A Year In Rumpus Book Reviews 2020
A look back at the books we reviewed in 2020!
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Posts Tagged: Lydia Kiesling
What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Mothers
Rumpus editors share a Mother’s Day reading list to celebrate mothers in all their complexity!
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The Joypain of Parenting: Lydia Kiesling’s The Golden State
This is both the exercise and exorcism of motherhood.
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Notable Portland: 11/14–11/20
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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Notable Portland: 11/7–11/13
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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Notable Portland: 9/5–9/11
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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Notable San Francisco: 5/15–5/21
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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What to Read When You Want to Rethink Motherhood
Rumpus editors share a Mother’s Day reading list to challenge traditional views of motherhood!
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Notable San Francisco: 5/1–5/7
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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The Rumpus Guide to AWP 2019
A selection of AWP 2019 panels, readings, and events that we are especially excited for!
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Notable San Francisco: 3/13–3/19
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Notable San Francisco: 3/6–3/12
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Next Letter in the Mail: Lydia Kiesling
Our next Letter in the Mail is from Lydia Kiesling!
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Notable San Francisco: 1/9–1/15
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Notable San Francisco: 11/14–11/20
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Notable San Francisco: 10/17–10/23
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Notable Los Angeles: 10/8–10/14
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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Notable San Francisco: 10/3–10/9
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Don’t Miss the Napa Valley Book Fest!
Celebrate local writers and booksellers at Napa Valley Book Fest!
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Notable San Francisco: 9/19–9/25
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Notable NYC: 9/15–9/21
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Notable Philadelphia: 9/11–9/17
Literary events in and around Philly this week!
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Notable NYC: 9/8–9/14
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Notable San Francisco: 8/29–9/4
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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A Pointed Narrative Choice: Talking with Lydia Kiesling
Lydia Kiesling discusses her debut novel, THE GOLDEN STATE.
...moreWomen and Workplace Fiction
Over at the New Yorker, Lydia Kiesling writes about workplace fiction, typically seen as a male-centric dominion overseen by writers like Kafka, as written by women from Helen Phillips in The Beautiful Bureaucrat to Terry McMillan in How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
...moreMake America Read Again
What if you could spend a little bit of money to make sure that your favorite books from independent publishers—like Coffee House Press, Nouvella, Copper Canyon, Dorothy, and City Lights—turn up at your local bookstore? Small Press Distribution, the tiny non-profit that makes sure your favorite indie books are stocked on store shelves, is holding a […]
...moreStartling Places
For the New York Times, Lydia Kiesling reflects on Sara Majka’s debut collection, Cities I’ve Never Lived In: I assumed right away that I knew exactly what kind of book this would be: a book about arty people with complicated personal lives, who use the word “lover” and contemplate wintry landscapes from lonely trains… But Majka brings […]
...moreBeauty is Truth, Truth Beauty
I never recoiled, in that first season, to hear the nice people on the bus say “beautiful baby,” to us in reverent tones. It’s a thanksgiving for safe passage, a prayer for all new defenseless things. But after a few months have passed … faint suggestions of the adult visage emerge. … And if you have […]
...morePeeking at Leaks
The joy of reading other people’s mail is a well-known, well-documented phenomenon. Inspired by the Sony data hack, Lydia Kiesling investigates the pleasure of looking at famous people’s personal correspondence over at The Millions.
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