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What to Read When You’re Writing Speculative Memoir

  • Laraine Herring
  • October 15, 2021
Laraine Herring shares a reading list to celebrate A CONSTELLATION OF GHOSTS.
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What to Read When You Can’t Invite Your Queer Family Over for Dinner

  • Miah Jeffra
  • May 15, 2020
Miah Jeffra shares a reading list to celebrate THE FABULOUS EKPHRASTIC FANTASTIC!.
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A Place for Magic, a Place for Joy: Talking with Keah Brown

  • Kate Harlin
  • August 5, 2019
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
  • June 28, 2019
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

  • The Rumpus
  • June 21, 2019
Rumpus editors share their favorite writing from LGBTQIA+ writers.
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A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews

  • The Rumpus
  • December 26, 2018
A look back at the books we've reviewed in 2018!
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What to Read When You’re at the Bar

  • Miriam Parker
  • July 20, 2018
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

  • The Rumpus
  • May 18, 2018
Rumpus editors recommend books that shed light on what it means to live with mental illness.
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Uncovering Buried Roots: Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater

  • Abigail Bereola
  • February 28, 2018
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

  • Deesha Philyaw
  • February 21, 2018
Akwaeke Emezi discusses her debut novel, Freshwater, her public and private identities, and deciding when to translate culture for readers.
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What to Read When 2018 Is Just Around the Corner

  • The Rumpus
  • December 29, 2017
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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