Ruefle’s books are consistently among Wave’s topsellers.  Ruefle is a favorite figure in the literary media, and her books have gotten strong reviews in outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Paris Review; she has already recorded an interview in Bookworm discussing Dunce, which will air near its publication. 

Dunce shows Ruefle at the height of her poetic talents, with new approaches and styles and yet still in her highly recognizable voice.  Ruefle commands great respect from literary communities - in part for the tenacity of creative values - and her backlist titles are still frequently discussed among established readers and being discovered by younger ones.