The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob
Kavita Das reviews The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob today in Rumpus Books.
Features & Reviews
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The Hole in the Fence at the End of N 7th
I only know one parlor game and it is looking around at young people, feeling deeply in-the-know about their being in endless, pointless distress over insufficiently expressing themselves.
The Complete Poetry of Robert Herrick
Patrick James Dunagan reviews The Complete Poetry of Robert Herrick today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Thomas H. McNeely
Thomas H. McNeely discusses coming of age in the 1970s, Houston's complicated racial history, and his new novel Ghost Horse.
Widow Basquiat by Jennifer Clement
Eva Jurczyk reviews Widow Basquiat by Jennifer Clement today in Rumpus Books.
Surrendering Oz by Bonnie Friedman
David Weinstein reviews Surrendering Oz by Bonnie Friedman today in Rumpus Books.
Good Night Brother by Kimberly Burwick
Julie Marie Wade reviews Kimberly Burwick's Good Night Brother today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Saturday Rumpus Interview with Noah Berlatsky
Noah Berlatsky on his new book, Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Martson/Peter Comics, blogging, and reconciling feminism and bondage.
The Rumpus Interview with Steph Cha
Steph Cha talks about her new novel, Beware Beware, writing compelling and complex Korean American characters, and what reading a book has in common with a level in a video game.
Veiled Spill: A Sequence by Jan Clausen
Kelly Morse reviews Jan Clausen's Veiled Spill: A Sequence today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Last Book I Loved: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
I couldn’t wait to read it, but I was also infinitely patient. It’s that delayed gratification thing. I’m a sucker for it, and there are books that are worth the wait.
The Rumpus Interview with Gina Nahai
Gina Nahai talks about her fifth novel, The Luminous Heart of Jonah S., Iran and Los Angeles, and the possibility of a long-sought-after peace in the Middle East.