Leave what you can, take the rest: An Interview with Idra Novey
Every day you have to abandon your past or accept it, and then, if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor.
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Posts Tagged: Idra Novey
March Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
embracing ambivalence, returning to one’s hometown and the musings it inspires during a time of collective dread, a canine writing team, and the power of imagination
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Notable Online: 9/13–9/19
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Notable Los Angeles: 2/24–3/1
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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Notable NYC: 2/8–2/14
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Notable NYC: 11/2–11/8
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Notable NYC: 6/15–6/21
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Notable NYC: 5/11–5/17
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Notable NYC: 1/12–1/18
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Notable NYC: 12/8–12/14
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Idra Novey
Idra Novey discusses THOSE WHO KNEW.
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!
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Notable Chicago: 11/23–11/29
Literary events in and around Chicago this week!
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Notable NYC: 11/10–11/16
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Notable NYC: 11/3–11/9
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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What to Read When the World Is Ending
Books to read in this fraught political moment.
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The Rumpus Co-Hosts a Special Rally Reading Series Event!
Join The Rumpus and the Rally Reading Series for an unforgettable evening!
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Notable NYC: 10/27–11/2
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Notable NYC: 9/22–9/28
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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What to Read When You Want to Disappear
These books speak to that desire in all of us to vanish for a spell.
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What We’re Reading in October!
Find out what The Rumpus Book Club is reading in October!
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What to Read When You’ve Made It Halfway Through 2018
Rumpus editors share forthcoming books they can’t wait to read!
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Notable NYC: 5/19–5/25
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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What to Read When 2018 Is Just Around the Corner
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.
...moreNotable NYC: 7/29–8/4
Saturday 7/29: New York City Poetry Festival. Governor’s Island, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., free. Sunday 7/30: New York City Poetry Festival. Governor’s Island, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., free.
...moreNotable NYC: 4/15–4/31
Saturday 4/15: Protest in support of releasing Donald Trump’s tax returns. Bryant Park, 1 p.m., free. Thom Donovan and Marissa Perel join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Sunday 4/16: Tongo Eisen-Martin, Mahogany Browne, and Jive Poetic read poetry. Berl’s Poetry Shop, 3 p.m., free.
...moreNotable NYC: 3/11–3/17
Saturday 3/11: Carolyn Hembree, Neil Shepard, and Terese Svoboda read poetry. Berl’s Poetry Shop, 7 p.m., free. Chris Tysh and Cole Swensen join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Sunday 3/12: Joshua Mohr discusses his memoir Sirens with Charles Bock. McNally Jackson Books, 7 p.m., free.
...moreNotable NYC: 1/14–1/20
Saturday 1/14: Carol Becker, Luisa Greenfield, Akil Kirlew, Caroline Koebel, Mark Roth, Morgan O’Hara, and Rachel Stevens celebrate the release of the latest issue of ELSE Journal. Powerhouse, 6 p.m., free. Carrie Bennett, Aimee Harrison, Marco Maisto, Kevin Mclellan, and Travis A. Sharp read with Small Portions. Berl’s Poetry Shop, 7 p.m., free.
...moreNext Letter in the Mail: Idra Novey
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Idra Novey! Idra writes to us in Penn Station, where she’s waiting for an Amtrak train to Philadelphia for a reading, about all the baffling revelations a day of public transportation provides. Subscribe to Letters in the Mail by October 29 to receive Idra’s letter! And […]
...moreHouse on Fire
At the Guardian, Marta Bausells interviews Idra Novey about her life as a translator, the notion of vanishing, and the freedom of speaking another language. On writing her novel, Ways to Disappear, Novey recalls: I wanted to surprise myself and burn down the house of fiction on every page, as much as I could. … I […]
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