What to Read When You Want to Read about Sin
Grant Faulkner shares a reading list to celebrate ALL THE COMFORT SIN CAN PROVIDE.
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Posts Tagged: leesa cross-smith
As Complicated as Possible: Talking with Leesa Cross-Smith
Leesa Cross-Smith discusses her newest novel, THIS CLOSE TO OKAY.
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Women’s History
Rumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Women’s History Month.
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Notable Online: 2/7–2/13
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Black History
Rumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Black History Month!
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What to Read When 2021 Is Just Around the Corner
Books releasing in the first half of 2021 that we can’t wait to read!
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Women’s History
Rumpus editors share their favorite writing that speaks to women’s history past, present, and future.
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Doing This Wild Thing: A Conversation with Leesa Cross-Smith
Leesa Cross-Smith discusses her new story collection, SO WE CAN GLOW.
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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, present, and future.
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By Accident and On Purpose: A Conversation with Leesa Cross-Smith
Leesa Cross-Smith discusses her debut novel, Whiskey & Ribbons, what it takes to return to a story after a long time away, and how her faith influences her writing.
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Next Letter in the Mail: Yoojin Grace Wuertz
Don’t miss Yoojin Grace Wuertz’s Letter in the Mail!
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Get Your Signed Copy of Leesa Cross-Smith’s Whiskey & Ribbons Today!
Now through 3/31, get a signed copy of WHISKEY & RIBBONS by Leesa Cross-Smith!
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Next Letter in the Mail: Leesa Cross-Smith (& Signed Book Giveaway!)
Our next Letter in the Mail is from Leesa Cross-Smith, plus get a signed copy of WHISKEY & RIBBONS!
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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.
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To Look for America: A Road Trip, a Soundtrack
One thing I was taught about travel—because my father is a black man born in Alabama in 1950—was that there are safe places for black people to go and places that aren’t as safe.
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Leesa Cross-Smith’s debut story collection, Every Kiss a War, dropped last week from Mojave River Press. Written in the second person, her incantatory response reads like a spiritual to-do list, almost a story in itself. Try a sip: Drink red wine, cold. Buy cheap beer and sparklers. Wear a skirt and cowboy boots. Kiss in an empty […]
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