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Sexy Stories
“The next fantasy I can remember was a lesbian prison gang rape. I appropriated this fantasy not from the wonders of cable TV but from books.” Rumpus friend and author…
The Rumpus Review of Howl
Howl is neither a biopic about the poem’s author Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), nor does it delve into any other poem in his literary oeuvre. These are the first of many…
Defending the e(ast coast)-Reader
Earlier today Rumpus managing editor Isaac Fitzgerald took a swipe at the East Coast and their love of e-Readers. Now Maud Newton, everyone’s favorite East Coast book blogger, has struck…
E-Reader Users Are Buying More Books
Does owning an e-reader “boost reading habits”? It does according to this recent study, which also says that “East Coast residents are twice as likely to use an e-reader than…
El Club de Libros
We shipped The Instructions, by Adam Levin, to our Book Club members yesterday, a full month ahead of publication. There are whispers that this is one of McSweeney’s best yet;…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
How about a little East Germany design to start off this fine autumn day. I think I had a dream about this drawing machine the other night. Cutting straight to…
Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life #3
How I Became a Music Critic: At age 19, I was assigned to review Bob Dylan in concert, despite the fact that I had very little sense of who Bob…
Testicular Theory Of Talent Explained
“The winners of the Norman Mailer Nonfiction Writing Awards were just announced. A lucky college student will be now be $10,000 richer. Since the awards are intended to honor the…
Why Reading Kept Me Out Of Jail
I wasn’t a bad kid growing up, I just liked to steal things — vodka, cigars, communion wine — and set things on fire. Once or twice I used profanity…