Rafael Frumkin

Rafael Frumkin is the author of two novels, The Comedown (2018) and Confidence (2023), and the short story collection Bugsy & Other Stories (2024). Confidence was a New York Times Editors’ Choice, one of the Washington Post’s Best Works of Fiction of 2023, and named one of the best books of the year by both CrimeReads and Them. The Comedown is currently being adapted into a television series by Freddie Highmore and Regina King at Starz. Rafael is an assistant professor of creative writing at Southern Illinois University, where he teaches both fiction and nonfiction. You can find him on Instagram at @jeansvaljeans, or follow his Substack, The Cosmic Cheeto.