Non-Awards
Listen in to Here & Now as Rumpus columnist Steve Almond discusses the 2012 Pulitzer Prize fiction indecision–and why it may be a good thing. Almond argues that we are…
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Lisa Dusenbery
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Lisa Dusenbery is the former managing editor of The Rumpus.
“I Liked It and I Didn’t”
In this 1934 letter, Ernest Hemingway gives F. Scott Fitzgerald his honest opinion on Fitzgerald’s new novel, Tender Is the Night. “Forget your personal tragedy. We are all bitched from the…
Fabri Literary Prize
The Fabri Literary Prize, which annually awards a $7,500 advance and publishing contract, is now open for submissions. The prizewinner will be published by Counterpoint Press.
“The Lost Interview”
Here’s the first full English translation of the only known interview with César Vallejo. The conversation was conducted in a Madrid café, published by the Heraldo de Madrid newspaper in…
Music Man Murray
This weekend brought the television premiere of Richard Parks’ awarding-winning short film Music Man Murray, which documents 88 year-old Murray Gershenz “as he struggles to find a buyer for the…
Post Haste
Fellow Letters in the Mail enthusiasts, take note of this forthcoming exhibit devoted to the USPS as a public service. The multi-media exhibition, Post Haste, will grace Oakland’s MacArthur B…
Moyra Davey
Frieze profiles artist Moyra Davey, highlighting her exploration of interiority and the tension between photography and literature. “…The generosity of her works, their beckoning to the spectator-maker, is paradoxically the…
Post-Quake San Francisco
Here’s a famous photo of San Francisco taken after the 1906 earthquake. You can zoom in and explore the city. The picture was captured from a kite flying 2,000 feet…
Trayvon Martin Roundup
The Sanford City commission has rejected police chief Bill Lee’s resignation. George Zimmerman was released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for second-degree murder. Jelani Cobb on what it…
Alexander Chee Interview
Grub Daily has a micro-interview with Alexander Chee. The author discusses the hardest writing criticism to give and receive, strange reader interactions, Middle-Earth, advice for would-be writers, and what he…
“Publishing: Adapt or Die”
On the Media’s annual publishing industry episode covers a lot of ground with segments on this year’s Pulitzer fiction snub, e-books and changing reader behavior, fears of an Amazonian monopoly,…
Farah Goes Bang
The forthcoming film Farah Goes Bang, produced by Rumpus contributor Laura Goode, is “a valentine to contemporary feminism, youth in revolt, and the passionate politics of idealism.” Learn more about the…