Rustica

Maine Literary Journal

09/29/2025

The Thursday Reading Series returns this week with Lily King!

📅 Thursday, October 2nd | ⏰ 6pm | 📍 Twice Sold Tales, Farmington
Lily will share from her brand-new book “Heart the Lover” and lead us into the timeless art of letter writing.

The Thursday Island Reading Series is a collaboration between Farmington's longtime used and new bookstores, Twice Sold Tales and Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers, and the Farmington-based literary magazine, Rustica.

09/22/2025

📖 Your favorite local reading series is back!

Join us on Thursday, October 2nd at 6pm at Twice Sold Tales for the latest installment with Lily King. Lily will be reading us a selection from her newest book, “Heart the Lover” and guide us through the art of letter writing.
Hope to see you there!

The Thursday Island Reading Series is a collaboration between Farmington's longtime used and new bookstores, Twice Sold Tales and Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers, and the Farmington-based literary magazine, Rustica.

09/18/2025

We just can’t believe it! 😱

RUSTICA Issue 4 is already sold out in our online store! Not to worry though, if you’re still searching for a copy you can still purchase one at one of our partner bookstores like Twice Sold Tales, Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers, Blue Hill Books, and Hello Hello Books.

Thank you so much for showing so much love for Issue 4! If you’re still looking to complete the collection, Issue’s 2 and 3 are still available online at rusticajournal.com.

09/17/2025

There’s nothing quite like opening a fresh issue of Rustica 🆕

Make Issue 4 part of your collection today, subscribe, or grab the whole bundle!

09/15/2025

We still have copies of Rustica Issues 2 & 3 available… and now you can bundle them together with Issue 4 for just $50! That’s one entire issue for free!

👉 Order now at rusticajournal.com

09/12/2025

Step inside the pages of Rustica Issue 4 and you’ll find voices that surprise, unsettle, and stay with you long after you’ve read them.

Issue 4 is available now at rusticajournal.com 📖

09/10/2025

Just dropping this as a reminder!

Join us this Thursday, September 11th, at 6:00pm for the latest installment of the Thursday Island series @ Twice Sold Tales!

Author Nick Fuller Googins will be reading us a selection from his latest book, "The Frequency of Living Things" and will be teaching us how to tie the world's most useful knot.

The Thursday Island Reading Series is a collaboration between Farmington's longtime used and new bookstores, and , and the Farmington-based literary magazine, .

09/08/2025

Join us this Thursday, September 11th, at 6:00pm for the latest installment of the Thursday Island series @ Twice Sold Tales!

Author Nick Fuller Googins will be reading us a selection from his latest book, "The Frequency of Living Things" and will be teaching us how to tie the world's most useful knot.

The Thursday Island Reading Series is a collaboration between Farmington's longtime used and new bookstores, Twice Sold Tales and Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers, and the Farmington-based literary magazine, Rustica.

09/05/2025

Issue 4 might have just been released, but you can still get prepped for Issue 5!

A one-year subscription for $42 gets you Issue 4 now, and Issue 5 upon release. Subscribe today: rusticajournal.com 📚

09/03/2025

Lubbock Woman by Lucy Schiller, featured in Issue 4 is now available to read free on our website. Lucy’s essay captures singing, being a Lubbock woman, and pain in a way that lingers long after reading.

➡️ Read it now at rusticajournal.com, and order Issue 4 to hold the full collection in your hands.

09/01/2025

Right now you can grab Issues 2, 3, and 4 bundled together for just $50!

Stack your shelf, gift a friend, or dive into the Rustica archives yourself.

👉 Order the bundle today at rusticajournal.com.

08/29/2025

Headed to Under the Oaks this year? If so, join us at the campgrounds for a special workshop, “Writing in Place” on Saturday, August 30th, at 12:00 PM in the Festival Campgrounds.

We’ll be co-hosting with Matthew J. C. Clark, an inspiring writer, and past RUSITCA contributor.

Hope to see you there! If you haven’t picked up a copy of Issue 4 yet, you’ll be able to score one in person from the RUSTICA team.

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