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Dear McSweeney’s: Two Letters from Stephen Elliott
I’ve been traveling for two weeks and people prone to the kind of thoughts I’m prone to should never be alone out in the world.
An Oral History of Myself #15: Neil Elliott
This is probably one of those interviews where I should keep my mouth shut but you're my son.
LA LitCrawl: “Growth Spurt”
The Rumpus presents GROWTH SPURT: STORIES OF RADICAL BECOMING at LitCrawl LA: NoHo! LA LitCrawl Round 2: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 8:00–8:45 p.m. The Fat Dog 11050 Magnolia Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91601…
Life Into Art: Memoirs Adapted for Television and Film
On Saturday, October 17th, join Rumpus founding editor Stephen Elliott, along with Susan Orlean, Jerry Stahl, and Evan Wright, for a panel discussion hosted by Derrick C. Brown about what it’s like to…
Honesty, Truth, and the Facts
At Vulture, Rumpus founder Stephen Elliott writes about seeing “himself” on screen in the film adaptation of The Adderall Diaries.
This Week in Short Fiction: A Guide to AWP
It’s that time of year again, where writers young and old, from all corners of the country, come to congregate in one gigantic, frenetic, neurotic, alcohol-infused crowd, in a couple…
Notable NYC: 11/8–11/14
Saturday 11/8: Brooklyn Comic Arts Festival. Mt. Carmel Church, 11 a.m., free. Elizabeth Lopeman reads Trans Europe Express (November 2014) about an American au pair considering abandoning her host family.…
Strand and The Rumpus Special Event!
If you’re in NYC, swing by the Strand tomorrow at 7 p.m. to hear Rumpus columnist Thomas Page McBee present his new memoir Man Alive. The author explores manhood, identity,…
Notable NYC: 10/25–10/31
Saturday 10/25: Natalie Harnett, Anthony Breznican, Helen Wan, and Nicole Kear are the latest Sackett Street Writers. BookCourt, 7 p.m., free. Erica Lewis, Betsy Andrews, Claire Caldwell, and A. H.…
Ted Wilson Turns Five!
Congratulations and happy anniversary to Ted Wilson, who has been bringing us his reviews of the world for five years today! Here’s a personal message from Rumpus founder Stephen Elliott.
Notable NYC: 9/13–9/19
Saturday 9/13: Sara Lippman reads from collection of stories, Doll Palace. BookCourt, 7 p.m., free. Mitchell S. Jackson, Porochista Khakpour, Gabriel Roth, and Elissa Schappell read as part of LitCrawl,…