Interviews & Reviews
Lyzette Wanzer, tangled narratives (an interview).
"Yes, trauma is in the title. But of course, I wanted to get Black joy into the book because that’s also part of our experiences."
Katrya Bolger reviews John Vaillant's Fire Weather.
"What Fire Weather effectively captures is just how hard it can be to react logically to a crisis caused by natural forces."
Jenny Sadre-Orafai, anticipatory grief (an interview).
"For me, water is calming. It is, in my mind, restorative, purifying."
Laura Lemoon reviews Katie Marya's Sugar Work
"The way Marya explores the mother-daughter relationship with readers is tender and precious."
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Originals & Columns
"Signal and Response" by Nancy Nguyen:
"Ma insisted I visit home, though I was too wrapped up in grant applications to fund experiment. But she said there was a suspicious dark spot in her shower, and could I see if it was black mold? Which is sometimes code for setting me up on blind date. Have told her several times that I am not sad or lonely. That I am, in fact, too busy for such trivial matters."
Two Poems: "I Drew a House" by J Brooke:
"I drew a house / I drew a house with a tire swing / I drew a house with a tire swing and deep green grass / I drew a house with a tire swing and deep green grass and a little pond . . ." |
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Every month subscribers receive a book in the mail handpicked by The Rumpus staff.Now through midnight on JULY 15, you can sign up for our August Poetry Book Club pick I Done Clicked my Heels Three Times by Dr. Taylor Byas.
As a subscriber, we'll send you a copy of this book the first week of August and you'll also be invited to an exclusive online video discussion with the book's author + a Rumpus Editor and fellow book club members. Subscribers are encouraged to join in the chat with their questions before and during the conversations. These will take place on the Rumpus' Crowdcast channel and will remain available to subscribers for 1 month after they take place.
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| Letters in the Mail (from authors!) |
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Letters in the Mail from authors is a Rumpus subscription in which you receive an actual, postmarked letter from one of our favorite writers in your IRL mailbox twice a month. All letters are non-promotional, include a creative prompt, and have a return mailing address in case you'd like to write the author back!
Up next, author letters from . . .
July 1: Abigail Thomas and Beth Kephart (subscribe by June 30)
July 15: Eugenia Leigh (subscribe by July 14) |
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| Parallel Practice, a new monthly column at The Rumpus, is edited by our very own Anna Held. We are open forFunny Women and Book Reviews submissions year-round.
Kitchen Table Literary Arts x The Rumpus Voices on Addiction: closes June 30th(see submission details below!)
(Reminder, annual Rumpus Members can submit their work in any genre all year long.) | | |
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| Rumpus Recommended Events |
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Register for the 2023 Kweli International Literary Festival here!
The hybrid festival will feature virtual readings and conversations with debut and award-winning BIPOC writers, master classes, craft talks, and much more, as well as the year’s best opportunity to connect with agents, editors, and fellow creatives of color at our in-person Festival Inaugural Day. |
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| Founded in 2009 in San Francisco, CA and now based in Asheville, NC with readers and editors all over the US and abroad, The Rumpusis one of the longest-running independent online literary and culture magazines. Our mostly volunteer-run magazine strives to be a platform for risk-taking voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere. We lift up new voices alongside those of more established writers readers already know and love. Often, we are an emerging writer's first notable publication, which is something we’re really proud of. We believe that literature builds community—and if reading The Rumpus makes you feel more connected, please show your support! Our Membership and subscription programs along with tax-deductible donations made to The Rumpus through our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, help keep us going and brings us closer to sustainability. |
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