A New Game in Town

The Rumpus, overseen by author Stephen Elliot, with Andrew Foster Altschul, author of Lady Lazarus and the subject of a recent New Voices interview here at the blog, serving as the books editor, has launched. A recent press release calls this online publication "a single source for books, music, movies, art, sex and politics...The site has already compiled a formidable selection of original content, including interviews with Malcolm Gladwell, James Frey, Steven Soderbergh and Mary Roach, and essays by Po Bronson, Dan Chaon and Robin Romm, just to name a few. Also unique to TheRumpus.net is its stable of exclusive blogs, with authors such as Rick Moody on independent music, Jerry Stahl on life after 50, Bitchy Jones on the intersection of dominance and domesticity, political humor by Will Durst, and tales of an 'anonymous Chicago cop.'"

As space for book reviews continues to dwindle in many print publications, it's always exciting to see other interesting, high-quality venues for reviews and conversation about arts and culture popping up.