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Elena Passarello

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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide

  • The Rumpus
  • November 20, 2020
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!
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Notable Portland: 1/30–2/5

  • Emily Nelson
  • January 30, 2020
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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Notable Portland: 10/11–10/17

  • Olivia Olivia
  • October 11, 2018
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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Notable Portland: 5/31–6/6

  • Olivia Olivia
  • May 31, 2018
Literary events and readings in and around Portland this week!
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Notable Portland: 4/5–4/11

  • Olivia Olivia
  • April 5, 2018
Literary events and readings in and around Portland this week!
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Notable Portland: 1/25–1/31

  • Olivia Olivia
  • January 25, 2018
Literary events and readings in and around Portland this week!
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What to Read When You Want to Curl Up with a Good Book

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  • January 12, 2018
Rumpus editors share their favorite winter reads.
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What to Read When You Want to Feel Thankful

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  • November 3, 2017
Kick off the holiday season with a list of books that Rumpus editors are thankful for!
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What to Read When You’ve Made It More Than Halfway through 2017

  • The Rumpus
  • August 25, 2017
A list of Rumpus editors' favorite reads from 2017 thus far—books that have kept us sane, challenged us to work harder and think bigger, and kept us dreaming and hopeful.
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Notable Chicago: 3/24–3/30

  • Jonathan McDaniel
  • March 24, 2017
Friday 3/24: The Conversation series at Women & Children First continues with this week’s theme, On Being American: Identity & Belonging Under a Hostile Regime. This edition will feature Boris…
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Notable NYC: 3/18–3/24

  • Ian MacAllen
  • March 18, 2017
Saturday 3/18: Lisa Robertson and Uljana Wolf join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Sunday 3/19: Michelle Hogmire, Edward Barkin, Claudia Summers, and Matt Basillere celebrate contributions to…
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Let Me Clear My Throat
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“Let Me Clear My Throat: Essays,” by Elena Passarello

  • Rachel Howard
  • January 28, 2013
Confession: I spend a lot of time hanging out in a dive piano bar in Oakland, and I can just imagine Elena Passarello, author of a quality new collection of…
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