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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 Seeking a Family of Choice

  • J. Ryan Stradal
  • July 12, 2019
J. Ryan Stradal shares a reading list to celebrate his forthcoming novel, THE LAGER QUEEN OF MINNESOTA.
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What to Read When You’re Grieving

  • Marisa Bardach Ramel
  • July 5, 2019
Marisa Bardach Ramel shares a reading list to celebrate her debut memoir, THE GOODBYE DIARIES.
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What to Read When You Want to Be Inspired by What Language Can Do

  • Peg Alford Pursell
  • June 28, 2019
Peg Alford Pursell shares a reading list to celebrate her new story collection, A GIRL GOES INTO THE FOREST.
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride

  • The Rumpus
  • June 21, 2019
Rumpus editors share their favorite writing from LGBTQIA+ writers.
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What to Read When You’re Trying to Exist in an After

  • Kelly Sundberg
  • June 14, 2019
Kelly Sundberg shares a reading list to celebrate the paperback release of GOODBYE, SWEET GIRL.
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What to Read When You Want to See the Beauty Inside the Ugly

  • Karen Stefano
  • June 7, 2019
Karen Stefano shares a reading list to celebrate her debut memoir, WHAT A BODY REMEMBERS.
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What to Read When Women’s Bodies Are Under Attack

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  • May 31, 2019
Rumpus editors share a list of books to read as the fight for reproductive rights intensifies.
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What to Read When You Feel Fragmented and Seek Structure

  • Chelsea Biondolillo
  • May 24, 2019
Chelsea Biondolillo shares a reading list in celebration of her debut essay collection, THE SKIN BIRD.
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Little What to Read When

  • Aubrey Nolan
  • May 17, 2019
A monthly illustrated What to Read When for the young readers in our lives!
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What to Read When You Want to Rethink Motherhood

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  • May 10, 2019
Rumpus editors share a Mother’s Day reading list to challenge traditional views of motherhood!
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What to Read When You’re Writing Your Truth

  • Tracy Strauss
  • May 3, 2019
Tracy Strauss shares a reading list to celebrate her debut book, I JUST HAVEN’T MET YOU YET.
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What to Read When You Need Lady Power in Numbers

  • Erin Wood
  • April 26, 2019
Erin Wood shares a reading list to celebrate WOMEN MAKE ARKANSAS: CONVERSATIONS WITH 50 CREATIVES.
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