The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Adrienne Christian
Adrienne Christian discusses her newest collection, WORN.
...moreAdrienne Christian discusses her newest collection, WORN.
...moreThere are many ways to be ripped to shreds.
...moreThere was a right way and a wrong way to do things, and those shoes were wrong.
...moreRebecca McClanahan discusses her new memoir-in-essays, IN THE KEY OF NEW YORK CITY.
...moreEnzo Silon Surin discusses his debut poetry collection, WHEN MY BODY WAS A CLINCHED FIST.
...moreMore than a longing for an origin story, Hernandez Castillo’s memoir is an attempt to bring the invisible to light.
...moreLuckily, Wiener offers us more than eloquent masochism.
...moreWhat my mind cannot yet fathom, my body already knows.
...moreRamiza Shamoun Koya discusses her debut novel, THE ROYAL ABDULS.
...moreWe met in a dorm hallway, half past midnight.
...more“Ty is, you know, tied in a knot. On a very old shoe.”
...moreBut then, full of longing to be someone other than I was, his work seemed perfect.
...moreHow do you go on when the losses seem unbearable?
...moreAriel Francisco discusses his forthcoming second collection, A SINKING SHIP IS STILL A SHIP.
...moreLiterary events in and around NYC this week!
...moreReema’s book teems with gorgeous metaphors.
...moreRabeah Ghaffari discusses her debut novel, TO KEEP THE SUN ALIVE.
...moreLiterary events in and around New York City this week!
...moreIndie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
...moreIf you are a New York resident, vote today!
...moreLiterary events in and around New York City this week!
...more[S]quint at the story one way and you see a woman’s life hollowed out by the very privilege that allows her to coast; look at it from another angle and you see a regular person living a multi-faceted, flawed life.
...moreAll around me were strangers. All around me were friends. A dark glittering sea of fists. What a terrible, wonderful thing, to be welcomed into this fellowship at last.
...moreWithout men around to impress, I discovered my own taste—what desire meant beyond the desire to be desirable.
...moreIndie bookstores news from across the country and around the world!
...moreAllyson McCabe talks with Anthony DeCurtis, author and music journalist, about the art of the interview, his friendship with Lou Reed, and teaching in the digital age.
...more“I wasn’t scared about being personal. It’s an open dialogue to myself, to my sister, to my father.”
...moreThe founders of Transit Books discuss Wioletta Greg’s debut novel, Swallowing Mercury, and the challenges and rewards that come with starting a small independent press.
...moreLiterary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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