Arundhati Roy
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What to Read When You’re a PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize Winner
The 2020 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize winners share books that have inspired them!
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Talking Haram Auntie Poetics: A Conversation with Fatimah Asghar
Fatimah Asghar discusses the new anthology she co-edited, HALAL IF YOU HEAR ME.
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What to Read When the Carnival Is Calling to You
Steph Post shares a list of books to celebrate her forthcoming novel, MIRACULUM.
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Congratulations to the NBCC Finalists!
We congratulate all of the NBCC finalists, and are especially pleased to have celebrated and featured the work of many of these writers on The Rumpus!
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Aurvi Sharma
Aurvi Sharma discusses her memoir-in-progress, finding inspiration in ancient women’s voices, and writing against erasure.
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family, from recent 2017 releases to longtime literary loves.
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Notable Los Angeles: 6/26–7/2
Monday 6/26: Mel Goodman discusses and signs Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider’s Account of the Politics of Intelligence. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. ALOUD presents An Evening with Roxane Gay. She will be discussing her new book, Hunger: A Memoir…
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Notable NYC: 6/17–6/23
Sunday 6/18: Sherman Alexie presents his memoir You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me. WORD Jersey City, 5 p.m., free. Monday 6/19: Arundhati Roy presents The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. BAM, 7:30 p.m., $25.
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The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Dipika Mukherjee
Telling a human story, with individuals experiencing the effects of an actual political issue—that’s my part in shaking the ground.
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Podcatcher #3: Poetry Jawns
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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The Rumpus Interview with Sunil Yapa
Sunil Yapa discusses his debut novel, Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist, radical empathy, growing up surrounded by politics, and losing the first draft of his novel in Chile.