Notable Philadelphia: 9/19–9/25
Literary events and readings in and around Philadelphia this week!
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This Week in Indie Bookstores
A weekly roundup of indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
Ward’s Mississippi Is Our Mississippi: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Capturing the Delta in harrowing detail, Ward takes readers on a journey from her own home of the Gulf Coast to the Mississippi State Penitentiary.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Michel Foucault, high on LSD, in Death Valley. The important questions: are wolves better problem solvers than dogs? Let’s all explore Pripyat before and after their nuclear accident. Here’s your…
FUNNY WOMEN #156: Fall Activities Adjusted for Global Warming
Due to rising sea levels, most orchards have been flooded. Instead of apple picking, grab a canoe large enough for the whole family and climb aboard.
Call for Rumpus Readers Report: “Masks and Disguises”—DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Submit to our next Readers Report!
Why I Chose Kamilah Aisha Moon’s Starshine & Clay for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
A look at next month's Poetry Book Club selection. Subscribe today!
Horses and Dyslexia
I often feel as if there is something just beyond my reach, as if I had another set of eyes, and if I could only open them I could see all the things I needed to see.
Celebrating the National Book Awards 2017 Longlist!
It's that time again! Last week, the National Book Awards released their longlist of 2017 honorees.
