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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…
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What to Read When 2019 Is Just Around the Corner
A list of books releasing in the first half of 2019 that we can’t wait to read!
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Notable Twin Cities: 3/18–3/24
Literary events and readings in and around the Twin Cities 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.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #122: Nathan Hill
“Write what you want to write, he said, and let other people deal with taxonomies.”
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Brooke C. Obie
Brooke C. Obie discusses the historical basis for her debut novel, Book of Addis, writing to dismantle white supremacy, and why Black speculative fiction is integral to her survival.
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Notable Twin Cities: 8/6–8/12
Sunday 8/6: In association with the current exhibit at the James J. Hill House, Joan Mathison will present a free talk on “Our Little Greenwich Village (or Montmartre) on Fourth Street,” as part of the FitzFirst@Four series. James J. Hill House,…
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What We’re Reading in July!
We’re super excited to share that our July Book Club selection is New People by Danzy Senna! From the bestselling author of Caucasia, New People is a subversive and engrossing novel about race, class, and manners in contemporary America. Heartbreaking and darkly comic, New People is a bold and unfettered…
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Notable Twin Cities: 4/2–4/8
Sunday 4/2: The Loft presents Second Story with Duchess Harris and Caren Stelson. Second Story is the Loft’s reading series for young adult and middle-grade authors. Open Book, 2 p.m., free. E.V. James will be signing copies of her new children’s fantasy…