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Next Letter for Kids: Cecil Castellucci’s Annual Summer Reading List
Our fearless Children’s Correspondence Coordinator, author and editor Cecil Castellucci, sends her annual fearless summer reading list, along with a list of questions for you! Please respond with your answers so Cecil can continue to bring you great letters in the mail! To…
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What to Read When Everyone Is Celebrating Dads
Whether you are celebrating your father or cursing his name this Father’s Day, here’s a list of very good books about fathers from writers we love.
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Watch After Adderall Free Tonight!
After Adderall is a feature film by Rumpus founder Stephen Elliott reimagining the absurd experience of having one’s book translated into a film. The movie stars Mickaela Tombrock and Bill Heck and features Lili Taylor, James Urbaniak, Ned Van Zandt,…
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What to Read When Your Workplace Is Full of Drama
In honor of the World’s Worst Boss, we’ve put together a list of books full of workplace drama for you to read while we wait to see if we can get that orange guy fired.
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Next Letter for Kids: Elise Gravel
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Elise Gravel! Elise writes to us about one of her favorite things about her home city of Montreal—the alleyways! They are full of cats, and kids playing, and parents chatting! It’s like a…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Lidia Yuknavitch (AND SIGNED BOOK GIVEAWAY!)
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from Lidia Yuknavitch! Lidia writes to us about the only thing that can be done in times like these, the importance of breathing, and remembering we are all pieces of each other and…
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What to Read When the President Decides It’s “Time to Exit Paris”
Turn off the television and pick up a book. You’ll feel better for it, we promise.
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Call for Rumpus Readers Report: “The New Patriot”
We’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for our next Readers Report! Through the month of July, we’ll be looking at what it does and doesn’t mean to be a patriot. So this time around, we’re…
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Introducing Vanishing Ink!
Drawing inspiration from the punk rock zine culture of their youth and a shared love of radio, The Rumpus’s own Allyson McCabe is teaming up with Kevin Wortis (Girlie Action Media) to bring you Vanishing Ink. It’s a digital fanzine/podcast that…
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What to Read When You Want to Hand-Swat Your Husband
Here are some book recommendations about husband-swatting ladies who you might adore.
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Be a Mentor for Girls Write Now
We love Girls Write Now, a community of professional women writers and media makers on a mission: for 18 years, their award-winning programs have provided creative and academic guidance, support, and opportunities for young writers in New York City. And the program is looking…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Colin Dickey
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from Colin Dickey! Colin begins his letter by telling us about how he used to hate email, and reminds us that a letter is so much more than its content—a letter is an experience. To make…