October Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Our next Letters in the Mail come from Ling Ma and Kelly Sather.
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September Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Our next Letters in the Mail come from author Mario Chard and Quinn Carver Johnson.
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What to Read When Celebrating Trans, Nonbinary, and Genderqueer Writers
Just highlighting work by some of our favorite trans/nb/genderqueer writers <3
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What to Read When You’ve Made it Halfway Through 2023
We’ve asked Rumpus editors to share the titles forthcoming between now and the year’s end that they are most eagerly anticipating.
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August Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Our next Letters in the Mail come from authors Brian Turner and Sequoia Nagamatsu.
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From the Archives: What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride
Rumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Pride Month!
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What to Read When You Are Tired*
* of asking for basic services like healthcare and the right to exist
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July Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Our next letter in the mail comes from authors Beth Kephart and Abigail Thomas.
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The Rumpus needs a REDESIGN
Today, we’re launching this $10K crowdfunding campaign to redesign the magazine’s website. We’ve been running on the same WordPress template since the site launched 14 years ago, which makes it like 1,400 in internet-years.
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Call for Submissions: Parallel Practice
New Column Alert <3 Parallel Practice, a new monthly column at The Rumpus, is edited by our very own Anna Held, whom you may remember from our Mental Health Awareness Month last year.
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June Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Our next Letters in the Mail come from authors Paul Ceballos and James Allen Hall
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May Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from author Anne Elizabeth Moore.
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April Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from author Henriette Lazaridis, who writes to us about embracing slowness amidst hustle culture.
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What to Read When Celebrating Black History
The Rumpus editors share a list of books to celebrate Black History Month
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March Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
embracing ambivalence, returning to one’s hometown and the musings it inspires during a time of collective dread, a canine writing team, and the power of imagination
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February Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Twice a month, The Rumpus brings your favorite writers directly to your IRL mailbox via our Letters in the Mail programs.
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Connecting Our Past to Our Present: An Interview With Jamila Minnicks
Within true community, we can experience our deepest vulnerabilities because we know that we are safe to fail, encouraged to thrive, and needed to be part of something greater than our little selves.
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The Most-Read Essays of 2022
Essays are all about reflection, and we thought we’d kick off 2023 with a look at the most-read pieces of last year. It can sometimes feel like hours (years) of hard work disappear into the maw of our short attention spans, and these lists serve as important reminders of the work. — The Eds. *** #1 […]
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January Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
For decades my writing was just for me. Then in the nineties, I discovered communities of queer South Asian artists and activists, radical BIPOC writers. . . . This is when I realized being a writer could be a lifestyle rather than my secret passion.
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We Need 600 Members by Dec. 31
Today we’re asking you to show your support for The Rumpus by becoming a Member or gifting a Membership to a favorite writer in your life.
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December Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Twice a month, The Rumpus brings your favorite writers directly to your IRL mailbox via our Letters in the Mail programs.
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November Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
I’m not exaggerating when I say that receiving a letter in the mail when you’re a teenager in lockup feels like a small miracle, every single time . . .
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October Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Some of our Letters in the Mail authors on the books that got them reading as children, and advice for creative kids.
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What to Read When You Wish You Were Heading Back-to-School
The Rumpus editors put together a list of books for Virgo season
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September Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Chatting with some of September’s Letters in the Mail featured authors about books and birds.
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