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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Angie Thomas
Writer Angie Thomas grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, in a neighborhood plagued by drug dealing and gun violence. While earning her BFA in creative writing at Belhaven University, a predominantly white...
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Erika L. Sánchez
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Erika L. Sánchez about her new collection Lessons on Expulsion, pushing back against sexism and misogyny, being a troublemaker, and donkeys. This is an edited...
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Samantha Irby
An interview with Samantha Irby isn’t so much an interview as it is catching up with a friend—a friend who is as forthright and self-deprecating in conversation as she is in her writing, and who, at...
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What to Read When You Want to Read an “Uncomfortable” Book
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is no stranger to the American Library Association’s “Banned or Challenged Books” list. Even so, the news caused quite a stir among fans and advocates of literary...
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What to Read When: A Holiday Gift Guide for Kids
With Thanksgiving less than a week away, to be followed by Black Friday—keep an eye out for our own big sale next Friday—and Cyber Monday, the weeks of shopping leading up to Christmas have begun....
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What to Read When They Won’t Take the Guns Away
It’s been just a week since the last horrifying school shooting in the US. We at The Rumpus remain certain that America’s gun-loving culture which prioritizes the individual freedoms of white men over...
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Smart Girls, Weird Magic: Talking with Kendra Fortmeyer
Kendra Fortmeyer is no manic pixie dream girl—although she has been known to rock a pair of fairy wings every now and then. You could easily be forgiven for thinking she might have some kind of magical...
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What to Read When Trying to Figure Out Who You Are
Growing up I didn’t have many real-life role models for how to be a girl. Because we were constantly on the move, I didn’t have many friends. I was determined not to be like my mother, and my four...
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