Interviews
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The Rumpus Interview with Kevin Brockmeier
Writer Kevin Brockmeier talks about his memoir A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip, the painful nature of seventh grade, treading the line between fact and fiction, and why he would save Karen Russell in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.
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The Rumpus Interview with Anthony Doerr
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 Ethel Rohan
Writer Ethel Rohan talks about Out of Dublin, her memoir in e-book form, as well as growing up in Ireland, her awe for human endurance, and giving voice to the silent.
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The Rumpus Interview with Janet Mock
Writer and activist Janet Mock sits down to discuss her memoir, Redefining Realness, the representation (and misrepresentation) of trans stories in the media, family narratives, and the continued difficulties of writing about sex work.
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The Rumpus Interview with Julian Tepper
Writer and musician Julian Tepper talks about his first novel Balls, the social stigmas surrounding illness, the appeal of lounge jazz pianists, and the imaginary boredom of Philip Roth.
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The Rumpus Interview with Enver Gjokaj
With an identical twin brother, a name that looks like a poorly constructed anagram, and an amazing talent for embodying different personas, there are a lot of reasons to believe Enver Gjokaj is not a real person.
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The Rumpus Interview with Annalee Newitz
Annalee Newitz, editor-in-chief of io9.com and author of Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive A Mass Extinction, discusses the state of the planet, long-term planning, and the admirable survival instincts of the Lystrosaurus.
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The Rumpus Interview with Summer Pierre
Writer and illustrator Summer Pierre talks about the business of publishing books, no longer feeling lost to the fantasy of what it means to be a published writer, and how the experience of having her book go out of print…
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The Rumpus Interview with Walter Kirn
Writer Walter Kirn talks about his latest book, Blood Will Out, the art of deception, interviewing himself for the New York Times, and one-upping George Clooney.
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The Rumpus Interview with Nathan Deuel
Nathan Deuel discussees his collection of essays, Friday Was The Bomb: Five Years in the Middle East, and his attempts to encapsulate cultures so often misunderstood and misrepresented by American media.
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The Rumpus Interview with David James Poissant
David James Poissant talks about his debut collection, The Heaven of Animals, revisiting story characters in novels, and the differences between realist and “glowing baby stories.”
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The Rumpus Interview with Laura Cogan and Oscar Villalon
Laura Cogan and Oscar Villalon, the editors of ZYZZYVA, sit down to discuss the literary journal’s 100th issue, thriving as a print publication in the digital age, and being a staple of San Francisco’s cultural community.