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What to Read When You’re a PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize Winner
The 2020 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize winners share books that have inspired them!
A Deeper Narrative: Tongo Eisen-Martin’s Heaven Is All Goodbyes
These are not poems to read quickly, but to return to repeatedly.
No Story Ever Really Ends: Talking with Amy Long
Amy Long discusses her debut book, CODEPENDENCE.
Voices on Addiction: A Conversation with Erica C. Barnett
Erica C. Barnett discusses her debut memoir, QUITTER.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Reina with White Roses
A block away from my house, Reina killed herself.
The Complications of #MeToo: Mary Gaitskill’s This Is Pleasure
Quin, too, must make sense of his behavior and the consequences.
This Off-Kilter Triangle: A Conversation with Leah Hampton
Leah Hampton discusses her debut collection, F*CKFACE AND OTHER STORIES.
This Week in Indie Bookstores
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!