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"Before my father killed her, my mother spent her evenings telling me the story of how she came to America." "Landlines" by Amy Wang (@amyj_wang) for ENOUGH, a Rumpus original column Read at https://t.co/NJIsYLgrEW https://t.co/WVWx8li3C1

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A "Jane Wong Poetry Kit" by @manyplums // on HOW TO NOT BE AFRAID OF EVERYTHING: "Poetry, like cooking, is a communal, even collaborative process more often than it is not." https://t.co/uOJYUJTBXr

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"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." Naya Clark in conversation with @INTJs_rock, author of TRAUMA, TRESSES, AND TRUTH (Lawrence Hill Books) ➡️https://t.co/VTWjklVNkx https://t.co/KP9d26iP2B

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An inspiring chat between @anitamgill and @azarnafisi (author of READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN and most recently, READ DANGEROUSLY: THE POWER OF LITERATURE IN TROUBLED TIMES): I like to say that I’m promiscuous about books. I love them all! https://therumpus.net/2022/03/07/reading-fiction-as-an-act-of-resistance-a-conversation-with-azar-nafisi/

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An inspiring chat between @anitamgill and @azarnafisi (author of READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN and most recently, READ DANGEROUSLY: THE POWER OF LITERATURE IN TROUBLED TIMES): I like to say that I’m promiscuous about books. I love them all! https://therumpus.net/2022/03/07/reading-fiction-as-an-act-of-resistance-a-conversation-with-azar-nafisi/

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Save the date! Oct. 3rd we're presenting an official @BKBF Bookends event to celebrate @ElissaBassist's debut HYSTERICAL (our Sept. Book Club pick!) w/ some of our fav Funny Women contributors. RSVP (free to current Book Club subscriber & Rumpus Members): https://t.co/eOPyW4UdBE https://t.co/9Ior83JJM0

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To celebrate the publication of her new novel COSTALEGRE, @cmaum shares a list of books that "a one-way ticket to somewhere incredible." https://t.co/k7ANhJZbDZ

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We're excited to share that our May Book Club pick is MIGRATORY BIRDS by @marianaoliver! Today is the last day to subscribe, receive your early copy, & participate in our exclusive author chat! https://t.co/gtpIkUHc4L

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.@JaniceNortherns on WHAT PECAN LIGHT: "Several themes run through the collection, and...an early poem in the book maps them out for us, so that by the time we arrive at the book’s end, we are both prepared for and horrified by the language and imagery..." https://therumpus.net/2022/06/08/shining-a-light-on-sins-of-the-south-a-review-of-han-vanderharts-what-pecan-light/

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"I think humor is so important to who we are as people [...] It’s essential to my being and my writing." @samanthaprosen in conversation with @mcrane_12, author of I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF (@CatapultStory) ➡️ https://t.co/Xppu2hxff0 https://t.co/XOyCswd4rP

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