Chang-rae Lee
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What to Read When You Want a Fresh Start
In keeping with the spirit of the New Year holiday, we’ve put together a list of books that deal with new beginnings—and the unexpected twists and turns that come after.
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What to Read When You Need to Know about Korea
A list of books about Korea (both North and South) and by Koreans that Rumpus editors have read and enjoyed.
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Saying What Shouldn’t Be Said: A Conversation with Julie Buntin
Julie Buntin discusses her debut novel, Marlena, why writing about teenage girls is the most serious thing in the world, and finding truths in fiction.
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The Rumpus Interview with Steph Cha
Steph Cha talks about her new novel, Beware Beware, writing compelling and complex Korean American characters, and what reading a book has in common with a level in a video game.
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On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee
Maxine Vande Vaarst reviews ON SUCH A FULL SEA by Chang-Rae Lee today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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The Rumpus Interview with Chang-Rae Lee
Novelist Chang-rae Lee talks about his latest book’s “chorus of ‘we,'” keeping diverse company, trying not to overthink his work, and an ongoing attempt to escape himself.
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Notable NYC: 1/18–1/24
Saturday 1/18: Ed Steck and Anselm Berrigan join the Segue Reading Series. Steck’s first collection, The Garden: Synthetic Environment for Analysis and SImulation (2013), is partly composed from a military intelligence technical text. Berrigan has collaborated with painter Jonathan Allen…
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How Accurate Is Chang-Rae Lee’s New Novel?
Perhaps American sci-fi is made to tell immigrant stories. And maybe there’s a reason why, during a 24-hour travel back to Taipei, I felt welcomed home by the collective voice of B-more. Kevin Tang’s review of Chang-rae Lee’s On Such a…
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Notable SF: 1/6–1/12
Monday 1/6: Quiet Lightning kicks off off its fifth year with a dinner ($3-5) and Junkdrawer spinning records from 6-7:30, when the readings will start. $7-10 (nobody turned away for lack of funds), Public Works (161 Erie St). Tuesday 1/7:…
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The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
Lately, it’s been so crappy out I’ve been wondering what I did to offend the fates, but I think they’ve now forgiven me, because it is a beautiful spring day.