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  • Next Letter for Kids: Janet Sumner Johnson

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Janet Sumner Johnson! Janet writes about candy, and a fabulous candy jar, and its tragic end. Subscribe by October 29 to read all about the ordeal! For more information on Letters for Kids, click…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Idra Novey

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Idra Novey! Idra writes to us in Penn Station, where she’s waiting for an Amtrak train to Philadelphia for a reading, about all the baffling revelations a day of public…

  • New Readers Report Theme: “Harvest”

    We’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for our next Readers Report! This time, we want you to tackle the theme “Harvest.” Please send your submissions, maximum 400 words, to Susan Clements, silentjoy2001 AT yahoo.com. We’ll…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Elizabeth Schmuhl

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Elizabeth Schmuhl! Elizabeth writes a moving letter about the sacred ceremonies of the more than one-hundred-year-old farm that is such a part of her. Subscribe to Letters in…

  • Next Letter for Kids: John Green

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from John Green! John writes to us about how his love of drawing comics as a kid led to his working at Disney and continuing to create his own comics as an adult. He’s spends…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Kristen Kittscher

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Kristen Kittscher! Kristen writes about all the strange and exciting magic around us every day! Subscribe by September 29 to receive her letter. And, don’t miss our special fall promotion! Purchase a one-year subscription to Letters…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Chloe Caldwell

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Chloe Caldwell! While cat-sitting and stressing about where to find an envelope and a stamp, Chloe writes to us on stolen paper about her life right now. Subscribe…

  • Join Us at the Brooklyn Book Festival

    Tomorrow is the annual Brooklyn Book Festival. The book festival includes readings, signings, and panel discussions free and open to the public. Find the Rumpus at Booth 238, where you can chat with editors and contributors and get your hands on some awesome Rumpus…

  • Books, Books, and More Books

    We have a new Monthly Book Report coming out on Monday morning! If you haven’t already subscribed, today is the day. You don’t want to miss our (free) roundup of all the stellar fiction, nonfiction, and poetry reviews that went up on the…

  • Next Letter for Kids: William Alexander

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from William Alexander! William sends us a confession of something he did in the third grade involving a librarian he still hasn’t forgotten. Subscribe by September 14 and learn what William’s confessing to… And,…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Esmé Weijun Wang

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Esmé Weijun Wang! Esmé writes to us about her big dreams and how although chronic illness is the great thief, all difficulties will have a resolution and she will continue…

  • After Adderall: It’s Playing Everywhere

    After Adderall, a Rumpus-produced movie written and directed (and starring) Rumpus Founder and Editor-in-Chief Stephen Elliott, has been getting some great write-ups. And it’s probably playing somewhere near you very soon! September 12, 2016, Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Book Festival @ Videology 308…