Where I Write #9: A Cabin on the Lakefront
I stopped counting when I reached eighteen moves. That was a few moves ago. I am very good at packing my life into boxes.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #40: Chelsea Biondolillo in Conversation with a Ghost Hunter
My sister is six years younger, and as kids we never got along. In high school, I went through a phase that involved a lot of sneaking out to drink…
The Last Book I Loved: Testify
I’ve been a fan of Joseph Lease’s poetry since I read his first book, Human Rights; and his latest, aptly-named collection, Testify, just released in April from Coffee House Press,…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #87
THE RAPTURE ★★★★★ (1 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing the Rapture.
Deborah Baker
“Baker not only makes us care about this disturbed woman and her hectoring prose, she has succeeded in composing a mesmerizing book on one of the more curious East-West encounters.…
The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Deborah Baker
The Rumpus Book Club talks with Deborah Baker about her new book, The Convert.
The Author in a Lie: Book Club Roundup
“It’s funny—when it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. For fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth,” Tayari Jones, author of…
Silver Sparrow ♥
“The most remarkable part of Silver Sparrow is its pacing. The novel moves at a very steady rhythm, Jones’s words on the page carrying the cadences and intonations of a…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #73: I’m Standing Right Next to You
In this very special Rumpus interview, Lidia Yuknavitch interviews our beloved Sugar.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #39: Luuk Imhann in Conversation with a Fisherman
There’s fisherman who is famous in my town in northern Holland, near the sea. They say he has been around the world a few times, so I thought I would…
Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me: Elisa Albert
Albert, who is at work on her second novel, describes both books as “personal” as opposed to autobiographical, although they are rooted in her own experiences.
Orientation ♥
“The story collection is made up of moments, one after another, of startlingly poignant yet ostensibly ordinary interactions.” Rumpus Book Club member John Francisconi loves this month’s selection, Orientation by…