. . . the sustaining rhythms of call and response, the power of mutual attention and direct address, of slowing down enough to listen, of connection as a means of searching, solace, and subversion.
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. . . a list of books that I feel are worth reaching for in times like ours—some because they are apocalyptic and heavy in subject or tone, others because they are satirical, and others because of how they show parts of the world that make it worth staying in or show a world so foreign to ours that it helps medicate against some of the tunnel vision of our times
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The works . . . interrogate time in text through myriad forms, playing with and revealing its machinations all through inventive means. Like the waves and fragments of memory, many of them swerve outside the lines of stiff categorization.
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There is pleasure in being seen and there is pleasure in disappearing. Wade in to the swamp, pull out a book, wipe off the slime and sit on the edge to become invisible.
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A reading list for spring and spring cleaning!
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Ariel Delgado Dixon, author of DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU, shares a reading list for when you want to be a Bad Girl.
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Rumpus editors share a list of books to celebrate Black History Month!
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In one of Jane Goodall’s early books, there’s a photo of two chimpanzees sitting on a height watching the sun set. Are they enjoying the colors the way we do? Scientists warn us not to anthropomorphize because it’s a kind of arrogance to assume we know what another species thinks and feels. Fortunately, we can […]
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Three short book lists of three great writers.
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Books releasing in the first half of 2022 that we can’t wait to read!
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Rumpus recommendations for books to gift to friends and family this holiday season!
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Wendy J. Fox shares a reading list to celebrate WHAT IF WE WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
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Kimberly Garrett Brown shares a reading list to celebrate CORA’S KITCHEN.
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Allison Ellis shares a reading list for when you want to be haunted!
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Gabrielle Selz shares a reading list to celebrate LIGHT ON FIRE.
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Laraine Herring shares a reading list to celebrate A CONSTELLATION OF GHOSTS.
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Jen Fawkes shares a reading list to celebrate TALES THE DEVIL TOLD ME.
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Jaye Viner shares a reading list to celebrate JANE OF BATTERY PARK.
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Liz Asch shares a reading list to celebrate YOUR SALT ON MY LIPS.
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Megan Milks shares a reading list to celebrate MARGARET AND THE MISSING BODY.
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Ashley M. Jones shares a reading list to celebrate REPARATIONS NOW!.
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Shin Yu Pai shares a reading list to celebrate VIRGA.
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Joe Okonkwo shares a reading list to celebrate KISS THE SCARS ON THE BACK OF MY NECK.
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Grant Faulkner shares a reading list to celebrate ALL THE COMFORT SIN CAN PROVIDE.
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Kendra Allen shares a reading list to celebrate THE COLLECTION PLATE.
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Marisa Crawford and Megan Milks share a reading list to celebrate WE ARE THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB.
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Rumpus editors share forthcoming books they can’t wait to read!
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Rumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Pride Month!
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Bruce Owens Grimm shares a reading list to celebrate FAT AND QUEER.
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Annie Connole shares a reading list to celebrate THE SPRING.
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