October 2016
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Notable Twin Cities: 10/2–10/8
Sunday 10/2: Join recent Minnesota Book Award winners Charles Baxter, Ray Gonzalez, Marlon James, and Kaethe Schwehn for an exciting mashup of music and literature. Music Meets MN Lit features original songs inspired by the authors’ award-winning books, debuted live…
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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Less Than I Hope For
If we want to talk about desire, a gnawing ache for something we don’t yet have, or for something we’ve lost, we can say that we yearn for the transformation that the satisfaction of our desire will bring.
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Notable NYC: 10/1–10/7
Saturday 10/1: Lit Crawl NYC begins at 6 p.m. and continues in phases. Multiple Locations, 6 p.m., free. Moustafa Bayoumi, Paula Bomer, Joel Hinman, Patricia Park, and Joseph Salvattore join H.I.P. Lit and Epiphany for Lit Crawl NYC. The Vig…
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Opening the Hump
The trick is to pinpoint the time of the cycle, not to try to solve the mystery in the undertow. And to understand that everything needs time; you have to position yourself, warm up.