Rain Taxi Review

10/13/2026

Rain Taxi’s Fall 2026 Online Edition continues with a review of Jordy Rosenberg’s Night Night Fawn, an arresting new novel with an intoxicating narrator that offers a timely exploration of trans family dynamics. New review by Clem McNabb https://raintaxi.com/night-night-fawn/

Random House

In an arresting new novel with mythical and political undercurrents, Jordy Rosenberg introduces readers to an intoxicating narrator while offering a timely exploration of trans family dynamics. Review by Clem McNabb

10/08/2026

New in our Online Edition: a review by William Stobb of Creature Feature (Copper Canyon Press), a posthumous collection of poems by the wildly inventive and much-missed poet Dean Young.

In this posthumous collection by the prolific and inventive Dean Young, a fierce spirit of play is directed toward refreshed vision. Review by William Stobb

10/08/2026

The Fall 2026 Online Edition of Rain Taxi kicks off with an interview with renowned feminist poet Robin Becker, whose recent book Midsummer Count: New and Selected Poems spans five decades of writing. Check it out! University of New Mexico Press University of Pittsburgh Press
https://raintaxi.com/fall-2026-online-edition/

10/06/2026

Tonight! Join Milkweed Books and Rain Taxi to celebrate the release of Kawai Strong Washburn’s much-anticipated second novel on October 6—his debut won the PEN/Hemingway and Minnesota Book Award, and trust us, this one is just as rich, thrilling, and profound! j The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library Milkweed Editions

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10/05/2026

To our far-flung readers, just a reminder that if you’re ever visiting the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, check out Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Literary Calendar—our constantly central hub listing all upcoming author events around town. This week you’ll spot events featuring John Green, Kao Kalia Yang, Kawai Strong Washburn, David Mura, Valeria Luiselli, and many more! https://raintaxi.com/literary-calendar/ Red Balloon Bookshop Milkweed Editions The Loft Literary Center XIA Books & Café

10/01/2026

Coming up on 10/6: Milkweed Editions and Rain Taxi present the book launch for Kawai Strong Washburn’s second novel, THE NAMES OF THE NEW WORLD (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). The Minnesota Book Award-winning writer will be in conversation with local poet Claire Wahmanholm. Free admission, don’t miss it!

10/01/2026

Translate poetry with US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze! Rain Taxi’s will be hosting a free, limited-enrollment craft workshop on how, a collab with The Library of Congress and The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Apply soon, we predict this opportunity won’t be available for long! Details here: https://ow.ly/PZek50ZTxy9

09/26/2026

Minnesota book people, get ready to roam the ever-popular all-day Book Fair at Rain Taxi’s on Saturday 11/7—we’ve just announced this year's exhibitors! Check out the list and mark your calendar for a fun literary day!
https://twincitiesbookfestival.com/2026-exhibitors/

09/23/2026

Rain Taxi’s Fall Print Issue is now available! The glorious cover by Spirit Lake Dakota artist Marlena Myles is an invitation to look inside, where you’ll find our latest 250 Years of American Literature feature; interviews with poet Mark Nowak and novelist Sara Levine; a look at the lives of Robert Louis Stevenson and F***y Stevenson; a tribute to the late great graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi; and reviews of new books by Ben Lerner, Julia Alvarez, Laura Kasischke, QNTM, Deborah Levy, Scott McClanahan, and many other aesthetically adventurous writers! Check out the full table of contents here: https://raintaxi.com/rain-taxi-review/print-edition/

09/16/2026

Tickets are on sale now for the Opening Reception to 2026—come hobnob over happy hour with fellow lit lovers! Proceeds help Rain Taxi's Twin Cities Book Festival keep chugging along. We look forward to seeing you there!
https://twincitiesbookfestival.com/opening-night-reception/