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The boat comes out of the water, lifted from above. Airborne but steady, she is cradled by slings, wheeled forward from water to land by the lift that hoists her. Her belly is wide and flat and red,...
View ArticleElizabeth Bishop’s Favorite Island
We know Bishop primarily as the eager traveler who wrote of distant, tropical locations and lived for many years as an expat in Brazil. She was that, of course, but she was also an aficionado of her...
View ArticleThe Sunday Rumpus Essay: The Sound of Galton’s Whistle
When my dogs disappeared, I called the first psychic at the urging of a neighbor. I cringe now at the need to refer to Cassie as the “first” psychic, for it forces me to reveal that she was not the...
View ArticleThe Rumpus Interview with Mira Ptacin
Mira Ptacin is a Maine-based writer whose work has been featured in Guernica, New York Magazine, McSweeney’s, and more. She is also the founder, curator, host, and executive director of Freerange...
View ArticleThe Rumpus Interview with Alexander Chee
In Alexander Chee’s latest novel The Queen of the Night, we meet Lilliet Berne, a woman of unknown origin who has risen to soprano stardom in 19th century Paris. One night, at a ball at the Luxembourg...
View ArticleThis Week in Indie Bookstores
A bookstore owner in Maine has collected a huge payday after a rare stamp sold for close to $60,000.One of the missing Hong Kong booksellers was a British citizen, and now Britain is saying this...
View ArticlePostcards From Here by Penny Guisinger
Postcards from Here (Vine Leaves Press, 2016), the new collection of brief lyric essays by Penny Guisinger, is a deeply personal look into the everyday things which make up a particular life that...
View ArticleThis Week in Indie Bookstores
Livraria Folha Seca in Rio de Janeiro was told that a sign about two-time medalist Adhemar Ferreira Silva, who passed away in 2001, violated the Olympic Committee’s advertising policies.Reuters...
View ArticleThis Week in Indie Bookstores
Hillary Clinton sought some post-election refuge at Savoy Bookstore in Rhode Island. Borgo Publishing, a small indie publisher, will open an bookstore in Tuscaloosa. Iconic Canadian bookstore owner...
View ArticleTORCH: Growing Season
TORCH is a series devoted to showcasing personal essays and interviews about immigrant and refugee experiences. Featuring the work of diverse writers from around the globe, TORCH aims to shatter...
View ArticleThis Week in Independent Bookstores
Tokyo’s night life district might soon have a new addition—Kabukicho Book Center—a combination bookstore and “host club.” The Week takes a look at the rise and fall of the once-mighty Christian...
View ArticleWhat to Read When You Don’t Want Summer to End
Labor Day weekend is upon us, which means summer is winding down. While the season doesn’t truly end till September 22, kids are heading back to school, leaves are beginning to fall, and weekends at...
View ArticleThis Week in Indie Bookstores
Rare manuscripts from Stephen King were among thousands of ruined rare books at a recently flooded bookstore in Bangor, Maine, and King wants to help the store rebuild its collection. The British...
View ArticleVoices on Addiction: A Conversation with Andrea Jarrell
In her debut memoir, I’m the One Who Got Away, Andrea Jarrell is on the run. Just months old, she runs even before she can walk as her mom plans and then carries out their escape from her charming but...
View ArticleThis Week in Indie Bookstores
A group of pastors attempts to ban LGBTQ books found in a display for Banned Books Week in a Rumford, Maine public library. The Portland area is getting its first combination bookstore and bar. A...
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A Chinese man found the love of his life at a bookstore, although he doesn’t actually know who she is, so he decided to file a lawsuit against her. Here’s hoping it works out? Quartz speaks with...
View ArticleThis Week in Indie Bookstores
Check out the story of how the Bronx’s only independent bookstore, The Lit Bar, came to be. Japan’s Kinokuniya Books is set to open its first Portland, Oregon location this summer. Barnes & Noble...
View ArticleThis Week in Indie Bookstores
New York City’s Book Culture is hoping to raise enough money to keep its four locations open. Times are tough for independent booksellers, but should bookstores charge admission? This Greek bookstore...
View ArticleThe Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #230: Carley Moore
For twenty years now, I’ve read and been read by Carley Moore. We’ve shared manuscripts and publishing advice, co-run a reading series, planned and taught together as teachers, and most importantly,...
View ArticleThis Week in Indie Bookstores
Is it your civic duty to buy a book from a local bookseller? (Probably, yes.) Seriously, bookstores need to sell some books. A retired Ohio teacher has created a mobile bookstore to help improve...
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