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Reinventing the Slave Narrative: Ishmael Reed on <em>Flight to Canada</em> at 50

Reinventing the Slave Narrative: Ishmael Reed on Flight to Canada at 50

“Traditionally, mainstream critics have viewed Black writers as apprentices of white masters.”

By Ishmael Reed | August 17, 2026

After Six Decades and Thirty Novels Jodi Picoult Was Missing One Thing: A Tattoo

After Six Decades and Thirty Novels Jodi Picoult Was Missing One Thing: A Tattoo

“With age comes the luxury of being unapologetically yourself. A silver lining, if you will, for the silver-haired.”

By Jodi Picoult | August 17, 2026

On Good Fat, Bad Fat, and the Problems With BMI

On Good Fat, Bad Fat, and the Problems With BMI

Daniel E. Lieberman Dives into the Science Behind
Fat and Our Bodies

By Daniel Lieberman | August 17, 2026

Rebecca Solnit: Penelope Weaves Her Destiny

Rebecca Solnit: Penelope Weaves Her Destiny

Featuring a New Poem, “The Liquid Birds”

By Rebecca Solnit | August 17, 2026

Everything But the Burden: </br>Greg Tate, John Henryism, and the Cost of Solidarity

Everything But the Burden:
Greg Tate, John Henryism, and the Cost of Solidarity

Steven W. Thrasher on the Reissue of Flyboy in the Buttermilk—and what it can teach us about solidarity

By Steven W. Thrasher | August 17, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Joseph Conrad Becomes a British Subject

This Week in Literary History: Joseph Conrad Becomes a British Subject

Or, Proof it’s Never Too Late to Learn

By Literary Hub | August 17, 2026

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The Rumpus is launching a Spanish-language magazine.

By Brittany Allen | August 14, 2026

Before We Are Erased: Why I Founded Gaza Publications During the Genocide

By Husam Maarouf | August 14, 2026

Inside the Rise of America’s Oligarch Class—And What It Means For All of Us

By Casey Michel | August 14, 2026

Where Does the Will To Live Come From... in Humans and Nonhumans Alike?

Where Does the Will To Live Come From... in Humans and Nonhumans Alike?

Melanie Challenger on the Mysteries of Sentient Agency

By Melanie Challenger | August 14, 2026

How Octavia Butler Encouraged Me to Write My Novel

How Octavia Butler Encouraged Me to Write My Novel

“We need your voice.”

By Clarence A. Haynes | August 14, 2026

Fall book clubs to join based on your personality type.

Fall book clubs to join based on your personality type.

By Brittany Allen | August 13, 2026

There is now an archive of eulogies given by Palestinian journalists to their martyred colleagues.

There is now an archive of eulogies given by Palestinian journalists to their martyred colleagues.

By Dan Sheehan | August 13, 2026

Are Dating Apps the Last, Great Hope For the American Literary Journal?

Are Dating Apps the Last, Great Hope For the American Literary Journal?

From Hinge to Feeld You Can Enjoy Short Fiction With Your FWB

By Brittany Allen | August 13, 2026

Russian Literature Does Not Belong to the Russian State

Russian Literature Does Not Belong to the Russian State

Katie Kelaidis on the Winners of This Year’s Dar Prize

By Katherine Kelaidis | August 13, 2026

On the Carceral Ideology Underpinning the Anti-Trans Movement

On the Carceral Ideology Underpinning the Anti-Trans Movement

S. Lamble Explores the Influence of Safety Politics on Organized Transphobia in the United Kingdom and Across the Globe

By S. Lamble | August 13, 2026

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