Features & ReviewsCritics vs. “The Novel”The RumpusMay 19, 2011 “Critics think their role is to choose between innovation and convention, dig a trench, and lob grenades.” Jess Row has written a long but interesting essay concerning the many deaths of “the novel.” Share Tweet Share The Rumpus You May Also Like Read Poetry Reviews The Wildness of Grief: Sarah Giragosian’s Mother Octopus Barbara UngarApril 16, 2025 Read Reviews LittlePuss Press Double Release: On Vivian Blaxell’s Worthy of the Event: An Essay & Anton Solomonik’s Realistic Fiction Erin VachonApril 15, 2025 Read Interviews Masculinity, Grief, and Music: A Conversation with Denne Michele Norris Ursula Villarreal-MouraApril 14, 2025 Read Interviews The First Book: Sam Ashworth Samuel AshworthApril 9, 2025
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