I Will Blurb Any Book Within 24 Hours! #9
Tired of waiting weeks or even MONTHS for back-cover endorsements from recognizable authors? I, Mickey Hess, will blurb any book – that’s right, ANY book – within 24 hours! Just…
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Morning Coffee
Seed has an incredibly great slide show on animal dioramas at the American Natural History Museum. Antarctica trips for the very rich (the joke behind these is that you probably…
Find Myself a City to Live In: Jonathan Lethem’s Imagined Metropolis
The principle urban conversation today seems to revolve around authenticity. The relationship many white urbanites have to their city depends on the story they tell about their neighborhoods. Are they…
Yeah, I Like Richard Yates. So What?
“Richard Yates is an odd novel with an odd title and even odder character names. Oddly enough, it works… for me anyway.” The Well-Read Wife defends liking Tao Lin’s latest.
The David Mitchell One-Two Punch
Remember yesterday, when we ran that fantastic interview with David Mitchell? Well today we have a review his latest book, The Thousand Autmns of Jacob de Zoet.
The True Gauge of Success
Porn has returned to the streets of Baghdad, signaling success for Operation Enduring Freedom, or whatever the American military effort is called. Mission Finally Accomplished!
Long Live $pread
“After all these years, five all-volunteer years to be exact, we have come to the conclusion that an all-volunteer magazine is simply unsustainable in the current publishing climate. Short of…
When Is the Last Time You Read Fiction By a Woman?
“So I’ve been trying to balance my own reading–consciously trying to read at least one piece of fiction by a woman for every one I read by a man. This…
Zapruder’s “Pocket”
You can listen to Rumpus Poetry Book Club board member Matthew Zapruder read his poem “Pocket” (or you can read it yourself) here.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #27: Chris Graham in Conversation with Aaron Wendland
Aaron Wendland is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, where he works on Heidegger and reads widely in the history of philosophy. Originally from Canada, Aaron…