A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews
A look back at the books we’ve reviewed in 2018!
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Posts Tagged: david sedaris
Notable Portland: 11/15 –11/21
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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Voices on Addiction: A Conversation with Kristi Coulter
This world doesn’t have to like me. But it does have to reckon with me, with my humanity.
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Notable Los Angeles: 6/25–7/1
Literary events in and around L.A. this month!
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Worth the Chuckles and Tears: Calypso by David Sedaris
Part of the magic of David Sedaris’s work stems from the simple truth that you really can’t laugh heartily until you’re hurting deeply.
...moreNotable NYC: 11/18–11/24
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Lola StVil
Lola StVil discusses her latest novel, Girls Like Me, how her characters demand to be written, what her family thinks of her writing career, and why representation is essential.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview #105: Miranda Pennington
In between book launch events, Miranda Pennington found time to discuss her bibliomemoir and more.
...moreNotable Los Angeles: 6/26–7/2
Monday 6/26: Mel Goodman discusses and signs Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider’s Account of the Politics of Intelligence. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. ALOUD presents An Evening with Roxane Gay. She will be discussing her new book, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, in conversation with journalist Ann Friedman. 7:30 p.m. at the Aratani Theatre. […]
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Samantha Irby
Samantha Irby discusses her new essay collection, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, all that comes along with writing about your life, and reading great horror books.
...moreNotable Twin Cities: 6/11-6/17
Monday 6/12: Dani Shapiro will present her new memoir, Hourglass. Magers & Quinn, 7 p.m., free. Tuesday 6/13: Check out the June Books & Bars! It’s a live performance and discussion centering around a monthly book, plus beer, and this month’s book is Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler. Indeed Brewing Company, 5:30 p.m., free. Wednesday 6/14: Kerri Miller of MPR News will interview Jacqueline Woodson about her latest novel, Another Brooklyn, an […]
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You Can’t Be a Snob with Bad Teeth: Talking with David Sedaris
David Sedaris discusses his new collection of diary entries, Theft By Finding, his love for book signings, and his inevitable return to IHOP.
...moreThe Rumpus Interview with Ben Tanzer
Ben Tanzer discusses his new essay collection Be Cool, why running is so important to him, and not being precious about his work.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jerald Walker
Jerald Walker discusses his memoir, The World in Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult, the story of his childhood in The Worldwide Church of God, and how the act of writing delivered him from bitterness.
...moreThe Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #64: Lianne Stokes
Hi there! We’re the two brunettes who hate sex. Sara-Kate hates sex because it’s too aerobic—she once sprained her foot. She lives in Kips Bay, loves candy, and wears exclusively rompers. Elisa Jordana hates sex because she abhors the human penis and all its functions. Not a fan of balls, either. She lives on the […]
...moreWeekly Geekery
Neurons act like Donald Trump. A beetle named for both Darwin and David Sedaris? It’s quiz time. Holy leaping electric eels! Books you can binge. The ultimate superhero is not Batman, says science. Martin Shkreli, Demon Pharmacist of Wall Street: the Musical.
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The Read Along: Kelsey Miller
The Read Along is a new column that offers a glimpse into the reading habits of real-life writers. Our first installment features Kelsey Miller, author of the memoir Big Girl and columnist at Refinery29.
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The Rumpus Interview with Isaac Oliver
Isaac Oliver, author of Intimacy Idiot, talks to us about Grindr, OkCupid, different forms of intimacy, and being single in NYC.
...moreVice Fiction Issue 2015
The VICE 2015 fiction issue was released online this week. It includes an interview with David Sedaris, a piece by Sarah Gerard about her crowdfunded book tour, and a short story, “The Surrogate,” by Ottessa Moshfegh.
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The Rumpus Interview with George Hodgman
Editor and author George Hodgman talks about his new memoir, Bettyville, what makes for a good memoir, and returning to his hometown of Paris, Missouri from New York to take care of his aging mother.
...moreBeach Games
For the New Yorker, David Sedaris writes about turtles, diets, and his family vacation on Emerald Isle.
...moreFitbitting
Diligent exercise can be an ordeal; reading David Sedaris wax poetic on diligent exercise isn’t. Over at the New Yorker, the essayist elaborates on his Fitbit, Australian housecleaning, and the problem with keeping a routine: I look back on the days I averaged only thirty thousand steps, and think, Honestly, how lazy can you get? […]
...moreNotable Chicago 10/27–11/2
Sunday 10/27: Every week, you’re invited to join poets and spectators alike for the Uptown Poetry Slam. This is where slam poetry began and where it continues to grow. 7 PM, $6, The Green Mill. Monday 10/28: If you’ve been working on a piece to be read aloud, may I suggest stopping by Do Not […]
...moreDavid Sedaris Writes Speeches for High Schoolers?
As strange as it might sound, according to an article in The Atlantic, American humorist David Sedaris included several vignettes in his new book Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc. that he specifically wrote for high school speech competitions called “forensics.” Sedaris states: Students take published short stories and essays, edit them down to a predetermined […]
...moreThe Sedaris Pizza Delivery Co.
By the comedy group Weak Nights. (via metafilter)
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