Happy with Crocodiles
A short story by Jim Shepard, author of the forthcoming collection You Think That’s Bad, our Rumpus Book Club pick for February. *** Her envelope had hearts where the o’s…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/31-2/6
This week in San Francisco, Airplane! takes over the Castro Theater, Feast of Words: Sensory Feast, a free Valentine’s Day Etsy Labs Craft Bar, Mirah & Thao, and The Dude…
Deus Ex Machina
Rumpus Books editor Andrew Foster Altschul’s latest book (and recent Rumpus Book Club pick), Deus Ex Machina, hits shelves tomorrow. Hooray! Today, though, Altschul got a nice mention at The…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #72
SHORTS ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing shorts.
Pacazo by Roy Kesey – Review
Josh Anastasia responds to January’s Rumpus Book Club Selection: Pacazo is a story about a man coming to terms with the murder of his wife and how to move on…
Erin Rose’s Tech Links
The Chinese government is blocking search results on the protests in Egypt. Speaking of which, what’s actually inside those Made-In-USA tear gas canisters being used by Egyptian police? The FBI…
The Last Book I Loved: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Bender is nothing if not a master of alluring premises. She’s made a name for herself as a virtuoso of “magical realism,” but this distinction doesn’t quite capture her…
Notable New York, This Week 1/31-2/06
This week in New York lots of literary events to make you forget that you’re not going to be at AWP: authors Maxine Hong Kingston and Leslie Marmon Silko introduced…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
I’ve been really fascinated watching the architectural proposals for “A Room For London” come in. Mainly because I am boring. If you are in need of some enlightenment perhaps you’d…
The Rumpus Original Combo with Deb Olin Unferth: Part 1, The Interview
“For years I was angry at myself for having run away with a man. Later, I couldn't figure out why I wasn't that person anymore. Why couldn't I find someone to give me an identity again?”