Book Club Blog
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Why I Chose Registers of Illuminated Villages for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
Here’s what we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Katia D. Ulysse
Katia D. Ulysse discusses her forthcoming novel, Mouths Don’t Speak, the importance of religion and music in the novel and in Haitian culture, and why Haiti will always be “home.”
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Why We Chose Eloisa Amezcua’s From the Inside Quietly for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
A look at next month’s Poetry Book Club selection. Subscribe today!
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Barbara Jane Reyes
Barbara Jane Reyes discusses her new collection Invocation to Daughters, poly-vocality in poetry, and the importance of centering women’s voices.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Jon McGregor
Jon McGregor discusses his newest novel, Reservoir 13, his writing process, and why he chose not to sidestep the “missing girl” trope.
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Why I Chose Sarah Blake’s Let’s Not Live On Earth for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
A look at next month’s Poetry Book Club selection. Subscribe today!
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kamilah Aisha Moon
Kamilah Aisha Moon discusses her new collection, Starshine & Clay, the power of naming, and the connection between creation and trauma.
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What We’re Reading in December!
How do you draw an affair? A family? Can a Venn diagram show the ways overlaps turn into absences, tree rings tell us what happens when mothers leave?
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado discusses her debut story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, her favorite horror writers and movies, and writing the book(s) she’s always wanted to read.
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Why I Chose Barbara Jane Reyes’s Invocation to Daughters for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
A look at next month’s Poetry Book Club selection. Subscribe today!