Missionaries, zealots. Proselytists! Please leave me. I would be alone. Peddle your picture Bibles elsewhere. I am content to dance my heathen dances and sharpen my weapons on stones. –Everyone’s Pretty
June 2025
06.15–21 | Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference
EVENT: Workshop
LOCATION: Bread Loaf Campus of Middlebury College | 75 Franklin St, Middlebury, VT
DATES AND FEES: Registration website
Lydia will serve as guest faculty at the 12th annual Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference, a week-long event focused on developing literary writing about the environment and the natural world. The conference is cosponsored by the Middlebury College Environmental Studies Program and the Franklin Environmental Center.
April 2025
04.22 | Baltimore, MD
EVENT: Discussion & Signing
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Enoch Pratt Free Library | 2400 Cathedral Street Baltimore, MD
TICKETS: Reserve for free here
Fiction writer, journalist, and essayist Betsy Boyd joins Lydia to discuss her new collection of short fiction, Atavists: Stories.
04.23 | Atlanta, GA
EVENT: Discussion & Signing
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: The Marianna Room at the Wrecking Bar | 292 Moreland Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA
TICKETS: Free and open to the public.
At the April edition of Writers at the Wrecking Bar series, A Cappella Books welcomes Lydia to celebrate the release of Atavists: Stories. The author will appear in conversation with Lauren K. Watel, award-winning poet and author of Book of Potions.
04.24 | Brooklyn, NY
EVENT: The Art of the Short Story: Discussion & Signing
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: The Center for Fiction | 15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217 and Livestreamed
TICKETS: Ticket purchase required
The Center welcomes Lydia to celebrate the release of her new collection of short fiction, Atavists. Lydia will be joined by long-time friend, novelist, and editor Jenny Offill.
04.30 | Austin, TX
EVENT: Discussion & Signing
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Austin Central Library | 710 West César Chavez Street Austin, TX
TICKETS: Register for free here
In partnership with the Austin Public Library, the Mayor’s Book Club has selected We Loved It All as part of its annual citywide reading initiative. Join ocean scientist Juli Berwald for a conversation with Lydia about our place in the natural world.
Interested in booking Lydia Millet?
For all speaking engagements (virtual and in person), please contact Dawn Stuart here.