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African Literature in African Languages
The BBC’s Gavin Esler conducted a brief but thought-provoking interview with Kenyan author Ngugi Wa Thiong’o. Whereas Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie declares she has “taken ownership of English,” Thiong’o balks at the idea of enriching only English-language literature at the expense of…
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Neil Gaiman Reads From Latest Novel
Listen to Neil Gaiman read from his latest novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane (his first book meant for adult readers that he’s written in eight years). He also answers audience questions about this book and others, to…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Dan Weiss is on tour with his band through August 10, but fear not: We’ll still be serving up your morning coffee. To start, a scrolling story with the line: “The thing I’m looking for is more like a tangent.” Instead, time passes in…
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Why Clowns Freak Us Out So Bad
If you find clowns more sinister than hilarious, you’re in good company. Clowning has long been associated with a frisson of tragedy or fear, since way before It or John Wayne Gacy. Smithsonian has an intriguing history of the art of…
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A Reader’s Guide to YA Novels
Upworthy has an exhaustive (but not at all exhausting) list of young-adult books besides the Harry Potter series for the teenager in your life (or you—no judgment!). Historical fiction (The Book Thief, Island of the Blue Dolphins), utopian/dystopian fiction (The Giver, The House…
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The Card Catalog Is Mightier than the Sword
Rumpus readers already know librarians are heroes, but it’s nice to see other people get it too. Here’s io9’s list of 20 heroic librarians who save the world in books, comics, TV, and film. From Rachel Weisz’s Evie Carnahan in…
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #193
MY BREAKFAST WAFFLE ★★★★★ (2 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing my breakfast waffle.
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Notable New York: 08/05-08/11
MONDAY 08.05 Akashic Books takes over Books Beneath the Bridge for a night of noir from the 5 boroughs. On top of a chance to win their 5-Borough Noir Set there will be readings from Colson Whitehead, Kevin Baker, Binnie…
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We Love You Back, Flavorwire!
We’re psyched to see we made it onto Flavorwire’s list of 25 Best Websites for Literature Lovers, especially because we were labeled “the best of the West”! Labels are always better when they rhyme. Congrats to all the other folks…
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Peter Orner + Isaac Fitzgerald = Awesome Reading
Bay Area folks: Rumpus columnist Peter Orner will talk with Rumpus co-owner/former managing editor Isaac Fitzgerald about his upcoming collection of short stories, Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge. It sounds like a Rumpus event, but it’s actually a Litquake event, and it’s happening…
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Nick Cave Monday #47: “More News From Nowhere”
Have you ever approached an attractive girl and said something clever but it turns out to be totally obvious? Yeah, me neither.
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup
For the love of God, hoist yourself out of that pit of self-loathing and read the Weekend Roundup: In Yumi Sakugawa’s Saturday comic, a man discovers tiny trees growing on his right arm—only to realize that their refusal to obey…