Notable NYC: 5/11–5/17
Saturday 5/11: Jacqueline Woodson reads from and discusses Harbor Me, Locomotion, If You Come Softly, and Brown Girl Dreaming. The Center for Fiction, 11 a.m., $10. Danny Caine, BK Fischer, Christopher...
View ArticleWhat to Read When 2020 Is Just Around the Corner
It’s true that 2019 was another difficult year in so very many ways, but it was also a banner year for reading (find some of our favorite books from the year here and here). While we know that 2020...
View ArticleNotable NYC: 2/29–3/6
Saturday 2/29: Moncho Alvardao and Sawako Nakayasu join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Sunday 3/1: Marie Rutkoski presents The Midnight Lie. McNally Jackson – SoHo, 6 p.m., free. Isaac...
View ArticleWhat to Read When You Want to Celebrate Women’s History
March is Women’s History Month, and while we celebrate women year-round at The Rumpus, we wanted to share a list of books written exclusively by women and genderqueer authors this month. We asked our...
View ArticleNotable Online: 5/10–5/16
Sunday 5/10: Tiana Clark, Chinaka Hodge, Hala Alyan, Aricka Foreman, Hope Wabuke, and Adeeba Shahid Talukder join the Soul Sister Revue. Zoom, 6 p.m. EDT, free with RSVP, donation suggested. Monday...
View ArticleNot One Thing, But Many: A Review of Cynthia Cruz’s Hotel Oblivion
Imagine a woman all jaw and piled hair, lipstick, and long teeth. Imagine her formless, a chiffon dress falling from a wooden hanger. A woman I could seamlessly step into; a woman I too could become....
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