This Week in Indie Bookstores
A bookstore on wheels is headed to Baghdad, Iraq, once the literary capital of the Middle East until it was invaded by American forces. Not content with celebrating Independent Bookstore…
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Only Patricia Lockwood Could Get Away with Priestdaddy
As we know from her poetry, Lockwood’s humor can shape-shift into something else entirely, something quite moving.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Hey guess what? No one really fully understands how AI works! But we DO know it can be pretty racist! Hey guess what? Facebook is, like, really bad for you!…
Rumpus Exclusive: “6 Things You Can Try to Beat Morning Sickness”
An exclusive excerpt from The Big Fat Activity Book for Pregnant People, out today from Plume, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
National Poetry Month Day 24: Bianca Lynne Spriggs
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.
Next Letter in the Mail: Mensah Demary
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from Mensah Demary! Mensah writes about not surrendering hope, but instead clinging to it to remain sane in these anxiety-filled times. “There is no…
Notable Los Angeles: 4/24–4/30
Monday 4/24: Jeff Guinn discusses and signs The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Tuesday 4/25: Ed Rucker discusses and signs his thriller The Inevitable…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Happy Monday. Life is a nonstop battle against technology sometimes; we’ll back up and running tomorrow morning bright and early.
Breaking the Binaries: A Conversation with Lidia Yuknavitch
Lidia Yuknavitch discusses her new novel, Book of Joan, a reimagining of the Joan of Arc story set in a terrifying future where the heroine has emerged to save a world ravaged by war, violence, and greed.
National Poetry Month Day 23: Ruben Quesada
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: 4/23–4/29
Sunday 4/23: Author Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrator Claudia McGehee, and stream-hunter Mike Osterholm will present their beautiful new picture book Creekfinding. There will also be a signing and reception with refreshments. Red Balloon…