Rumpus Book Club Excerpt: Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez
An excerpt from Morgan Talty’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING REZ out from Tin House in July 2022.
...moreAn excerpt from Morgan Talty’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING REZ out from Tin House in July 2022.
...moreWhat does a growth of new grass on a hillside in spring make you feel? Is it a mixture of nostalgia and hope? Or what does a distant mountain range wreathed in a crown of clouds make you feel?
...moreThough the temperatures may suggest otherwise, it’s time to start thinking about summertime reads. Our June book club picks are Night of the Living Rez, a debut collection of stories by Morgan Talty, and Refuse to Disappear, by Tara Betts.
...moreElissa Washuta discusses her new essay collection, WHITE MAGIC.
...more“You should only bluff if you are prepared for the life it brings you,” my dad said. “You bluff, then you can’t go back.”
...moreJocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses her debut story collection, MY MONTICELLO.
...moreAn illustrated review of Elissa Washuta’s new essay collection, WHITE MAGIC!
...moreLilly Dancyger discusses her debut essay collection, NEGATIVE SPACE.
...more“Yes: in terms of an authorial presence, I tried to tread lightly.”
...moreMark Eisner shares a reading list to celebrate RESISTENCIA: POEMS OF PROTEST AND REVOLUTION.
...moreThe moment presented itself at dusk the following day.
...moreHow had he seen me upon this initial meeting? How had I seen him?
...moreAda followed her song deeper into the bush, until the windmill loomed up before her.
...moreMegan Fernandes discusses her new collection of poetry, GOOD BOYS.
...moreJenn Shapland discusses her debut book, MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CARSON MCCULLERS.
...moreOur love of the superfluous is helpful in better understanding ourselves.
...moreE. J. Koh discusses her debut memoir, THE MAGICAL LANGUAGE OF OTHERS.
...moreJenn Shapland discusses MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CARSON MCCULLERS.
...moreFind out what The Rumpus Book Club is reading in January!
...moreJeannie Vanasco discusses her new memoir, THINGS WE DIDN’T TALK ABOUT WHEN I WAS A GIRL.
...more“This novel is my most intimate and biographical.”
...moreFind out what The Rumpus Book Club is reading in September!
...moreCourtney Maum discusses her new novel, COSTALEGRE.
...moreKristen Arnett discusses her new novel, MOSTLY DEAD THINGS.
...moreMorgan Parker discusses her newest collection, MAGICAL NEGRO.
...moreA weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
...moreThrough her work with Doctors Without Borders, Caitlin L. Chandler offers us a glimpse of what life is like on the Syrian border for Guernica. For Real Life magazine, Christopher Schaberg examines the symbolism of airports as “fraught borderlands” perfect for a protest. Here at The Rumpus, Katharine Coldiron takes our minds for a spin around the concepts of […]
...moreTobias Carroll discusses his newest collection Transitory, the influence of film on his writing, and getting good news at bad times.
...morePatrick Madden teaches writing at Brigham Young University and is the author of the essay collection Quotidiana. His essays frequently appear in literary magazines and have been featured in The Best Creative Nonfiction and The Best American Spiritual Writing anthologies. He pays close attention to the details of the every day, infusing humor and self-deprecation, combining […]
...moreTerry McDonell talks about his new memoir The Accidental Life and his career in the magazine business, which spans the beginning of New Journalism through the digital revolution.
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