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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 If You Want to Understand Adoptees

  • Susan Kiyo Ito
  • November 10, 2023
I was an adopted only child who taught myself to read at the age of three. Books were my world, my companions and my solace. I gravitated towards stories of…
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What to Read When You’re Healing

  • Tatiana Johnson-Boria
  • October 27, 2023
In our cultural climate of reflecting and experiencing so much societal, governmental, and personal harm; it’s no wonder many have returned and revived poetry as a balm for the current moment.
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What to Read When You Want to Find Home

  • Athena Dixon
  • October 13, 2023
Even if I’m still in limbo, I’m learning what home means for me and how it shows up in both my body and my mind.
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What to Read When Your Spirit Needs a Refresh

  • India Lena González
  • September 22, 2023
A reading list from India Adams, author of FOX WOMAN GET OUT!
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What to Read When Escaping a Creep

  • Myriam Gurba
  • September 1, 2023
Author Myriam Gurba on some of the books that fueled and shaped her new collection.
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What to Read When You’re Seeking Wonder in Times of Grief

  • Jessica Hendry Nelson
  • August 25, 2023
By practicing grief, much like one might develop a creative or meditation practice, I found wonder everywhere and in everything.
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What to Read When: Women in Translation
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What to Read When It’s Women in Translation Month

  • The Rumpus
  • August 11, 2023
Women In Translation month has grown since inaugurated in 2013 into an organized global movement that includes translators from all backgrounds and genders.
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What to Read When Celebrating Trans, Nonbinary, and Genderqueer Writers

  • The Rumpus
  • July 28, 2023
Highlighting work by some of our favorite trans/nb/genderqueer writers
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What to Read When Remembering Milan Kundera

  • Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn
  • July 14, 2023
Though I am often at least the typist behind many of the posts authored by The Rumpus, I am keeping my name on this one as it’s very much a…
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What to Read When You’ve Made it Halfway Through 2023

  • The Rumpus
  • June 23, 2023
We’ve asked Rumpus editors to share the titles forthcoming between now and the year’s end that they are most eagerly anticipating.
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From the Archives: What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride

  • The Rumpus
  • June 13, 2023
Rumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Pride Month!
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What to Read When You Are Tired*

  • The Rumpus
  • June 9, 2023
* of asking for basic services like healthcare and the right to exist
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