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Sona Avakian
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The Rumpus Interview with Allison Hoover Bartlett
Have you ever loved a book enough to steal it? I have. A man named John Gilkey has. He’s stolen many. He has bibliokleptomania. He’s a man who can’t stop himself from stealing books.
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Missed Connections: The Rumpus Interview with Sophie Blackall
“Odd things happen in New York, which is why it’s such a great source of stories. Once I read a Missed Connection which took place on a train…”
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“Life Among the Pirates”
“The fact is, though, being pirated is the Peruvian equivalent of making the bestseller list. One writer I know ends all his readings by urging those in attendance to ‘buy my book before it gets pirated’. When I asked him…
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The Shorty Q&A With Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Matthew Bernstein Sycamore was one of the early organizers of Gay Shame which, among other things, takes a stance against marriage in all forms.