What to Read When Everyone Is Talking about Rape
A list of memoirs, fiction, poetry collections, and nonfiction that deal with rape culture and the many ways that is shapes our society and the women and men who live within it.
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The Telling
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The Last Book I Loved: The Telling
After what seems like a lifetime of bracing and bottling, I've gotten closer to settling my fourth-grade trauma.
Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #27: True Stories
These are extraordinary stories, exceptionally well-told. In a world where too many storytellers don’t tell truths, these writers do. Each one of these authors is steadfast and loyal, fierce and open,…
The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Zoe Zolbrod
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Zoe Zolbrod about her new book The Telling, pushing against victim narratives, how the conversation surrounding sexual abuse has evolved, and the melding of research with memoir.
Next Letter in the Mail: Zoe Zolbrod
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from our own Sunday Rumpus Co-Editor, Zoe Zolbrod! Zoe writes her letter about another letter she must write…
Sunday Links
This week I found myself reading way too much about the Democratic primary. To what extent is the expressed dislike of Hillary rooted in sexism? Is being the first woman…