Masters of Movement: A Conversation with Morgan Jerkins
Morgan Jerkins discusses her new book, WANDERING IN STRANGE LANDS.
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Posts Tagged: jacqueline woodson
Notable Online: 4/26–5/2
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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What to Read When You Can’t Write
Courtney Maum shares a reading list to celebrate BEFORE AND AFTER THE BOOK DEAL.
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What to Read When You Want to Fall in Love with Novels in Verse
Gayle Brandeis shares a reading list to celebrate MANY RESTLESS CONCERNS.
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What to Read When You’re Grown-Up but Still Love Middle Grade Novels
J. Kasper Kramer shares a reading list to celebrate THE STORY THAT CANNOT BE TOLD.
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Notable San Francisco: 9/25–10/1
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Notable Los Angeles: 9/23–9/29
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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Notable Chicago: 9/20–9/26
Literary events in and around Chicago this week!
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Notable NYC: 6/1–6/7
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 Portland: 4/4–4/10
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #163: Padma Venkatraman
“Stories have a power science doesn’t.”
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Notable NYC: 2/2–2/8
Saturday 2/2: Chia-Lun Chang and Lonely Christopher join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, $4:30 p.m., $5. Monday 2/4: Shomari Wills presents Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Survived Slavery and Became Millionaires, and talks with Samuel Freedman. Greenlight – Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free. Andrea Abi-Karam and Kay Gabriel join the […]
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Notable NYC: 10/20–10/26
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Playing Whack-a-Mole: Talking with Leslie Pietrzyk
Leslie Pietrzyk discusses her new novel, Silver Girl, writing a nonlinear narrative, and depicting female friendships in new ways.
...moreNotable Philadelphia: 2/20–2/26
Literary events and readings in and around Philadelphia this week!
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Black History
Rumpus editors share for their favorite writing that speaks to black history, past and present.
...moreNotable Philadelphia: 2/6–2/12
Literary events and readings in and around Philadelphia this week!
...moreNotable Philadelphia: 1/16–1/22
Literary events and readings in and around Philadelphia this week!
...moreNotable Twin Cities: 9/24–9/30
Literary events and readings in and around the Twin Cities this week!
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Samantha Irby
Samantha Irby discusses her new collection, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, her reluctance to call herself a writer, and writing for the “cream jeans” crowd.
...moreNotable NYC: 6/17–6/23
Sunday 6/18: Sherman Alexie presents his memoir You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me. WORD Jersey City, 5 p.m., free. Monday 6/19: Arundhati Roy presents The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. BAM, 7:30 p.m., $25.
...moreNotable Twin Cities: 6/11-6/17
Monday 6/12: Dani Shapiro will present her new memoir, Hourglass. Magers & Quinn, 7 p.m., free. Tuesday 6/13: Check out the June Books & Bars! It’s a live performance and discussion centering around a monthly book, plus beer, and this month’s book is Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler. Indeed Brewing Company, 5:30 p.m., free. Wednesday 6/14: Kerri Miller of MPR News will interview Jacqueline Woodson about her latest novel, Another Brooklyn, an […]
...moreNotable NYC: 6/3–6/9
Saturday 6/3: March for Truth. Foley Square, 9 a.m., priceless. Val Emmich presents The Reminders. Maxwells Tavern, 7 p.m., $7. Oliver Baez Bendorf, Cortney Lamar Charleston, Joseph Fasano, Megan Fernandes, Michael Homolka, Nomi Stone, and Leah Umansky celebrate Thrush Poetry Journal. KGB Bar, 7 p.m., free.
...moreNotable NYC: 5/27–6/2
Saturday 5/27: Hossannah Asuncion and Che Gossett join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Tuesday 5/30: Samantha Irby presents her new essay collection We Are Never Meeting in Real Life (our May Book Club selection). Housing Works, 7 p.m., $20.
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas discusses her debut novel, The Hate U Give, landing an agent on Twitter, and why she trusts teenagers more than the publishing industry.
...moreNotable Chicago: 3/10–3/16
Friday 3/10: The Poetry Foundation Hosts the National Youth Poet Laureate Convocation featuring Jacqueline Woodson, who was named Young People’s Poet Laureate in 2015. The finalists, Hajjar Baban, Nkosi Nkululeko, Andrew White, Amanda Gorman, and Lagnajita Mukhopadhyay, will read from their work. 1 p.m., free. Jacqueline Woodson will read from her work on Saturday at […]
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The Rumpus Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson discusses her latest novel Another Brooklyn, the little deaths of lost friendships, and her work with children across the country as the Poetry Foundation’s Young People’s Poet Laureate.
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For some, poetry can seem out of reach. It’s like a different language. I don’t understand poetry very well, and I have to re-read everything several times before I even begin to understand it. Jacqueline Woodson’s “Lift Every Voice” at the Poetry Foundation’s website echoes those feelings, but also offers relief: I used to be afraid of […]
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #5: Rad Girls
We should all implant these terrific girls in our brains. Reading excellent kid’s books as an adult reveals the world to us in new ways, reminds us of childhood and teaches us about our young selves from a new perspective.
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