The Rumpus Interview with Alexander Chee
Alexander Chee talks about opera, the Wild West, and the charismatic women of 19th-century France that inspired his new novel The Queen of the Night.
Features & Reviews
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My Father, the Pornographer by Chris Offutt
Ryan Blacketter reviews My Father, the Pornographer today in Rumpus Books.
Adios, Cowboy by Olja Savičević
Graham Oliver reviews Adios, Cowboy by Olja Savičević today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with Garth Greenwell
Garth Greenwell discusses his debut novel, What Belongs to You, crossing boundaries, language as defense, and the queer tradition of novel writing that blurs boundaries between fiction and essay and autobiography.
Prodigal, New and Selected Poems: 1976-2014 by Linda Gregerson
Ann van Buren reviews Linda Gregerson's Prodigal, New and Selected Poems: 1976-2014 today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Danielle Dutton
Danielle Dutton discusses her forthcoming novel Margaret the First, the research behind writing historical fiction, and how being the editor of a small press has influenced her own work.
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis
Elizabeth Stark reviews The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis today in Rumpus Books.
Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #17: A Few Smart, Beautiful, Recent Books
You’ll want to devour this bunch—favorites of mine from a wildly disparate batch of recent reads.
The Rumpus Interview with Helen Ellis
Helen Ellis talks about making a literary comeback with her new story collection American Housewife, subverting expectations, and the joys of gossip.
Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney
Parul Kapur Hinzen reviews Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney today in Rumpus Books.
The Circle Is Watching
In a world where boundaries between private and public are already blurring, Tim and Nicolaas wanted to find out what would happen if those boundaries disappeared altogether.