From the Archives: What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride
Rumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Pride Month!
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Posts Tagged: Akwaeke Emezi
What to Read When You Are Tired*
* of asking for basic services like healthcare and the right to exist
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Survival and Hope: Akwaeke Emezi’s You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
You Made A Fool organically makes the argument that friendships can be just as important and fulfilling as romantic relationships.
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What to Read When 2022 Is Just Around the Corner
Books releasing in the first half of 2022 that we can’t wait to read!
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This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
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What to Read When You’re Writing Speculative Memoir
Laraine Herring shares a reading list to celebrate A CONSTELLATION OF GHOSTS.
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What to Read When You Hunger for Innovative, Newly Released LGBTQIA+ Voices
Liz Asch shares a reading list to celebrate YOUR SALT ON MY LIPS.
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Notable Online: 6/6–6/12
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride
Rumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Pride Month!
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Black History
Rumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Black History Month!
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Matthew Salesses
Matthew Salesses discusses his new novel, DISAPPEAR DOPPELGÄNGER DISAPPEAR.
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Notable Online: 8/2–8/8
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Notable Los Angeles: 9/23–9/29
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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Notable NYC: 9/7–9/13
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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A Place for Magic, a Place for Joy: Talking with Keah Brown
Keah Brown discusses her debut essay collection, THE PRETTY ONE.
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What to Read When You Want to Be Inspired by What Language Can Do
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
Rumpus editors share their favorite writing from LGBTQIA+ writers.
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A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews
A look back at the books we’ve reviewed in 2018!
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Notable San Francisco: 10/10–10/16
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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What to Read When You’re at the Bar
Miriam Parker shares a list of books to celebrate her debut novel, The Shortest Way Home.
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What to Read When It’s Mental Health Month
Rumpus editors recommend books that shed light on what it means to live with mental illness.
...moreNotable NYC: 4/14–4/20
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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Uncovering Buried Roots: Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater
There are two ways to read Freshwater: there is the knowing and the unknowing.
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A Spirit Born into a Human Body: Talking with Akwaeke Emezi
Akwaeke Emezi discusses her debut novel, Freshwater, her public and private identities, and deciding when to translate culture for readers.
...moreNotable NYC: 2/17–2/23
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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What to Read When 2018 Is Just Around the Corner
While we can’t promise that 2018 won’t find us facing more political upheaval, we can assure you that there will be great literature to offer moments of escape and inspiration.
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