What to Read When You Want to Curl Up with a Good Book
Rumpus editors share their favorite winter reads.
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Posts Tagged: Cynthia Barnett
The Read Along: Megha Majumdar
Megha Majumdar on Russian spies, child-sized newspapers, and why reading difficult fiction can invigorate, rather than depress.
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #4: Water, Water, Everywhere
It’s hard to escape news about water these days. Drought on the West Coast, hurricane season raging on the East Coast, and NASA found water on Mars. No matter where you are, these books will drench you.
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Whether you’re singing, dancing, or making out with Spiderman, there’s something different about doing things in the rain. In an excerpt from her book Rain: A Cultural and National History published at Salon, Cynthia Barnett analyzes rain as a narrative device: Rain is such a compelling literary and cinematic trope that it’s easily and often […]
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