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The Wrong Way to Save Your Life

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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide

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  • November 20, 2020
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!
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Turning Purple: The Year of the Defector

  • Leigh Hopkins
  • February 11, 2020
I needed love big enough to make my own hunger seem small.
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide

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  • November 22, 2019
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!
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What to Read When You’re Trying to Exist in an After

  • Kelly Sundberg
  • June 14, 2019
Kelly Sundberg shares a reading list to celebrate the paperback release of GOODBYE, SWEET GIRL.
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide

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  • November 23, 2018
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide

  • The Rumpus
  • December 1, 2017
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family, from recent 2017 releases to longtime literary loves.
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Claiming Space: A Conversation with Elizabeth Crane

  • Meagan P. Kavouras
  • November 20, 2017
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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What Do I Do With My Fear?: A Conversation with Megan Stielstra

  • S. Ferdowsi
  • November 13, 2017
Megan Stielstra discusses her new essay collection, The Wrong Way to Save Your Life, fear, privilege, and the intersection of politics and everyday life.
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What to Read When You Want to Feel Thankful

  • The Rumpus
  • November 3, 2017
Kick off the holiday season with a list of books that Rumpus editors are thankful for!
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