On the Inner Workings of Book Recommendations
My housemate just sent me a link to a fascinating web site called The Book Seer. The site asks you to enter the last book you read, and then it compiles…
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Why Writers Should Not Run for Office
In this article about the political fortunes of writer, country singer and gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, The Guardian reminds us that if history is any indication, writers should be wary…
More Crappy News for Short Story Writers
Mark Trainer publishes an excerpt of a note he received from a “thoughtful, well-respected agent” on his blog. “I have no confidence in being able to place a collection at…
The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
This week, the book blogs have went and gone political! Maybe it’s that it’s the off year in the election cycle and they miss the rabid infighting and corruption, or…
The Rumpus Sunday Book Review Supplement
This week, Rumpus books reviews two novels, a book of short stories, and a collection of poetry. We’ve also got an interview with Rebecca Solnit, plus essays on Borges, Douglas…
The Fog of War
Robert Olmstead’s new novel demonstrates Robert E. Lee’s maxim: “It is well that war is so horrible, or we would grow to love it too much.”
Fanzine Heart The Adderall Diaries
Michael Miller gives The Adderall Diaries, the new book by Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott, one hell of a review in Fanzine.
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Rumpus Interview With Rebecca Solnit
To read one of [Solnit's] books is to slap your forehead and say, “How could I, and everyone else, have missed this?”
Some Buildings on the Skyline of the Past
It’s funny how memory works. Budd Schulberg’s death yesterday got me thinking about On the Waterfront and The Harder They Fall, which got me thinking about Hollywood, and Schulberg’s collaboration, when…
The Joys Of Overland Travel
In my opinion, the worst part about travelling is flying. It’s expensive, it’s boring, the food is awful, the people are usually not that interesting, the environmental and financial impact…
Genre Trap
Spanish author Javier Calvo’s novel critiques pop culture by embracing its stereotypes