Rain Taxi

Rain Taxi
Fall 2011 cover
FrequencyQuarterly
FounderCarolyn Kuebler and Randall Heath
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
CompanyRain Taxi, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Based inMinneapolis
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.raintaxi.com
ISSN1943-4383

Rain Taxi is a Minneapolis-based book review and literary organization. In addition to publishing its quarterly print edition, Rain Taxi maintains an online edition with distinct content, sponsors the Twin Cities Book Festival, hosts readings, and publishes chapbooks through its Brainstorm Series. Rain Taxi's mission is "to advance independent literary culture through publications and programs that foster awareness and appreciation of innovative writing." As of 2008, the magazine distributes 18,000 copies through 250 bookstores as well as to subscribers. The magazine is free on the newsstand. It is also available through paid subscription. Structurally, Rain Taxi is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. It sells advertising at below market rates, much of it to literary presses.[1]

  1. ^ Teicher, Craig Morgan (September 8, 2008). "Running Rain Taxi: Celebrating 50 issues of small press book reviews". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2016.