Orwell, Vonnegut, Hitchens… Repino?
Good people of the Bay Area! Please join us at Green Apple Books on Thursday at 7:00pm for a reading by Robert Repino, author of Mort(e).
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The Rumpus Interview with Luke B. Goebel
Luke B. Goebel talks about his experimental novel, Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours, his dark days in San Francisco, hands as blood-bags, and literary Ouija boards.
Song of the Day: “Colours”
Producer/songwriter duos depend on so many factors for their success, so when a great one comes along, we seize it and refuse to let go. Grab hold of “Colours,” by…
Strange Things Have Happened Here
People of the Bay Area! Come to 826 Valencia on Sunday night at 6 p.m. for a good old-fashioned Rumpus shindig, featuring writers from the USA, Russia, and Iran. Details…
The Rumpus Interview with Alysia Abbott
Alysia Abbott discusses craft and love in her new memoir, Fairyland, set in the ’70s and ’80s during the AIDS crisis in San Francisco.
Fuck Amazon: An Evening with The Rumpus
If you’re in San Francisco this weekend, don’t miss our LitCrawl event, “Fuck Amazon: An Evening with The Rumpus”! Saturday, October 18th, 8:30–9:30 p.m., The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San…
The Rumpus Interview with Sean Michaels
The Rumpus talks to Sean Michaels about his new book, Us Conductors, challenging a reader’s empathy, and a true, strange musical instrument: the theremin.
Irresistible Narrators and Riveting Scenes with Steve Almond
Rumpus columnist and friend Steve Almond is teaching two classes at the Grotto in San Francisco on July 19th! How to Write Riveting Scenes will investigate what it takes to keep…
So Long, Marcus Books
Sad news for San Francisco and the independent bookstore community: Marcus Books, the country’s oldest black bookstore, has been evicted. The store has been in its location in the Fillmore since…
Exploring San Francisco with Gary Kamiya
This week, San Francisco’s Hattery will host Gary Kamiya, cofounder of Salon.com and author of Cool, Gray City of Love (2013), an exploration of San Francisco from 49 different perspectives. Kamiya…
Keep It Lit
The oldest independent black bookstore in the country, San Francisco’s Marcus Books, is in danger of closing. But if the owners can raise $2.6M, the San Francisco Community Land Trust will…