Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Some holiday gift ideas for you (you’re welcome): a one man helicopter, or a Frank Lloyd Wright designed private island. Welcome to the world carnivorous harp sponge. Department of hella-charming-places-I-want-to-go:…
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Joyce Carol Oates on Twitter
“140 characters too short for heartbreak but ideal for heartburn” – @Joycecaroloates It’s happening: Joyce Carol Oates, writer and recent recipient of the Norman Mailer Prize for Lifetime Achievement, has…
Dave Eggers and his Favorite Bookstore
Over at The Daily Beast, Dave Eggers writes about Green Apple Books and calls it his favorite Bay Area bookstore. As he writes, about Green Apple’s atmosphere: Green Apple’s floors,…
Veterans Weekend Rumpus Roundup
If you spent the weekend honoring the veterans in your life or otherwise celebrating Veterans Day, you may have missed these excellent Rumpus pieces. Don’t worry, it’s not too late…
“This Is Not About Quality Control”
The publishing industry is battling the Internet again. Or publishing stepped on the Internet’s foot and refuses to apologize. Or Maria Popova wanted to use more than three pictures in…
ZYZZYVA’S Winter Issue Party
Come out to The Booksmith on Tuesday, December 11th for ZYZZYVA’s Holiday Party and Reading to celebrate the release of their Winter Issue. Featuring Rumpus contributor Chaney Kwak, Carolyn Miller,…
FUNNY WOMEN #90: New Ways to Summit Everest
A blind man, Erik Weihenmayer, summited Everest in 2001. But no blues musician named Blind Everest Summiter has ever summited Everest.
The Art of the Novella Subscription Series
Forget magazines—for a small subscription fee, Melville House will send you two novellas every month in whatever format you prefer. It’s the perfect way to finally get around to reading…
Sandy Hates Books
Hurricane Sandy hates books, according to the name of a relief fundraiser at the powerHouse arena in Brooklyn this Saturday. Although it seems unwise to anger Sandy any further (and…
“As Much Fun As A Creative Person Can Have”
Kickstarter interviewed our very own Stephen Elliott about Happy Baby, the first feature film from The Rumpus. A preview: This time I’m going to edit the movie myself, with feedback…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Today in the future is now: Brazil plans on cloning endangered species. Are we sending people the moon again? Uh, maybe? Ready the dog space suits. Perhaps someone out there…
The Literary Community Presents:
Co-sponsored by The Millions, HTMLGIANT, Bomb Magazine, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Gigantic, and The New Inquiry. November 29th, 8pm at Public Assembly, 70 North 6th Street Brooklyn NY 11211 A…