What better way to spend a beautiful spring morning than with a mimosa, the sun on your face, and Rumpus Books?
A review of The Drunk Sonnets, a poetry collection by Daniel Bailey.
From Russia With Love — A review of The Possessed, a memoir by Elif Batuman.
They Want To Call You By Name — A review of Living Must Bury, poetry by Jesse Sigler.
Who’s The Narcissist? — A review of And The Heart Said Whatever, a memoir/essay collection by Emily Gould.
And be sure not to miss Elissa Bassist’s excellent essay Have I Earned These Cliches and Cometbus#52, The Spirit Of St. Louis.
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