From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction: Mr. Burley
My favorite was usually the smallest, the most alive.
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Posts Tagged: autofiction
Stained with Autobiography: Talking with Christopher Gonzalez
Christopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.
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A Psychogeographical Bildungsroman: Talking with Jo Hamya
Jo Hamya discusses her debut novel, THREE ROOMS.
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That Moment of Transition: Talking with Musa Okwonga
Musa Okwonga discusses IN THE END, IT WAS ALL ABOUT LOVE and ONE OF THEM.
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Nowhere to Go but Deeper into the Self: Lauren Oyler’s Fake Accounts
Who said great literature has to make the reader feel good?
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Fundamentally, Necessarily Vulnerable: A Conversation with jamie hood
jamie hood discusses her debut book, HOW TO BE A GOOD GIRL.
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I’m Cold, Please Touch Me: The Freezer Door by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Sycamore wrote this book long before pandemic time, and yet it couldn’t have arrived at a better moment.
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Everything Is Malleable: Talking with Lauren Oyler
Lauren Oyler discusses her debut novel, FAKE ACCOUNTS.
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When Ideals Meet Reality: The Contradictions by Sophie Yanow
You want to live by your ideals, but it’s hard to make them align with reality.
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Dark and Light at the Same Time: A Conversation with Fariha Róisín
Fariha Róisín discusses her debut novel, LIKE A BIRD.
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Criticism as a Life Practice: A Conversation with Yxta Maya Murray
Yxta Maya Murray discusses her new novel, ART IS EVERTHING.
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Letting Pleasure Lead: A Conversation with Kyle McCarthy
Kyle McCarthy discusses her debut novel, EVERYONE KNOWS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU.
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The Category of Pretend: A Conversation with Makenna Goodman and Brian Gresko
Who am I and where do I go from here?
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Imagination as Oasis: A Conversation with Sulaiman Addonia
Sulaiman Addonia discusses his new novel, SILENCE IS MY MOTHER TONGUE.
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Writing as Construction of the Self: Talking with Matthew Salesses
Matthew Salesses discusses his new novel, DISAPPEAR DOPPELGÄNGER DISAPPEAR.
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Deep Wells: A Conversation with Rebecca McClanahan
Rebecca McClanahan discusses her new memoir-in-essays, IN THE KEY OF NEW YORK CITY.
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A Little Bit Irreverent, a Little Bit Truthful: Talking with Megan Cummins
Megan Cummins discusses her debut story collection, IF THE BODY ALLOWS IT.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #230: Carley Moore
“I like to tell my secrets.”
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Against Respectability: A Conversation with Raven Leilani
Raven Leilani discusses her debut novel, LUSTER.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #227: Karen Salyer McElmurray
“You’re solving this mystery, you’re taking this journey, but that’s only an opening to another journey.”
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Lauren J. Sharkey
Lauren J. Sharkey discusses her debut novel, INCONVENIENT DAUGHTER.
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Fractured Realities: Me & Other Writing by Marguerite Duras
We fail in sympathy with the world, but we write apart from it.
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How to Write about Nothing: Kate Zambreno’s Drifts
But the evasion is purposeful, and the purpose is to marvelous effect.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview #210: Melissa Ragsly
“I am the salt; the stories are the food.”
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Turning the Tide: A Conversation with Tope Folarin
Tope Folarin discusses his debut novel, A PARTICULAR KIND OF BLACK MAN.
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Moral Fiction: Talking with Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor discusses his debut novel, REAL LIFE.
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On Tragedy and Strength: Making Space for Our Stories
I love that—working towards not having regret, in art and in life.
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Just Do Something: Talking with Sam Farahmand
Sam Farahmand discusses his debut novel, CHIMERO.
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Telling a Good Story: A Conversation with Lisa Lenzo
Lisa Lenzo discusses her new story collection, UNBLINKING.
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Borders and Boundaries: Talking with Irina Reyn
Irina Reyn discusses her new novel, MOTHER COUNTRY.
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