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Nancy Smith

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Nancy Smith is a writer and graphic designer. Her work has been published in Paper, The Believer, Seattle Weekly, Resonance, and Communication Arts. She has an M.A. in Media Studies and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She is currently working on a Ph.D in Communication and Culture at Indiana University. She blogs about books, design, and technology here: somequietfuture.com
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The Rumpus Interview with Anthony Doerr

  • Nancy Smith
  • May 28, 2014
Novelist and short story writer Anthony Doerr sits down to discuss supplementing research with imagination, conjuring "a time when radio was still a miracle," and why writers should use the textures and sensory details at their disposal.
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The Rumpus Interview with Adam Ross

  • Nancy Smith
  • August 30, 2012
Adam Ross discusses his path to writing, his books and influences, and what life is like in Nashville.
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The Rumpus Interview with Colson Whitehead

  • Nancy Smith
  • July 17, 2012
"I write books and either people read them or they don't read them. The rise of Facebook or e-books doesn’t change the difficulty level of writing sentences and thinking up new ideas."
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Radio Ambulante: This Latin American Life

  • Nancy Smith
  • June 21, 2012
We talked with author Daniel Alarcón about Radio Ambulante, a monthly Spanish-language radio program showcasing compelling human stories from around Latin America and the United States.
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Magazine Review #12: Radio Silence

  • Nancy Smith
  • June 11, 2012
What is the impact on the human condition when we expect to have everything we want, whenever we want it? So asks Zach Rogue in the first issue of Radio…
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The Rumpus Interview with Tupelo Hassman

  • Nancy Smith
  • May 7, 2012
Girlchild, Tupelo Hassman’s stunning debut novel, follows Rory Dawn Hendrix through a rough childhood in the Calle. “Just north of Reno and just south of nowhere is a town full…
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Magazine Review #11: AWP Lit Mag Round-Up

  • Nancy Smith
  • March 26, 2012
The book fair was the highlight of AWP Chicago for me. Sure, there was the misguided, and somewhat enraging debate over John D’Agata’s The Lifespan of a Fact, or the…
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Magazine Review #10: Esopus, Issue #17

  • Nancy Smith
  • January 2, 2012
Reading Esopus is more akin to walking around an art gallery than flipping through a publication. While technically a magazine, in the sense that it’s a bound stack of paper,…
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Magazine Review #9: The Coffin Factory, Issue #1

  • Nancy Smith
  • November 18, 2011
The Coffin Factory bills itself as the “magazine for people who love books,” and there is no better way to describe this magazine. Based in Brooklyn, and published three times…
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Magazine Review #8: Boat Magazine, Issue 1

  • Nancy Smith
  • October 18, 2011
Boat Studio, a small creative firm based in London, packed up their office and moved to Sarajevo for a month to make a magazine. The idea: to get people to…
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The Rumpus Original Combo with Justin Torres

  • Nancy Smith
  • October 6, 2011
Justin Torres has had a lot of jobs. He worked on a farm. He walked dogs. He drove a truck, picking up donations around New England. He even had a stint at Brainwash, folding laundry. Thankfully, along the way he began writing, and his debut novel We the Animals was released in September.
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We the Animals

  • Nancy Smith
  • October 6, 2011
We the Animals, the beautiful debut novel from Justin Torres, moves in small moments. Tiny chapters, spare prose, and meticulous sentences take us through the complicated, messy childhood of three…
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