Diane Wilson will be joined in conversation with Tessa Desmond to discuss her most recent book, "The Seed Keeper." The conversation will be in person and livestreamed to the library's YouTube channel
You may view the livestream HERE.
Diane Wilson (Dakota) is a writer, speaker and educator who has published two award-winning books as well as essays in numerous publications. Her new novel, "The Seed Keeper," was published by Milkweed Editions in 2021.
Wilson has received a 2013 Bush Foundation Fellowship as well as awards from Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. In 2018, she was awarded a 50 Over 50 Award from Pollen/Midwest.
Wilson is the executive director for the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance, a national coalition of tribes and organizations working to create sovereign food systems for Native people. Wilson is a Mdewakanton descendent, enrolled on the Rosebud Reservation.
Tessa Desmond
Tessa Lowinske Desmond is a scholar and a farmer. She teaches classes on food, farming, and literature in the Effron Center for the Study of American at Princeton University and co-directs The Seed Farm@Princeton and the Princeton Food Project. She also owns a homestead farm where she cares for sheep, chickens, and a big kitchen garden. Her research interests focus on community-engaged scholarship and community seed saving. She is also a board member with the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey.
This event is co-presented by Labyrinth Books, the Princeton Public Library and Land, Language and Art, a Global Initiative from the Princeton University Humanities Council.
