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What to Read When

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Themed reading recommendation lists from The Rumpus’s editorial staff and guest authors.

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What to Read When You’re Waiting for the World to Feel Normal Again

  • Dave Housley
  • January 31, 2020
Dave Housley shares a reading list to celebrate HAROLD AND CHARLES AT THE FACTORY.
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What to Read When You Want True Things about Appalachia

  • Emma Copley Eisenberg
  • January 24, 2020
Emma Copley Eisenberg shares a reading list to celebrate THE THIRD RAINBOW GIRL.
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What to Read When You Need to Know SWANA

  • The Rumpus
  • January 17, 2020
SWANA writers share recommendations for what to read to gain perspective on the region.
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What to Read When You’re Surrounded by Ghosts

  • Katharine Coldiron
  • January 10, 2020
Katharine Coldiron shares a reading list to celebrate CEREMONIALS.
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What to Read When You Want to Escape the White Gaze

  • GRAFFITI editors
  • January 3, 2020
Contributors to GRAFFITI share a reading list of books that that don’t consider the white gaze.
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What to Read When: Rumpus Staff Favorites 2019

  • The Rumpus
  • December 27, 2019
The Rumpus editorial staff selects our favorite pieces from 2019!
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What to Read When 2020 Is Just Around the Corner

  • The Rumpus
  • December 20, 2019
Books releasing in the first half of 2020 that we can’t wait to read!
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Little What to Read When

  • Aubrey Nolan
  • December 13, 2019
A monthly illustrated What to Read When for the young readers in our lives!
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide

  • The Rumpus
  • November 22, 2019
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!
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Little What to Read When: Holiday Edition

  • Aubrey Nolan
  • November 15, 2019
A monthly illustrated What to Read When for the young readers in our lives!
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What to Read When You Are Ready to Be Done Crying

  • Heather Christle
  • November 8, 2019
Heather Christle shares a reading list to celebrate THE CRYING BOOK.
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What to Read When You Want to Experience Life Abroad

  • Katya Cengel
  • November 1, 2019
Katya Cengel shares a reading list to celebrate her new memoir, FROM CHERNOBYL WITH LOVE.
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