Andrei Codrescu
Minneapolis, 2013 Rain Taxi caught up with Andrei Codrescu, who was in Minneapolis to read from So Recently Rent a World, New and Selected Poems 1968–2012. Codrescu spoke about the changing poetry...
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St. Paul, 2013 Rain Taxi talks with Stephen J. Gertz, expert on "weird books" and author of the book Dope Menace, at the Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair in St. Paul.
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Boston, 2013 Jessie Bennett sat down with Alysia Abbott in Boston to discuss her new book Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father (Norton, $25.95), a vivid time capsule of growing up during the 1970s and ’80s...
View ArticleJOANNA FURHMAN
Minneapolis, 2013 NYC poet Joanna Fuhrman read new multimedia work at the Fox Egg gallery on a summer swing through Minneapolis, then closed with a terrific poem titled "Neon Arboretum," captured here.
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Patrick Ness
Minneapolis, January 2014 Patrick Ness is the author of the YA trilogy Chaos Walking and most recently an adult novel, The Crane Wife. Rain Taxi caught up with the author at Magers & Quinn...
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Austin Kleon
Minneapolis, May 2014 Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist and Show Your Work!, sat down with Rain Taxi to discuss creativity, obituaries, and his own work.
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Lily King
Minneapolis, June 2014 Rain Taxi sat down with Lily King, author of the novel Euphoria, a story loosely based on the life of Margaret Mead. She discussed her inspiration, process, and read excerpts...
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Leslie S. Klinger
Minneapolis, November 9, 2014 Leslie S. Klinger spoke to Rain Taxi about his New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft, a gorgeous, colorful, illustrated presentation of selected stories by the horror master.
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Billy Collins
February 8, 2015, Saint Paul Rain Taxi recently sat down with poet Billy Collins for a chat about the popularity of poetry in the post-9/11 era.
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In 2015, Rain Taxi celebrated twenty years of championing literary excellence through its pages and stages. film by Jennifer Simonson
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RAIN TAXI TALKS TO AMBER TAMBLYN
Minneapolis, March 12, 2016 Rain Taxi spoke with poet Amber Tamblyn before she read from her book of poems, Dark Sparkler, at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.
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RAIN TAXI TALKS WITH JOE HILL
Minneapolis, May 21, 2016 Rain Taxi sat down with author Joe Hill to discuss his new novel The Fireman, his literary influences, his comics writing, and more.
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Rain Taxi talks with Kristin Hersh
Wyatt at the Coyote Palace An Interview with Kristin Hersh We sit down for a chat with acclaimed author and musician Kristin Hersh, whose latest release is both a hardback book of stories and essays...
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America's Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake
Assigned to review Ted Levin’s America’s Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake (University of Chicago Press, $35), our intrepid reviewer Michael Swingen instead made a 30-minute film about...
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RAIN TAXI TALKS WITH RED PINE
Before a Minneapolis reading from his new book Finding Them Gone: Visiting China's Poets of the Past, Bill Porter (AKA Red Pine) sat down with Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer and author James Lenfestey...
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J. Otis Powell‽
Patrick's Cabaret, November 7, 2014 This special launch event featured spoken word legend J. Otis Powell‽, accompanied by his musician friends Donald and Faye Washington and Davu Seru, read selections...
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Cherríe Moraga
Thursday, May 2, 2019, Hook and Ladder Theater, Mission Room An adoring crowd warmly welcomed author and activist Cherríe Moraga as she presented her new memoir, Native Country of the Heart. She was...
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Rain Taxi Summer Issue Virtual Party
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Rain Taxi threw a party for its 2020 Summer Print Edition, the 98th issue of Rain Taxi Review of Books! Editor Eric Lorberer hosted the event, which featured cover artist Jil...
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J. Otis Powell‽
Patrick's Cabaret, November 7, 2014 This special launch event featured spoken word legend J. Otis Powell‽, accompanied by his musician friends Donald and Faye Washington and Davu Seru, read selections...
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Billy Collins
February 8, 2015, Saint Paul Rain Taxi recently sat down with poet Billy Collins for a chat about the popularity of poetry in the post-9/11 era. The post Billy Collins appeared first on Rain Taxi.
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