Mark Nowak
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Moon Palace Books
Rain Taxi Review of Books hosted a conversation with poet Mark Nowak at Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis. Nowak read from his fifth book, titled . . . AGAIN, just published by Coffee House Press. Then, in conversation with Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer, Nowak discussed the inspiration behind the abecedarian poems, including political events over the course of the last ten years.
Twin Cities Independent Bookstore Day
Wednesday, April 22 through Sunday, April 26, 2026
Rain Taxi's annual Twin Cities Independent Bookstore Passport had its biggest year yet, with over 4,000 booklovers traveling to 38 participating stores! Readers used our free pocket-sized Passport to collect stamps; 287 people reached our challenge thresholds and entered to win more prizes than ever before. For a full recap and list of winners, visit our Passport web page here.
Rain Taxi at AWP Baltimore
Thursday, March 5 through Saturday, March 7
Rain Taxi attended the 2026 AWP Conference held in Baltimore, MD. Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer participated in in a panel about book reviews and literary community with Alyse Bensel, Robin Becker, Elise McHugh, and Kathleen Rooney.
Translating the World: Ed Bok Lee, Robert Hedin, and Kaija Straumanis
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, Magers & Quinn Booksellers; co-sponsored by Rain Taxi
Amidst continued winter chills and challenges in the Twin Cities, a standing-room only crowd gathered at Magers & Quinn Booksellers for an evening of literary translation, with three acclaimed translators presenting recently published works: Ed Bok Lee (Hail, Che! by Korean poet Pak Jeong-dae); Robert Hedin (The Mountains of Kong by Norwegian poet Dag T. Straumsvag); and Kaija Straumanis (The River by Latvian novelist Laura Vinogradova). The evening was moderated by Rain Taxi Review of Books editor Eric Lorberer, and began with a poem read by Ayub Iman, an undergraduate at Metro State University.
Click here to view the video recording of this event on our YouTube channel.