ENOUGH: Doors
A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Posts Tagged: Rebecca Solnit
How It Would Feel to Be Free: Olivia Laing’s Everybody
Pleasures and possibilities, though, come hard-won in this book.
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What to Read When You are Visited by Grief
Annie Connole shares a reading list to celebrate THE SPRING.
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This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
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Notable Online: 3/7–3/13
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
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Notable Online: 5/10–5/16
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Notable Online: 4/12–4/18
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Notable Portland: 3/12–3/18
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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Notable San Francisco: 3/11–3/17
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Notable Philadelphia: 3/10–3/16
Literary events in and around Philly this week!
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The Lenses We Can’t See: A Conversation with Howard Axelrod
Howard Axelrod discusses his new book, THE STARS IN OUR POCKETS.
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Notable San Francisco: 2/5-2/11
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Anger Is the Engine: A Conversation with Lilly Dancyger
Lilly Dancyger discusses BURN IT DOWN: WOMEN WRITING ABOUT ANGER.
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This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
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Notable San Francisco: 10/2–10/8
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
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Notable San Francisco: 7/10–7/16
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Notable San Francisco: 5/8–5/14
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Notable San Francisco: 2/27–3/5
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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On Saviors and Superheroes: A Conversation with Adam Nemett
Adam Nemett discusses his debut novel, WE CAN SAVE US ALL.
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Notable San Francisco: 10/10–10/16
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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What to Read When You Want Strong Women Who Refuse to Shut Up About Sexuality
Steph Auteri shares a list of books to celebrate her book, A DIRTY WORD.
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What to Read When You’re Fed Up with Men
Alexandra Tweten shares a list to celebrate her new book, BYE FELIPE.
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Facing a Lived Reality: A Conversation with Kelly Sundberg
Kelly Sundberg discusses her debut memoir, GOODBYE, SWEET GIRL.
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Olzhas Suleimenov and the Power of Antinuclear Activism
Suleimenov the nomad, the climber of high walls of adventure.
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The Thread: Look What You Made Me Do
Can a person with some agency ever claim victimization, or are agency and victimhood a binary?
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Women’s History
Rumpus editors select writing that speaks to women’s history—past, present, and future.
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Fitting In
Without men around to impress, I discovered my own taste—what desire meant beyond the desire to be desirable.
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Claiming Space: A Conversation with Elizabeth Crane
Elizabeth Crane discusses her latest collection, Turf, how where she has lived has shaped her work, and why she loves writing in first-person plural.
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