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Akwaeke Emezi
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A Place for Magic, a Place for Joy: Talking with Keah Brown
Keah Brown discusses her debut essay collection, THE PRETTY ONE.
What to Read When You Want to Be Inspired by What Language Can Do
Peg Alford Pursell shares a reading list to celebrate her new story collection, A GIRL GOES INTO THE FOREST.
What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride
Rumpus editors share their favorite writing from LGBTQIA+ writers.
What to Read When You’re at the Bar
Miriam Parker shares a list of books to celebrate her debut novel, The Shortest Way Home.
What to Read When It’s Mental Health Month
Rumpus editors recommend books that shed light on what it means to live with mental illness.
Uncovering Buried Roots: Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater
There are two ways to read Freshwater: there is the knowing and the unknowing.
A Spirit Born into a Human Body: Talking with Akwaeke Emezi
Akwaeke Emezi discusses her debut novel, Freshwater, her public and private identities, and deciding when to translate culture for readers.