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.
Features & Reviews
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Barracuda by Christos Tsiolkas
Joseph Olshan reviews Barracuda by Christos Tsiolkas today in Rumpus Books.
The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson
Matthew Tanner reviews The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson today in Rumpus Books.
Our Secret Life in the Movies by Michael McGriff and J.M. Tyree
Kim Winternheimer reviews Our Secret Life in the Movies by Michael McGriff and J.M. Tyree today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with Darcey Steinke
Darcey Steinke talks about her new novel, Sister Golden Hair, motherlessness, the Southern cult of femininity, and how becoming a woman has changed since she came of age in a small city in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The Last Book I Loved: Pen & Ink
I was so very tired of being judged and dismissed. The more others pressed their expectations upon me, the more I turned to tattooing to protest.
The Rumpus Interview with Daisy Hernández
Daisy Hernández talks about her new memoir, A Cup of Water Under My Bed, feminism, bilingual writing, and working in both the fiction and nonfiction genres.
In Case of Emergency by Courtney Moreno
Thomas Cook reviews In Case of Emergency by Courtney Moreno today in Rumpus Books.
Anthony Trollope’s Controversial American Christmas
Trollope cheerfully turned up and enjoyed and a convivial dinner in the company of men who, that very morning, had been deciding whether to go to war with his country.
By Light We Knew Our Names by Anne Valente
Sadye Teiser reviews By Light We Knew Our Names by Anne Valente today in Rumpus Books.
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Angela Yuen reviews I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with Robert Boswell
Robert Boswell talks about his new novel, Tumbledown, mental illness and counseling, and writing a novel in an unreliable but omniscient voice.