The Rumpus Interview with Tom Barbash
Tom Barbash talks shop about writing short stories, why one person's "unlikeable" character may be another's "lovable," and what makes writers dangerous.
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The Rumpus Interview with Audrey Petty
In the gripping first-person accounts of High Rise Stories, former residents of Chicago’s iconic public housing projects describe life in the now-demolished high rises.
The Rumpus Interview with Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
Memoirist, playwright, and short story writer Saïd Sayrafiezadeh discusses his choice to link stories together using an unnamed war, writing without a game plan, and the stasis in his own life that ultimately took shape in the lives of his characters.
The Rumpus Interview with Nelly Reifler
Writer Nelly Reifler talks about her latest book, Elect H. Mouse State Judge, the bodies of characters, weird writing exercises, and revisiting one's childhood.
The Rumpus Interview with Eli Brown
Novelist Eli Brown talks about his creative process, the relationship between writing and visual art, how to correctly define a "pirate," and his past days as a legitimate martial arts expert.
The Rumpus Interview with Nina Schuyler
Nina Schuyler discusses her latest novel, The Translator, and delves into its narrative of missed meanings, severed connections, and self-renewal.
The Rumpus Interview with Kelly Braffet and Lisa Lutz
Megan Abbott convenes a virtual roundtable with writers Kelly Braffet and Lisa Lutz to tackle whether we're in a post-genre literary world, and discuss, among other things, bank heists, bitch-slapping, and French rats.
The Rumpus Interview with April Flores and Carlos Batts
Carlos Batts, an award-winning photographer/director, and April Flores, a model/actress plus-sized adult film star, chat with us about their collaborative book, Fat Girl.
The Rumpus Interview with Nathaniel Kressen
Nathaniel Kressen, writer and co-founder of Second Skin Books, discusses his experience creating a book from start to finish, the importance of editing, and the difference between self-publishing and independent publishing.
The Rumpus Interview with Brian Lindstrom
We talk to filmmaker Brian Lindstrom about his latest project, Alien Boy, the creative process behind documentary filmmaking, and his personal and artistic relationship with his wife, Cheryl Strayed.
The Rumpus Interview with Ashley Cardiff
Ashley Cardiff, author of the recently-published Night Terrors: Sex, Dating, Puberty and Other Alarming Things, talks to us about the challenges of the sexy memoir, privacy, style, and poses the question of whether or not Axl Rose counts as a recluse.
The Rumpus Interview with John Dufresne
John Dufresne writes his characters so well, renders them in such a vivid, three-dimensional way, because of [his] genuine affection for people. He is fascinated by human beings—who we are, what we do, and why...