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The first novel from poet Rebecca Wolff, The Beginners is a coming-of-age tale told in riveting prose.
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John Wilwol
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John Wilwol teaches literature in Washington D.C. His work has also
appeared at The Millions and The Washington Independent Review of
Books.
Georgia Bottoms
In Mark Childress’s latest novel, Georgia Bottoms, his eponymous heroine is a mash-up of Southern women from popular culture, but that is no reason not to read it.
The Tiger’s Wife
John Wilwol reviews Tea Obreht’s new novel, The Tiger’s Wife, which vibrates with the low rumble of unanswered and unanswerable questions that keeps us up at night.
The Rumpus Interview with Téa Obreht
Téa Obreht, the youngest of the New Yorker's “20 Under 40”, talks with the Rumpus about her grandfather, her debut novel, and her students.
A Clouded Thing
Jaimy Gordon’s National Book Award-winning novel conveys the hard-knock world of horseracing in a style reminiscent of Walker Percy and Mark Twain.
The Marriage Artist
In Andrew Winer’s insightful novel, an art critic struggles with his wife’s infidelity and suicide, and a painter deals with life in Hitler’s concentration camp by creating Jewish marriage contracts.
In a Strange Room
“In every story of obsession there is only one character. I am writing about myself alone… for this reason I have always failed in every love, which is to say…