The Rumpus Interview with Joe Ide
Joe Ide discusses his debut novel, IQ his writing process, and why he enjoys fly fishing.
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Against Everything and the Arbitrary Nature of Success in Trump’s America
Each essay is animated by the conviction Greif articulates in his preface: that many of the reasons for our most common habits are wrong.
This Week in Books: The True Book of Animal Homes
Welcome to This Week in Books, where we highlight books just released by small and independent presses. Books have always been a symbol for and means a of spreading knowledge and…
Everyday Violence in Mariana Enríquez’s Things We Lost in the Fire
In Enríquez’s Argentina, superstitions and folk tales live side-by-side with stories of actual violence and horror.
The Rumpus Interview with Kea Wilson
Kea Wilson discusses her debut novel We Eat Our Own, the influence of film on her work, and what she's learned from working as a bookseller.
What to Read When You Are Surrounded by Spies
Here, in one handy list, are a few of our favorite spy novels. Watch your back!
Said Not Said by Fred Marchant
We have met the enemy on a raft of our own dead, and the enemy is us. Is it any wonder so many poets and others engaged with the arts are also devoted to exploring science?
The Rumpus Interview with Joe Okonkwo
Joe Okonkwo discusses his debut novel Jazz Moon, the quest for self-discovery, creative inspiration, and what it means to build a family when home is so very far away.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #74: Alexandra Naughton
Alexandra Naughton is a writer who grew up in Philadelphia but converted to a California girl in 2008. She runs BE ABOUT IT, a small press and reading series and is…
The Doorposts of Your House and on Your Gates by Jacob Bacharach
Leah Damski reviews The Doorposts of Your House and On Your Gates by Jacob Bacharach.
the consequences of my body by Maged Zaher
“I am grateful/ For the poetics of walking the streets.” And we are grateful to be walking with Zaher through the country of this book.
The Rumpus Interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Than Nguyen discusses his story collection The Refugees, growing up in a Vietnamese community in San Jose in the 1980s, and the power of secondhand memories.