The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #72: Laurie Sheck
Laurie Sheck is the author, most recently, of Island of the Mad, and A Monster’s Notes, a re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A Pulitzer Prize finalist in poetry for The…
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The Book of Endless Sleepovers by Henry Hoke
Allie Rowbottom reviews The Book of Endless Sleepovers by Henry Hoke today in Rumpus Books.
VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Abeer Hoque
Abeer Hoque talks about coming of age in the predominantly white suburbs of Pittsburgh, rewriting her memoir manuscript ten times, and looking for poetry in prose.
This Week in Books: American Purgatory
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 of spreading knowledge and…
Burn My Shadow: A Selective Memory of an X-Rated Life by Tyler Knight
Zakiya Harris reviews Burn My Shadow by Tyler Knight today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with George Saunders
George Saunders discusses his new (and first) novel Lincoln in the Bardo, Donald Trump, and a comprehensive theory of literature.
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Angela Palm
Putting experience into words gives them less power over me, I think.
What to Read When You Want to Avoid the News
From drugs to celebrities to murder to just plain good writing, here are five books that offer us a brief respite from the onslaught of terrifying news.
Two Worlds Exist by Yehoshua November
David Nilsen reviews Yehoshua November's Two Worlds Exist today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Ben Tanzer
Ben Tanzer discusses his new essay collection Be Cool, why running is so important to him, and not being precious about his work.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #71: Kris D’Agostino
In Kris D’Agostino’s second novel, The Antiques, he returns to familiar forms: A dysfunctional family whose members are in various stages of arrested development; a generational home in upstate New…