Poetry Is Wild: Talking with Ariel Francisco
Ariel Francisco discusses his forthcoming second collection, A SINKING SHIP IS STILL A SHIP.
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What to Read When You Want to Conduct Experiments in Joy
Gabrielle Civil shares a reading list to celebrate both her memoir, EXPERIMENTS IN JOY, and EXPERIMENTS IN JOY: A WORKBOOK.
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The Sacred Act of Art-Making: A Conversation with Patrick Coleman
Patrick Coleman discusses his debut novel, THE CHURCHGOER.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Rejection Letters from an Overly Empathetic Editor
Sorry for my obtuseness! I wish you the best of luck elsewhere!
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Madeleine Wattenberg
I split my voice into a chorus to drive you / from your ship’s wood hull.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Trisha Low
Trisha Low discusses her new book-length essay, SOCIALIST REALISM.
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Outside the Flow of Culture: A Conversation with Katya Apekina
Katya Apekina discusses her debut novel, THE DEEPER THE WATER THE UGLIER THE FISH.
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On Being Seen by Toni Morrison
It’s never too late to read Toni Morrison for the first time.
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Welcome to South Bend: How to Change Your Name in Indiana
I don’t even know what planet I’m on!
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Rumpus Exclusive: The Intro to PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2019
A list like this will probably mean more to you once you’ve read the book.
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The Mentor Series: Vanessa Hua and Susan Straight
Vanessa Hua interviews her mentor, Susan Straight.
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Little What to Read When
A monthly illustrated What to Read When for the young readers in our lives!
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The Crowtagonist at the End of the World: Talking with Kira Jane Buxton
Kira Jane Buxton discusses her debut novel, HOLLOW KINGDOM.
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On Seeing Myself: Representation and Ryan O’Connell’s Special
“What does disabled look like?”
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Esteban Rodríguez
I think / of the ink as armor, a badge, as a medal
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Gauri Kalyanam
Her heartbeat is a history folded into a vessel.
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Being Seen: A Conversation with Lane Moore
Lane Moore discusses her first book, HOW TO BE ALONE.
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Spotlight: “Woofy Hits a Home Run” by Joyanna M and Lily Bell
Girls can’t play baseball… and Woofy was just a girl.
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Voices on Addiction: How to Stay
Drinking is the opposite of staying.
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“I Want to Play”: Talking with Sam Bailey
Writer and director Sam Bailey talks with Samantha Irby about her work.
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What to Read When You’re Crip and Unafraid
Meg Day and Niki Herd share a reading list to celebrate LAURA HERSHEY: ON THE LIFE & WORK OF AN AMERICAN MASTER.
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Leveling Up: A Conversation with Lyz Lenz
Lyz Lenz discusses her debut book, GOD LAND.
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The Lost Art of the Mixtape in Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
Lawlor uses the act of making a mixtape to show us their character’s mind at work.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Aria Aber
One hears everything here, where the landscape / is a clean knife, slicing the mute—
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Masculinity and Fatal Desire in The Skin I Live In
Why, in art of all things, should we ignore the intuition of the body?
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Departures and Returns: A Conversation with Sarah M. Broom
Sarah M. Broom discusses her debut memoir, THE YELLOW HOUSE.
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I Am the Ignition
I don’t believe in redemption stories.
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Welcome to South Bend: My Current Literary Crush
[G]ood writing can also distract us from what’s not being said.
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Turning Purple: The Borderland
What we have most in common is that we don’t know the truth.
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