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The Rumpus interview with Jeremy P. Bushnell

  • Ricardo Herrera Bandrich
  • December 12, 2016
Jeremy P. Bushnell discusses his new novel, The Insides, themes of consent, and designing a post-apocalyptic board game.
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The Rumpus Interview with Belle Boggs

  • Yvonne Conza
  • November 11, 2016
Belle Boggs discusses The Art of Waiting about navigating through the difficulties of conception and fertility treatment.
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The Night Faerie

  • Christopher Locke
  • November 9, 2016
We were all free-falling, and there was no one, nothing, to catch us.
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The Rumpus Interview with Bronwen Dickey

  • Jonathan McDaniel
  • October 3, 2016
Bronwen Dickey discusses Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon, her examination of one of the most feared dog breeds, how the media changes perceptions, and what Eliza Doolittle might have to say about this.
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Cats, Comics, and Conservation

  • Stephanie Bento
  • August 31, 2016
Some find it strange that a person known for her novels and poetry would take to writing comic books called Angel Catbird. But I myself don’t find it very strange. Read an…
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Wildlife of Unknown Status

  • Clinton Crockett Peters
  • August 24, 2016
The only way forward when you’re lost in the woods, Frost once wrote, is straight ahead. But where is the Florida jungle straight?
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Flea and Koko

  • Liz Wood
  • August 23, 2016
The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist recently got together with Koko, the exceptional gorilla who famously learned sign language and proved the intelligence of our mammalian ancestors along with their depth of…
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Weekly Geekery

  • Julia Ostmann
  • July 12, 2016
New York Times readers who ignore The Economist: Danger, groupthink ahead. Data suggests police de-escalation can work. Goats have feelings, too. (Sheep, not so much.) Babies brainwash you with their cuteness. If…
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Podcatcher #3: Poetry Jawns

  • P.E. Garcia
  • July 6, 2016
Emma Sanders and Alina Pleskova charm us with their affection for each other, DIY ethos, and belief on Poetry Jawns, what matters is the work.
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Don’t Kill the Dogs!

  • Victor Luo
  • June 23, 2016
For many stories, death is an inciting incident that forces plot to move forward (looking at you, Game of Thrones). We’re so accustomed to stories where people die, it would seem…
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Tania James

  • Deesha Philyaw
  • May 4, 2016
Tania James discusses her most recent novel, The Tusk That Did the Damage, the challenges of writing an elephant narrator, and the moment when she knew she could be a writer.
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Podcatcher #1: Oh No, Ross and Carrie!

  • P.E. Garcia
  • April 18, 2016
In the first installment of our new column all about podcasts, we talk with Ross Blocher and Carrie Poppy of Oh No, Ross and Carrie!.
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