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The Rumpus Interview with LaShonda Katrice Barnett

Novelist LaShonda Katrice Barnett discusses her debut novel, Jam on the Vine, how becoming a historian taught her about plot, Muslims living in Texas in the 19th century, and the Missouri State Penitentiary, also known as “the bloodiest 47 acres in America.”

The Rumpus Interview with Tomas Q. Morin

Poet and translator Tomás Q. Morin discusses his recent translation of Pablo Neruda's The Heights of Macchu Picchu, his relationship to the poet, and the role of translation in the world today.

The Rumpus Interview with Tyler Gartzman

Rapper Tyler Gartzman talks about getting high, hypothetically making out with George Bush, not getting laid since high school, and how a white, Jewish kid in Atlanta became a talented hip-hop wordsmith.

The Rumpus Interview with Benjamin Parzybok

Author Benjamin Parzybok talks about his new novel, Sherwood Nation, climate fiction, the difference between post-collapse and post-apocalyptic, and how novels can predict the future if they try hard enough (and get lucky).

The Rumpus Interview with Laura van den Berg

Author Laura van den Berg talks to the Rumpus about why she thinks America is obsessed with dystopias, the intersection of surrealism and realism in her work, and choosing an ambiguous ending for her new novel, Find Me.

The Rumpus Interview with David Shields and Caleb Powell

Writers David Shields and Caleb Powell can't stop fighting, even about their new book-length argument and forthcoming film, I Think You're Totally Wrong.

The Rumpus Interview with Susanne Paola Antonetta

Poet and memoirist Susanne Paola Antonetta discusses literary bias, feminism, and the origin of her nom de plume.

The Rumpus Interview with Danez Smith

Poet Danez Smith discusses advocacy, translating spoken poetry for the page, and his new collection [Insert] Boy.

The Rumpus Interview with Elisa Albert

Elisa Albert discusses her new novel, After Birth, postpartum depression, childbearing, and the misogyny of modern medicine in pathologizing the normal processes of birth and the female body.

The Rumpus Interview with Elisa Ambrogio and Naomi Yang

Renaissance women Elisa Ambrogio and Naomi Yang discuss stop motion music videos, the female mythology of rock-n-roll, and giving ourselves permission to be creative, make music, and explore art in an intuitive way.

The Rumpus Interview with Kenny Porpora

Kenny Porpora discusses his memoir The Autumn Balloon, addiction and alcoholism, writing truthfully about his mother, falling asleep at Burger King with his laptop while drafting, and how he finally found his personal writing style.

The Rumpus Interview with Josh Weil

Writer Josh Weil talks about his novel, The Great Glass Sea, magical realism vs. science fiction, Russia’s experiments with mirrored satellites, his early days as an aspiring playwright, and how he uses fear as a fuel to accomplish his work.

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