The Rumpus Interview with Lincoln Michel
Lincoln Michel talks about his debut short story collection, Upright Beasts, his interest in monsters, and what sources of culture outside of literature inspire him.
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Alissa Nutting
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This Week in Short Fiction
This is the week of fantastical fiction, of the weird and the magical, of re-imagining fairy tales and urban legends, of making the familiar strange and the strange familiar. On…
This Week in Short Fiction: A Guide to AWP
It’s that time of year again, where writers young and old, from all corners of the country, come to congregate in one gigantic, frenetic, neurotic, alcohol-infused crowd, in a couple…
This Week in Short Fiction
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Alissa Nutting has given us the story of a woman with a transparent panel covering her beating heart. Her story, “The Transparency Project,” arrived…
Notable Chicago 1/26–2/1
Sunday 1/26: Swing by the Green Mill for the Uptown Poetry Slam. Open mic at 7 p.m., followed by featured poet Joel Chmara. Stick around for the poetry slam. 7 p.m.,…
The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Alissa Nutting
Alissa Nutting discusses issues of gender and consent, and her novel Tampa, which depicts in relentless detail a female teacher sexually preying upon young male students.
“The Sickest, Most Controversial Book of Summer 2013…”
…according to Cosmopolitan won’t officially be out until July 2, but as it’s our pick for The Rumpus Book Club this month, members are already reading it. The book is Alissa…
The Rumpus Book Clubs Present: Summer Reading!
Looking for some awesome new books to read this summer? The Rumpus Book Clubs have some great new fiction, non-fiction and poetry selections lined up for members over the next…
Super Hot Prof-on-Student Word Sex: Alissa Nutting
She had chosen to defy all reasonable laws of feminine desire by spurning me as a sexual object. And yet she had managed to publish a book.