A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride
McBride has said that she wants this book to be read fast, letting it wash over you, but the struggle to make sense and to fill in the unsaid is hard to resist.
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The Sunday Rumpus Book Review: From Here by Jen Michalski
Many authors’ stories blend together across a collection; they struggle to convey a unique voice in each piece. Not so with Jen Michalski’s From Here. Though her characters share common…
Corporate Relations by Jena Osman
Kent Shaw reviews Jena Osman's Corporate Relations today in Rumpus Poetry.
Scarecrone by Melissa Broder
Lois Bassen reviews Melissa Broder's Scarecrone today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Julie Schumacher
Julie Schumacher discusses going extinct, iPads and iPhones, epistolary novels, and why the number of MFA programs in the U.S. is a non-issue.
Another Great Day at Sea by Geoff Dyer
Clinton Crockett Peters reviews Another Great Day at Sea by Geoff Dyer today in Rumpus Books.
Hourglass Museum by Kelli Russell Agodon
Julie Marie Wade reviews Kelli Russell Agodon's Hourglass Museum today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Thomas Page McBee
The Rumpus talks to contributor Thomas Page McBee about his new book, Man Alive, heteronormativity, getting mugged, living in New York City, and what it really means to be a man.
The Emerald Light in the Air by Donald Antrim
Cara Blue Adams reviews The Emerald Light in the Air by Donald Antrim today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with David Bezmozgis
The Rumpus talks to David Bezmozgis about Israel, making fact into fiction, politics in novels, and his new book, The Betrayers.
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
Shaelyn Smith reviews Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric today in Rumpus Poetry.