Features & Reviews
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #26: Fiction I Read and Loved This Summer
Not a one of these is a “beach read,” though I read many of them on the beach. Every one of these novels and short story collections transported me deeper into myself. Every one of these books excited me and…
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A Novel Debut
Over at the New York Times Book Review, Leslie Jamison and Ayana Mathis write about the excitement surrounding debut novelists’ work. “It’s like hearing an overture at the beginning of a symphony, the introduction of themes and preoccupations that will…
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The Rumpus Interview with Russell Banks
Russell Banks discusses his new book, Voyager: Travel Writings, why we are never free from our history, and how writing saved his life.
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The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers by Fouad Laroui
Tara Cheesman reviews The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers by Fouad Laroui today in Rumpus Books.
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Dated Emcees by Chinaka Hodge
Amanda Hildebrand reviews Chinaka Hodge’s Dated Emcees today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Interview with Robin MacArthur
Robin MacArthur discusses her debut story collection Half Wild, life in rural Vermont, and how narrative—and fiction—is key to reaching across what divides us.
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Literature’s Second-Class Citizens
They’re there but not there. They’re included but their stories don’t fully weave into the story.
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Vampire in Love by Enrique Vila-Matas
Mark Haber reviews Vampire in Love by Enrique Vila-Matas today in Rumpus Books.
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #25: In a Daze, ‘Cause I Found God
I’m an atheist who often carries crystal rosary beads and a relic of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. My grandparents, Mary and Gus, bought them both at the Vatican where they had traveled to see Pope Paul VI canonize Mother Seton.…
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Brawl & Jag by April Bernard
Brian McKenna reviews April Bernard’s Brawl & Jag today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy
Reneysh Vittal reviews Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy today in Rumpus Books.
