Multidisciplinary artist/musician, Emma Ruth Rundle, is making her literary debut, announcing her book of poetry The Bella Vista. The collection will be in stores February 25th, 2025 via Unnamed Press. It comes with a bundle option including a signed first edition hardcover and exclusive vinyl copy of her audio album of minimalistic, contemplative piano sketches. Keep reading below for more information.
Pre-order The Bella Vista here: https://www.unnamedpress.com/all-books/p/the-bella-vista
“rip up this book, my love / i wrote it for you” So opens Emma Ruth Rundle’s book of poetry, entitled The Bella Vista. She has now released six solo albums over the past decade to commercial and critical acclaim. With The Bella Vista, Emma Ruth Rundle turns to language as the best and perhaps only tool suitable to express, in her words, “the tenderness and brutality of romantic love.” The collection of poetry is a concept, an addiction memoir, a family tree, and a love letter all at once—to music, mistakes, and humanity; to cross-country drives and other artists and the long road to finding oneself.
Rundle tells, “Written on the road over the course of a year, ‘The Bella Vista’ is equal parts travel-log, love story and journal of dark existential reflection. It is what I have spent the last two years of my creative life working on and I am both relieved and excited to finally be sharing it.”
To coincide with the book, Rundle will release a limited edition audio album consisting of minimalistic, contemplative piano sketches alla Harold Budd in honor of whom the book was named, and who was highly influential to The Bella Vista. Copies will be limited to 300 and available in a signed first edition hardcover + exclusive vinyl bundle here: https://www.unnamedpress.com/vinyl/p/bella-vista-vinyl-bundle
Rundle is on tour this Fall crossing both coasts and more.
Emma Ruth Rundle live dates:
10/26 – Asheville, NC – Heavy Mountain Fest
10/28 – Raleigh, NC – Kings +
10/29 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall +
10/30 – Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery +
11/01 – Brooklyn, NY – Littlefield + (SOLD OUT)
11/02 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom +
11/03 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church +
11/04 – Brooklyn, NY – Public Records +
11/29 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios #
11/30 – Seattle, WA – Tractor #
12/02 – Sacramento, CA – Harlows #
12/03 – San Francisco, CA – GAMH #
12/05 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon #
12/06 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon #
12/07 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar #
12/09 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar #
12/10 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf #
12/12 – Austin, TX – Austin Central Presbyterian #
12/13 – Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves #
12/14 – Oklahoma City, OK – Resonant Head #
12/16 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre #
+ with Ora Cogan
# with Storefront Church
For tickets, go here: https://www.emmaruthrundle.com/tourdates