Features & Reviews
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The Rumpus Interview with Adelle Waldman
Adelle Waldman talks to us about how to write “a convincing book about the inner life of a self-consciously intellectual male,” tackling the New York literary world in fiction, and love affairs with Brooklyn.
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From the Ruins of Empire by Pankaj Mishra
Kaya Genç reviews Pankaj Mishra’s FROM THE RUINS OF EMPIRE today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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The Rumpus Interview with Gregory Rabassa
Responsible for introducing American readers to One Hundred Years of Solitude and a large portion of the Latin American literary canon, award-winning translator Gregory Rabassa discusses the state of translation today and much more.
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Swamp Isthmus by Joshua Marie Wilkinson
Julie Marie Wade reviews Joshua Marie Wilkinson’s Swamp Ishmus today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Interview with Tom Barbash
Tom Barbash talks shop about writing short stories, why one person’s “unlikeable” character may be another’s “lovable,” and what makes writers dangerous.
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Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
Catherine Brady reviews Edwidge Danticat’s CLAIRE OF THE SEA OF LIGHT today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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The Rumpus Interview with Audrey Petty
In the gripping first-person accounts of High Rise Stories, former residents of Chicago’s iconic public housing projects describe life in the now-demolished high rises.
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Falling Sideways by Thomas E. Kennedy
Tom Andes reviews Thomas E. Kennedy’s FALLING SIDEWAYS today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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Petrarchan by Kristina Marie Darling
Marisa Siegel reviews Kristina Marie Darling’s Petrarchan today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Love Me Anyway by Tiffany Hawk
Now and then it’s nice to read about characters whose lives actually revolve around the grueling demands of work.
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Bad Machine by George Szirtes
Erik Kennedy reviews George Szirtes’s Bad Machine today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Book Club Interview With Matthew Specktor
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Matthew Specktor about American Dream Machine, embracing disbelief, and the impossibility of saying no to Robert DeNiro.