friends – whose stories appear in the book. We considered ways we can address environmental injustice, deal with our own communities’ climate crises and health challenges, and do better justice to the non-human residents of our ecosystems.
Water Companion Workshop
A group of people from Minnesota, Norway, and Oman explored the whys and hows of protecting our watersheds. While the actual event is over, you can still explore with us by watching the video and doing your own explorations alongside us.
Reading and discussion with the White Iron Chain of Lakes Community
The Tuesday Group from the Ely-Babbitt area of Minnesota met with Ranae in April to explore the stories in the book that directly concern the White Iron Chain of Lakes Watershed. Listen to the readings and join the discussion that ensued.