Rain Taxi Review of Books (Print)
Rain Taxi focuses on literary fiction, poetry, and non-fiction with an emphasis on what small press and off beat books. The review features interviews with prominent writers such as Lydia Davis and Tao Lin; reviewers include Sharon Mesmer, Jacob Appel, Spencer Dew, Noah Eli Gordon and Mark Terrill.
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