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. . . we wake up in human bodies every day and move forward with our lives, but every second of the day we’re thinking ahead, we’re thinking backward. Unfortunately, we’re rarely in the present time.
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Books releasing in the first half of 2022 that we can’t wait to read!
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Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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A look back at the books we reviewed in 2020!
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Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!
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Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Courtney Maum shares a reading list to celebrate BEFORE AND AFTER THE BOOK DEAL.
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There is no real freedom to create art, only the obligation to wealth.
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A selection of AWP 2020 panels, readings, and events that we are especially excited for!
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Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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FIERCE WOMXN WRITING is designed to help writers “level up” their writing.
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Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Books releasing in the first half of 2020 that we can’t wait to read!
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Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Courtney Maum shares a reading list to celebrate her new novel, COSTALEGRE.
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Courtney Maum discusses her new novel, COSTALEGRE.
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Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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“We need narrative patterns to understand reality.”
...moreSaturday 8/5: Elizabeth Jaikaran talks with Priya Arora about Trauma: A Collection of Short Stories. Powerhouse Archway, 6 p.m., free. Monday 8/7: Jill Eisenstadt reads Swell. Brooklyn Bridge Park, 7 p.m., free.
...moreSunday 7/9: Rachel Lyon, Gordon Harber, Chanice Hughes-Greenberg, and host Madeline Stevens join Sundays at Erv’s. Erv’s, 6 p.m., free. Monday 7/10: Jami Attenberg, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Courtney Maum, Elizabeth Crane, Paul Lynch, and Chiwan Choi join the Franklin Park reading series. Franklin Park, 8 p.m., free. Madeleine Mermall, Camonghne Felix, Mia Kang, Rachel Kang, Jeffery […]
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Touch is a compelling argument that we should embrace the physical world, genuine human connections, and reject the technology that comes between us and other people.
...moreThursday 6/1: Enjoy a pop-up shop and reading for First Thursday for the Flock anthology. Readers will include Megan Griffith, Ameena Lacey-Viet, Ann Petroliunas, Rob Savela, and others. Composition Gallery, 6 p.m., free. Slamlandia! Hosts its June Poetry open mic and slam. Hawthorne Hot Lips Pizza, 6 p.m., $1–5 suggested donation.
...moreTake note: The Bay Area Book Festival is this weekend, June 3 and 4, in downtown Berkley. It is an epic event. Wednesday 5/31: Litquake presents a panel of women authors under the heading “Such a Nasty Woman: Female Authors Respond to Trump.” The discussion will be moderated by journalist Vanessa Hua and includes Christina Garcia, Jewelle […]
...moreSunday 5/28: It’s the Edina Art Fair! Check out all the super cool art, food, and entertainment the fair has to offer, and spend some time on the posh streets of Edina, just for funsies. Edina Art Fair, 10 a.m., free. Tuesday 5/30: Local author Quinton Skinner will be launching his novel Odd One Out. Magers and Quinn, 7 p.m., […]
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Jennifer Kurdyla reviews I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN HERE WITHOUT YOU by Courtney Maum today in The Rumpus Books.
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I joined Instagram on a Tuesday, the night of a weekly social club in the Berkshires where members get together to share dishes that correspond to that week’s theme.
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