book reviews
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The Lost Art of Reviewing
Book reviewing is still a heavily debated topic within the literary world. This week, the New York Times’s Bookends column has James Parker and Anna Holmes answering the question, “Is book reviewing a public service or an art?”. Head to the…
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Entwined: Three Lyric Sequences by Carol Frost
Caitlin Neely reviews Carol Frost’s Entwined: Three Lyric Sequences today in Rumpus Poetry.
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A Sunny Place with Adequate Water by Mary Biddinger
Danielle Susi reviews Mary Biddinger’s A Sunny Place with Adequate Water today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Night We’re Not Sleeping In by Sean Bishop
Amanda Silberling reviews Sean Bishop’s The Night We’re Not Sleeping In today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Dottery by Kirsten Kaschock
Jeanne Obbard reviews Kirsten Kaschock’s The Dottery today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Night’s Reading by Marthe Reed
Lauren Hall reviews Marthe Reed’s Night’s Reading today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The End of Literature
The digital age threatens works of serious literary merit, warns British novelist Will Self: Back when I began publishing novels, not only did the reviews in the quality press mean something – in terms of sales, yes, but also as…
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The Sunday Rumpus Book Review: From Here by Jen Michalski
Many authors’ stories blend together across a collection; they struggle to convey a unique voice in each piece. Not so with Jen Michalski’s From Here. Though her characters share common experiences—dashed hopes, disappointments, misunderstanding by loved ones—the voice in each…
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Honest Reviews, Better Literature
Good literature demands strong criticism, but today’s culture of niceness has limited critics. Lee Klein, writing in 3:AM Magazine, points out that writers’ interest in receiving positive feedback often leads them to forgo standards and slant reviews positively: Literary citizenship…
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Will Buzz for Books
Crown Publishing Group has been rolling out a marketing program hoping to leverage the power of social media. The program, Blogging for Books, offers free books to bloggers in exchange for book reviews. Ideal participants generate buzz by posting comments…
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If I Don’t Breathe How Do I Sleep by Joe Wenderoth
Eric Dean Wilson reviews Joe Wenderoth’s If I Don’t Breathe How Do I Sleep today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Best, Worst Review
Perhaps you’re the type that has stopped reading the comments section. Brian Allen Carr is not that type. Especially with regards to the comments written in his Amazon.com review section. After receiving an ineloquent one-star review he has now opened up…