This year I am committing to . . . working on my book everyday, no online shopping, and caring less about the perfection of my emails
I hope you are well and rested,
AS
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Reading Lists
Some books we're looking forward to in 2023
A roundup of beautiful books from 2022
The most-read Rumpus essays from last year
Three New Poems from Katie Farris
"An Unexpected Turn of Events Midway through Chemotherapy," "Bone Scan," and "After the Mastectomy"
Reviews & Interviewsa review of Lydia Conklin's Rainbow Rainbow
In real life and on the page, we often fail to see each other clearly. Conklin’s stories make a compelling argument that we must keep trying anyway.
talking with Kimberly Nguyen author of Here I Am Burn Me
Poems, I think, mirror the interiority of the poet, and the poems about my parents were the most difficult to write because the feelings were the most difficult to render.
a review of Kate Colby's Reverse Engineer
The same word in different contexts can mean radically different things. As well, language can conjure . . .talking with Janet Rodriguez author of Making an American Family
Only after this memoir was I able to see the Kafka truth: We are telling our necessary truths. We are the necessary heroes of our own narratives. Somewhere inside all of it, there is a collective truth, one we can safely tell. a review of Elaine Hsieh Chou's Disorientation
The sometimes-campy high stakes in this book are a mischievous, wild ride—excoriating, heart-wrenching, hilarious, and daring.
talking with Irene Silt author of The Tricking Hour and My Pleasure
True pleasure cannot be commodified. You can’t hold it over someone; it’s not for trade. Because it’s not in anyone’s control, we want to close in on it.
From Voices on Addiction, "There is No Escape"
You’re not yet seven. You don’t want to die, not exactly, but you do think of sinking to the bottom of the Bay you live on, much like your friend Bobby’s Han Solo when it breaks free of his Millennium Falcon, dropping between the slats of the dock.
Plop.
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Letters in the Mail (from authors)
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Letters in the Mail upcoming authors include: Bushra Rehman, Matthew Salesses, and Anuradha Bhowmik.
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Every month subscribers get a book in the mail handpicked by The Rumpus staff. We search for titles that we are truly excited about!
Next up: The In-Betweens by Davon Loeb for our (prose) Book Club and Promises of Gold by José Olivarez for our Poetry Book Club selection. If you're not already a subscriber, join by midnight January 15 to receive one or BOTH!
As a subscriber, you'll also be invited to an exclusive online discussion with the book's author the last week of every month and we'll send you a pass code to join. These will take place on the brand new Rumpus Crowdcast channel and will remain available to members for 1 month after they take place in case you miss the live event or you'd like to re-watch the conversation later.
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This week we're sharing an excerpt from our February Poetry Book Club pick, PROMISES OF GOLD by José Olivarez, forthcoming from Henry Holt and Co. Join by January 15 to receive a copy of this collection and an invite to our subscriber-only discussion with the author.
Upward Mobility
dancing to avoid the fluttering
of roaches, the boy brushes his teeth
with one eye on the sink
& one eye on the bugs
& one eye on his teeth
& one eye on time
& one eye on homework
& one eye on his brothers
& one eye on the future—
years later when his friends joke
about how he has poor people teeth,
his head will shed its skin
to reveal 5000 eyes the size
of cockroach hearts.
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IRL in Asheville, NCWednesday, February 8, 20237-9pm @ Story Parlor our first new hometown event with readings by authors Morgan Thomas and Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn (EiC of The Rumpus). Space is very limited! Get your spot in advance and tell your Asheville area friends!
IRL in Seattle, WA at AWP
Thursday, March 9, 2023eveningFriday, March 10, 2023evening
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