It’s the end of August. While most of the world is on vacation, Rumpus Books is publishing book reviews.
This week, we published a review of a novel, a short story collection, an anthology, and a compilation about sex workers. Also, don’t miss an essay by Andrzej Stasiuk and an interview with Charles Baxter about silence.
Crown of Sonnets — A review of Rasskazy: New Fiction from a New Russia, “an anthology of stories from the new Russia.”
A History of Violence — A review of After the Fire a Still Small Voice by Evie Wyld.
A review of Hos, Hookers, Call Girls and Rent Boys, edited by David Henry Sterry and R.J. Martin.
A review of How to Leave Hialeah by Jennine Capó Crucet.
Also, check out this interview with Charles Baxter and the essay Poetics and Slaughter by Andrzej Stasiuk.