Ugliness: A Cultural History by Gretchen E. Henderson
Zakiya Harris reviews Ugliness: A Cultural History by Gretchen E. Henderson today in Rumpus Books.
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #15: Beautiful Renderings of Complex Locales
In both fiction and non-fiction, I love a book that helps us unravel ourselves by illuminating place, a book that transports me from here to there. These six books will…
The Animal Too Big To Kill by Shane McCrae
Rigoberto González reviews Shane McCrae's The Animal Too Big to Kill today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street, talks about her new memoir, A House of My Own, living in a post-9/11 era, and the necessity of heartbreak.
A Big Enough Lie by Eric Bennett
Nathan Webster reviews A Big Enough Lie by Eric Bennett today in Rumpus Books.
What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell
Alex Madison reviews What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with Sunil Yapa
Sunil Yapa discusses his debut novel, Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist, radical empathy, growing up surrounded by politics, and losing the first draft of his novel in Chile.
Black Cat Bone by John Burnside
Brian McKenna reviews John Burnside's Black Cat Bone today in Rumpus Poetry.
Illocality by Joseph Massey
Ann van Buren reviews Joseph Massey's Illocality today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Meline Toumani
Meline Toumani discusses her debut, There Was and There Was Not, the rewards and risks of writing a political memoir, and what it means to approach a divided past and future.
Koolaids by Rabih Alameddine
Lawrence Lenhart reviews Koolaids by Rabih Alameddine today in Rumpus Books.
Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #14: Memoirs about Hard Times and Beauty
I love memoirs about difficult times that don’t sugarcoat it, that don’t pretty it up. I love a memoir that finds the beauty—there is such an unbelievable amount of beauty…