Interviews
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The Rumpus Interview with Jess Walter
Novelist and short story writer Jess Walter explores fathers and sons, addiction, creating a Statistical Abstract, finding inspiration in the grocery store, and writing from a pure place of empathy.
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The Rumpus Interview with Karl Briedrick of Speck Mountain
Lyrically, it’s about longing for something to change, longing for something to happen within the context of a relationship where it hasn’t felt like anything’s been happening for a long time.
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The Rumpus Interview with Elliott Holt
Writer and Rumpus contributor Elliott Holt sits down to discuss her debut novel, You Are One of Them, her preoccupation with secrets, and working in 1990s Moscow during Russia’s economic transition.
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Public Sex, Private Lives: The Rumpus Interview with Simone Jude
I wanted to present three complicated portraits that raise important questions, not just about what it means to be a porn performer, but what it means to be a sexually open woman
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The Rumpus Interview with Caroline Paul and Wendy MacNaughton
Discussing their collaborative book, Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology, Caroline Paul and Wendy MacNaughton tackle neighbors, sexuality, and the fetishization of pets.
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The Rumpus Interview with Adam Braver
Adam Braver is a novelist, professor, and human rights activist, though not always in that order.
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The Rumpus Interview with Missy Mazzoli
We talked to composer-performer Missy Mazzoli about the sometimes invisible world of new classical music, her relation to it, and what she’s doing to help to redefine what it means to be a composer in the 21st century.
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The Rumpus Interview with Colum McCann
Novelist Colum McCann sits down and talks about his latest book, the musicality of voice, weaving the fictional with the historical, and the importance of failure.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jason Polan, Part II
Artist Jason Polan talks about drawing in dreams and on wet windows, black-and-white rainbows, and the largest thing he’s ever made.
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The Rumpus Interview with Michael Helm
One of the key themes of Helm’s novels is whether or not imagination can help humanity deal with a troubled past. Can the stories we tell about each other…help us reach some sort of peace?
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The Rumpus Interview with Dawn Oberg
Dawn Oberg’s writing covers a range simultaneously comedic and biting, sad and sardonic. Her music finds a new way to twist the knife in, or maybe deliver an earnest compliment, while never allowing a listener to pin her down.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jason Polan, Part I
An illustrated look at the life and times of Jason Polan, the artist behind Michelle Tea’s newest book, Mermaid in Chelsea Creek.