What to Read When You Can’t Catch a Break
What reliably got me out of that slump was writing more and reading literature that lifted me out of my immediate crisis (I can’t go on!) and into the world (and yet we must!).
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Everything that can’t be categorized but is still wonderful!
What to Read When You’re Looking for Romance
Throughout history, the marauding aristocracy has torn away people from their land and community, most recently in the formation of the modern industrial nation.
What to Read When You’re a True Believer
One thing I always tell my students is, "your story matters," because I want them to believe their observations about themselves and the world around them are worth writing about.
Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman to lead The Rumpus as magazine’s new owners
The Rumpus will transition to new ownership under Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman, effective May 1, 2025, announced current Publisher Alyson Sinclair.
What to Read When You’re Freaking out About Earthquakes
When I was six months pregnant, I became obsessed with the Cascadia earthquake.
What to Read When You Want to Shake Up the Syllabus
I would love to see more literature courses used to bring canonical books into conversation with other authors, taking another writer’s point of view to expand and critique the lens offered by the canon.
What to Read When Walking Through a Graveyard
What is lost so that a book may live? What is shoveled so that a memoir may memorialize?
What to Read When You Need to Blaze a New Trail
One wonders: doesn’t the cream always rise to the top? If not, whose responsibility is it to change that?
What to Read When You Don’t Want to Write
Writing is a solitary venture that can get very lonely. I like having the presence of other writers around and just thinking about writing can generate a spark.