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This Week In Indie Bookstores
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
On Birds, Cats, and Children
My devotion to the cats was not an imitation of human motherhood. To confuse the two, I thought, was an insult to both.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Drink the Wine That Moves You
Were they all just kittens, really, the comfort of their warm blood the only defense between life and a dump in the river?
Spotlight: “The Killers” by Dasha Zibrova
My own cat Moorka, with whom I have long and fruitful but complicated relationship, inspired this comic strip.
This Week in Indie Bookstores
A weekly roundup of indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
Rumpus Original Fiction: The Pet Store
The boy is looking for something specific. I can tell. It shows on his face when he scans the shelves and doesn’t find it.
The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Samantha Irby
Samantha Irby discusses her new essay collection, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, all that comes along with writing about your life, and reading great horror books.
Mothers of My Diaspora
It paralyzes me to think about the sacrifices my family made before I was in my mother’s womb. When they came here they knew they would lose a part of their language, their memories, their sanctity of self.
This Week in Indie Bookstores
Stocking backlist titles helps some bookstores differentiate themselves. Harvard Book Store has set up a section commemorating the Bowling Green Massacre. A Florida bookstore has become a source of food…
The Rumpus Interview with Wendy C. Ortiz
Wendy C. Ortiz discusses her new book Bruja, what a "dreamoire" is, the magic all around us, and why she loves indices—and cats.