Rain Taxi and Festival Merch

This page contains the official merchandise for the 2020 Twin Cities Book Festival produced by Rain Taxi!

New Rain Taxi Chapbook: Can’t Stop Won’t Stop

Rain Taxi is proud to publish a chapbook anthology of new poems by Black writers in the Twin Cities, poems written in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, edited by poet Mary Moore Easter, features work by Philip S. Bryant, Keno Evol, Sherrie Fernandez-Williams, Bernard James, Douglas Kearney, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Sagirah Shahid, and Maya Washington, along with Mary Moore Easter herself. For the launch of this important publication, we present a stunning video of the poets reading their work in South Minneapolis; view this lovingly filmed tribute HERE.

$10, includes shipping in the US.
(will ship beginning October 19)


New Rain Taxi Tee: Books & Peace Edition

Celebrate peace, love, and Rain Taxi with our effulgent new t-shirt! 100% cotton tee, with an original design by Karl Krause, combining the bursting forth energy of books with the eternal hope for peace. Available in men’s and women’s cuts in the following sizes: Small • Medium • Large • XLarge • XXLarge

$20, plus $4 shipping

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2020 TCBF Commemorative Poster

Widen your bubble! Get your limited-edition 20th Annual Twin Cities Book Festival poster, with artwork by Minnesota cartoonist Ursula Murray Husted. Printed by MCAD Service Bureau in an edition of 75,  this is an 11″ x 17″ risograph in three colors; all copies are signed by the artist.

$25, plus $5 shipping
(will ship beginning October 19)


Become a member — it’s like a Book Festival in your mailbox!  

When you become a member of Rain Taxi, you get our quarterly print journal delivered right to your door.  Each issue offers an astonishing array of reviews, interviews, and essays focused on noteworthy, often under-the-radar writing being published today — and with issue 99 now out and 100 coming in December, you don’t want to miss the party!  We offer membership at various levels to fit every budget — check it out!