Notable Online: 6/7–6/13
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Posts Tagged: Amy Jo Burns
The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Jeannie Vanasco
Jeannie Vanasco discusses her new memoir, THINGS WE DIDN’T TALK ABOUT WHEN I WAS A GIRL.
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Following last week’s election results, the writing world has been full of voices reminding us of the power of words to protest, to heighten awareness, and to effect change. Whether through poetry, essay, memoir, fiction, or otherwise, words are an important vehicle for reaching those who need support, challenging those who need to be called out, […]
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The Rumpus Weekly Review of Books
Dispatches from Gaza and a poet named Israel. A book of talented children and a book of sexually abused children. It’s all here in Rumpus Books.
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Cinderland by Amy Jo Burns
Graham Oliver reviews Cinderland by Amy Jo Burns today in Rumpus Books.
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First off, Grant Snider unfolds one of our most dogged clichés. More than one hundred and fourteen years ago, an uprising broke out in China that eventually became known as the Boxer Rebellion. But according to Jennifer Cheng, the movement now occurring in Hong Kong differs fundamentally from that violent, ultra-nationalist Rebellion of the past. […]
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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Friday Night Lies
“This is a night of more than just football. It’s a night of fresh haircuts and blushed cheeks. It’s four-wheel drive trucks, it’s spent Zima caps and condoms, it’s Levis and short skirts and lights so bright you have to shield your eyes.”
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