Bibliophilism: On Love and Addiction
It is possible to give one’s life to books, to dedicate years to collecting, reading, teaching, translating, writing, and studying them. In an essay for the New Yorker, Thomas E.…
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Beyond the Chainlink by Rusty Morrison
Dan Shewan reviews Rusty Morrison's Beyond the Chainlink today in Rumpus Poetry.
What We Ask of Flesh by Remica Bingham
Damon Marbut reviews Remica Bingham's What We Ask of Flesh today in Rumpus Poetry.
Meridian by Kathleen Jesme
Ellen Miller-Mack reviews Kathleen Jesme's Meridian today in Rumpus Poetry.
A Neon Tryst by Lina Vitkauskas
Virginia Konchan reviews Lina Vitkauskas's Neon Tryst today in Rumpus Poetry.
Collected Poems by Ron Padgett
Andrew Field reviews Ron Padgett's Collected Poems today in Rumpus Poetry.
How to Scientifically Predict a Novel’s Success
It’s impossible to predict what will make a book sell well, but scientists at Stony Brook University think they might be on the right track. After conducting statistical analyses of…
“I Loved Them So Much I Can’t Bear to Read Them Again”
You don’t have to read a book over and over again to love it. In fact, argues Molly Labell, sometimes it’s best to read it only once. Rereading Housekeeping — a…
The Book As a Luxury Item
All hailed the e-book for its innovations in technology. Embedded links, comments, and multi-media elements were what is supposed to kill the physical book. This recent essay at Salon contends…
The Day-After-Christmas Rumpus Holiday Sale!
Whew, it's done! And we have leftover merchandise!
Thanksgivukkah Reading
Over at WNPR this week Maureen Corrigan offers up a “Literary Escape Plan” from holiday stress. The Borsch Belt-style Pilgrim jokes and mishmash recipes (turkey brined in Manischewitz, anyone?) are…