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2017
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Hey guess what? Climate change is destroying the world! Everything is very bad but at least we live at a time where Warner Brothers legally has to prove ghosts exist. You…
Reading across Cultures: A Conversation with Ratika Kapur
Ratika Kapur discusses her latest book, The Private Life of Mrs. Sharma, the disappointing romance of affairs, and how people carry on after doing the unthinkable.
National Poetry Month Day 30: Carmen Giménez Smith
Every year, The Rumpus celebrates National Poetry Month by running new poems from poets we admire. We feature a different poet each day, and aim to illustrate the variety in voices and styles of poetry being written today.
Notable Twin Cities: 4/30-5/6
Sunday 4/30: Brian Lutterman will be signing copies of his new novel Freefall. Barnes and Noble St. Paul, 2 p.m., free. Monday 5/1: Bonnie St. John will present her book Micro-Resilience: Minor Shifts for Major…
Notable NYC: 4/29–5/5
Saturday 4/29: Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day! Celebrations are happening at Greenlight Bookstore, Community Bookstore, Astoria Bookshop, and BookCulture. Queens Literary Festival. LIC Landing, 2 p.m., free. Juliet Escoria, Precious Okoyomon,…
National Poetry Month Day 29: W. Todd Kaneko
Every year, The Rumpus celebrates National Poetry Month by running new poems from poets we admire. We feature a different poet each day, and aim to illustrate the variety in voices and styles of poetry being written today.
National Poetry Month Day 28: Rich Ferguson
Every year, The Rumpus celebrates National Poetry Month by running new poems from poets we admire. We feature a different poet each day, and aim to illustrate the variety in voices and styles of poetry being written today.
The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #26: Love Is the Ultimate Trip
My day job is driving on the ride sharing platform, Lyft. Several years ago, I retired from teaching school to devote myself to writing and painting and lived off savings…
What to Read When You Are Stuck on an Island
Here are some reading suggestions for those of you stuck on an island with no Tyga or blink-182 to distract you.
This Week in Short Fiction
This week, Joyland posted the winner and runners-up of its 2017 Open Border Fiction Prize. The price was open to writing or translation in English from any country in the…