Books
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“I knew from the beginning I wanted to tell the story”
It’s been a big week—no, month—no, year—for Rumpus Essays Editor Roxanne Gay, who has two books coming out this summer, both of which have already been widely praised. Yesterday, Gay talked with Rumpus contributor Sari Botton at a Vol. 1 Brooklyn event at…
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Influence Without Anxiety
Inspiration comes from many sources, including the books we read. As we internalize other authors’s work, they inevitably influence our writing (often without us ever knowing). The novelist Kim Triedman explores the relationship writers have to the books they read…
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The Rusted City by Rochelle Hurt
Julie Marie Wade reviews Rochelle Hurt’s The Rusted City today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Earth Avails by Mark Wunderlich
Laura Haynes reviews Mark Wunderlich’s The Earth Avails today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Woman Without Umbrella by Victoria Redel
Brachah Goykadosh reviews Victoria Redel’s Woman Without Umbrella today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Emancipation of Digital Reading?
Is it possible to read War and Peace on an iPhone? In the Pacific Standard, Casey Cepp considers whether apps can actually help us become better, more thoughtful readers: This literary diet will not be for everyone. But the emancipation of digital reading habits, like those of…
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The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013 by Derek Walcott
Barbara Berman reviews The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013 today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Large White House Speaking by Mark Irwin
Alexis Orgera reviews Mark Irwin’s Large White House Speaking today in Rumpus Poetry.
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How the Paperback Saved Civilization
With America gripped by the Great Depression, booksellers found that $2.75 put hardcover books out of reach for most readers. (A movie ticket then cost just 20 cents.) In 1939, with a full-page ad in the New York Times and…
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From True Love to Ambivalence
Think your love of certain passages will never fade? The New York Times Sunday Book Review argues that perhaps not all passages will withstand the test of time. How much does age change what we love? If you’re the sort of…
