Fight for Freedom of Expression
In the new book Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight of Muslim Fundamentalism, Karima Bennoune writes about the dangerous struggle some Muslims face for freedom…
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The Gram Parsons Room
Rumpus contributor Rob Roberge provides us with some history on why the Gram Parsons Room (#8 if you’d like to know) at The Joshua Tree Inn is such a popular…
Most Interesting Syllabi Award
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to take a course from your favorite author, you should check out these 10 syllabi by famous authors. From the handwritten…
Three Poems from xTx
We thought you might like to know Rumpus interviewee xTx posted three poems to Hobart. We’re especially taken by “Let It Be is not Just a Song by The Beatles.” In…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
On the potential architectural causalities of Syrian war. Space archaeologist is the most misleading job title of the day. Space auroras on the other hand are exactly what they sound…
Hug Your Adjunct Professors
This data-packed infographic shows that many who worked hard to become Dr. So-and-so may be disappointed about their job prospects. Only one in ten receive the job they studied for,…
The Poetry of Hair
Herkind.org is dedicating this month to something many of us struggle with: hair. In their Lady in the House column, Ann Eston answers readers’ questions on the politics, performance, and identity of…
Readers Report Theme: “My Summer’s End”
Don’t forget we’re now accepting submissions for another “Rumpus Readers Report.” We are asking you to tackle the theme “My Summer’s End.” Please send your submissions, maximum 400 words, to Susan…
In Other Library News…
This month, the Los Angeles Public Library invites you to celebrate Herman Melville’s Moby Dick using your “lens of the modern and equally mythical Southern California state of mind.” If…
Libraries, They Are A-Changing
For those of you disappointed that your local library is no longer the hip hang out it once was (that was a thing, right?), you’ll be glad to know that…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
New Yorkers: Scottish castles are cheaper than your apartments. The time has come to put living roofs on our buses I guess. Here are some very rare dolphins and whales.…
Amazing Bookshops from around the World
A character in Jim C. Hines’s Libriomancer calls bookstores “the closest thing I have to a church.” If you, too, worship at the altar of crowded shelves and cracked spines, you’ll…