Rafael Frumkin is the author of the novels The Comedown and Confidence and the short story collection Bugsy. Confidence was named a New York Times Editor’s Choice and one of the Washington Post’s 50 Best Books of 2023. Bugsy was longlisted for the 2024 Story Prize. Frumkin’s writing explores themes of identity, duplicity, and the American Dream. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, The Cut and Granta, among other outlets. She holds a B.A. from Carleton College and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.