The Last Samurai by Helen Dewitt
Maya Solovej reviews The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt today in Rumpus Books.
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The Rumpus Interview with Danniel Schoonebeek
Danniel Schoonebeek discusses living a quiet life in the Catskills, the importance of travel, partying in the woods with poets, and how capitalism forces people to be cruel to each other.
VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Cole Lavalais
Cole Lavalais discusses her debut novel, Summer of the Cicadas, why she’s a huge fan of outlining, and the importance of dedicated communities for black writers.
Discovering Septimania
I set off for Rome with my fiddle and a backpack, planning to busk as long as the tourists could stand it.
Barkskins by Annie Proulx
Lori Feathers reviews Barkskins by Annie Proulx today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with Brian Blanchfield
Poet and writer Brian Blanchfield talks about his essay collection Proxies, touring in support of a prose collection versus a poetry collection, and frottage.
Swallowed by the Cold by Jensen Beach
Lara Palmquist reviews Swallowed by the Cold by Jensen Beach today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Review of The Narrow Door by Paul Lisicky
If we’re honest with ourselves, the great loves of our lives are often platonic.
Proxies by Brian Blanchfield
Michael Sheehan reviews Proxies by Brian Blanchfield today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar discusses Singaporean poetry in the last fifty years, Hindu mythology, translation, and his complicated relationship to his heritage.
Io Anthology: Literature, Interviews, and Art from the Seminal Interdisciplinary Journal 1965-1993 Edited by Richard Grossinger and Lindy Hough
Patrick James Dunagan reviews the Io Anthology: Literature, Interviews, and Art from the Seminal Interdisciplinary Journal 1965-1993 today in Rumpus Poetry.