The Rumpus Sunday Book Review Supplement
This week, Rumpus books has published reviews of a novel and two short story collections.
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The Surreal Makes You Smarter
Allison Flood at the Guardian has dug up an article from the journal Psychological Science showing that reading surrealism may actually make people smarter. In the study, some subjects were…
Thurston Moore’s Audience: A Subjective Account of the Brooklyn Book Festival
September 13, 2009 10:37am – Walking by Book Stands Tao Lin T-shirts were dangling on hangers at the Melville House booth at the Brooklyn Book Festival. The T-shirts said “Tao…
If Charles Bukowski Wrote Peanuts
For some reason, I’m in Santa Rosa at the moment, and it seems that Charles Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, was from here. I’ve figured this out because everything is…
The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
After reviewing the book blogs this week, I’ve decided that if I see the words “Dan Brown” ever again I’m going to punch myself in the eyes with a Da…
In the Fallow Air
Joanna Rawson is a piercingly passionate, necessary artist. The riches in Unrest are as demanding as they are beautiful.
TAD Update
The Adderall Diaries notches a couple more great reviews in the Seattle Stranger and the Washington Post. More on The Adderall Diaries page.
Going Away Shoes
Eleven stories from Jill McCorkle show the humor to be found in desperation—and vice versa.
“A Bolaño Syllabus”
Have you read (or are you reading) Roberto Bolaño’s 2666 yet? We may have mentioned it once or twice here at The Rumpus, but only once or twice. Needless to…
Dig Bunny Dig
Musician and author Nick Cave talks about his new book, The Death of Bunny Munro, “a sordid tale about a sex-crazed, drug-addled, adulterous traveling salesman and the 9-year-old son with…
An Appreciation of John Hawkes
“But What I Really Love About This Is This Amazing Game That You’ve Invented”