R. A. Frumkin’s fiction, nonfiction, journalism, and criticism have appeared in Granta, Guernica, The Washington Post, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. Their first novel, The Comedown, was published by Henry Holt in 2018 and SEM Libri in 2019. They are an assistant professor of creative writing at Southern Illinois University and are currently at work on a second novel and a collection of short stories.