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FUNNY WOMEN: Official 2020 Census Letter

  • Vanessa Golenia
  • May 21, 2020
This is your invitation to respond to the 2020 Census.
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The Violence of Forgetting: The Divers’ Game by Jesse Ball

  • Spencer Ruchti
  • November 13, 2019
His is not a language that trivializes violence; it’s a language that exposes it.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Jesse Ball

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • March 21, 2018
Jesse Ball discusses his new novel, Census, the inherent sinister nature of institutions, and creating imaginary authors.
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What We’re Reading in February!

  • The Rumpus
  • January 8, 2018
Find out what The Rumpus Book Club is reading in February!
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What to Read When 2018 Is Just Around the Corner

  • The Rumpus
  • December 29, 2017
While we can't promise that 2018 won't find us facing more political upheaval, we can assure you that there will be great literature to offer moments of escape and inspiration.
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PANEL BUSTING: The Census

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • September 27, 2012
At Oxford American, Rumpus columnist Nick Rombes breaks into the official US census for 1860, chronicling his reaction to the text and the traces left behind by past readers. “Curled…
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