Any Day Now: A Conversation with Anjali Sachdeva
Anjali Sachdeva discusses her debut story collection, ALL THE NAMES THEY USED FOR GOD.
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What to Read When Beach Weather Arrives
Rumpus editors suggest some of their favorite summertime reads!
VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado discusses Her Body and Other Parties, riffing off the work of others, and how writing is like solving a math problem.
What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family, from recent 2017 releases to longtime literary loves.
HORN! REVIEWS: Her Body and Other Parties
Sounds come from just outside—and then just outside that.
The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Jon McGregor
Jon McGregor discusses his newest novel, Reservoir 13, his writing process, and why he chose not to sidestep the "missing girl" trope.
The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado discusses her debut story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, her favorite horror writers and movies, and writing the book(s) she's always wanted to read.
What to Read When Everyone Is Talking about Rape
A list of memoirs, fiction, poetry collections, and nonfiction that deal with rape culture and the many ways that is shapes our society and the women and men who live within it.
Between Autonomy and Powerlessness: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Women’s bodies signify so much, both to ourselves and others, that inhabiting them and having ownership over them often feel like two different states of being.
What We’re Reading in September!
We are thrilled to share that our September Book Club selection is Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf Press, October 2017)! In this highly anticipated debut collection, Machado bends genre to shape…
What to Read When You Need Some Good News
Take a quick break from the apocalyptic news and end your week with this list of books to eagerly anticipate (assuming the world doesn't end) instead!
This Week in Short Fiction
This week, the latest issue of Gulf Coast has a new Carmen Maria Machado short story about body acceptance—or, rather, the opposite. In “Eight Bites,” a woman decides to undergo…