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The new summer print issue of Rain Taxi will be hitting the stands and mailboxes soon—dive into the contents and admire the ducky cover by Areca Roe!  raintaxi.com/rain-taxi-revi…

The Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair is coming up on July 12! We'll be featuring a selection of our own limited-edition chapbooks and broadsides as well as reasonably priced used and rare books of all genres. For more info, visit minnesotabookfair.com.

“Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life” (@scribnerbooks), Dan Nadel’s new biography of Robert Crumb, offers a deeper and more nuanced view than even the artist’s most devoted fans could have guessed. New review by Paul Buhle in our Online Edition: raintaxi.org/crumb

In "Strangers in the Land" (Doubleday), Michael Luo reveals how successive generations of Chinese immigrants sought belonging in America despite programs of systematic exclusion. New review by Sarah Moorhouse in our Online Edition: raintaxi.com/strangers-in-t…

Formally and stylistically innovative, Ariana Reines’s new book “Wave of Blood” (Divided Publishing) moves between prose and poetry with a captivating hybridity. New review by Robert Eric Shoemaker in our Online Edition: raintaxi.com/wave-of-blood/

"The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket” (University of Georgia Press), Kinsale Drake’s debut poetry collection, is a love letter to the southwest, Diné culture, and the inherent lyricism that storytelling bears. New review by Danielle Shandiin Emerson: raintaxi.com/the-sky-was-on…

"Letters to Gisèle” (Books at NYRB) gives readers of Paul Celan a glimpse into the personal life of a poet forever haunted by his past. New review by Patrick James Dunagan in our Online Edition: raintaxi.com/letters-to-gis…

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Situated in the natural lushness of the American South, Laura Isabela Amsel’s "A Brief Campaign of Sting and Sweet” (Brick Road Poetry Press) explores the lovely, terrifying, and sad experiences of family life. New review by Danielle Hanson: raintaxi.com/a-brief-campai…

Rather than shying away from comparisons to Halldór Laxness’s 1934 novel "Independent People," Nathaniel Ian Miller leans into them in "Red Dog Farm" (Little, Brown and Co). New review by Sara Maurer in our Online Edition: raintaxi.com/red-dog-farm/

In its mixture of literary ambition and old-fashioned showmanship, John Pistelli’s latest novel, "Major Arcana" (Belt Publishing), is a throwback to the efflorescence of popular literary fiction in the mid-late 20th century. New review by Andy Hartzell: raintaxi.com/major-arcana/

We’re ready for the MN Antiquarian Book Fair tomorrow! In addition to a wide array of collectible books, we’ll also have Rain Taxi chapbooks, broadsides, and merch for sale, plus free copies of our summer print issue. Hope to see you there! …sotaantiquarianbookfair.wordpress.com

Poet Esther Lin discusses how she drew from tales, texts, and oral family history in writing "Cold Thief Place" (Alice James Books), which explores the fear and instability of growing up in the U.S. as an undocumented child. New interview by Tiffany Troy: raintaxi.com/one-dreams-of-…

In her essay collection “Thank You for Staying with Me” (Univ Nebraska Press), Bailey Gaylin Moore transforms the gaps in her memory from nodes of panic to active spaces of re-creation. New review by Nick Hilbourn in our Online Edition: raintaxi.com/thank-you-for-…

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In “The Ocean in the Next Room” (@milkweed_books), poet Sarah V. Schweig captures the flat affect of our digital lives and offers an ironic look at our civic malaise. New review by Walter Holland in our Online Edition: raintaxi.com/the-ocean-in-t…

In Hélène Dorion’s novel “Not Even the Sound of a River” (Book*hug Press), translated by Jonathan Kaplansky, a daughter embarks on a journey to reconstruct her mother’s emotional survival. New review by Alice-Catherine Carls: raintaxi.com/not-even-the-s…