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That Little Bit of Magic: A Conversation with Ramiza Shamoun Koya

  • Alex Behr
  • May 18, 2020
Ramiza Shamoun Koya discusses her debut novel, THE ROYAL ABDULS.
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It’s a Beautiful (Toxic) Life

  • Mary Mandeville
  • May 6, 2020
My defensiveness has never been what’s saved me.
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Father Time Is Undefeated

  • Chris Ames
  • February 25, 2020
It’s a strange thing, seeing a reliable machine fail. Seeing a hero crash to earth.
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Rice Cake Love

  • Breann Wong
  • December 5, 2019
I’ll always wish for one last dim sum, one more time to hear the words “I love you, too.”
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Voices on Addiction: Jokerman

  • Dorian Fox
  • November 25, 2019
My family rarely throws the word addiction around. If we do, it is whispered.
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Translating Desire: The Erotic-Macabre Poetry of Joyce Mansour

  • Emilie Moorhouse
  • November 18, 2019
...women’s writing has often been deemed too dark, too sultry, too frigid, too hysterical.
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Otherwordly: Talking with Rosebud Ben-Oni

  • Janet Rodriguez
  • November 6, 2019
Rosebud Ben-Oni discusses her new collection, TURN AROUND, BRXGHT XYXS.
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Turning Purple: Blood Feast

  • Leigh Hopkins
  • November 5, 2019
It isn’t until I look at my wife’s face that I can feel my own fear.
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So Funny It Kills: Getting Serious with Leland Cheuk

  • Kim Liao
  • October 25, 2019
Leland Cheuk discusses his new novel, NO GOOD VERY BAD ASIAN.
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Doesn’t It Keep You Up at Night?

  • Joe Nasta
  • October 9, 2019
The dark holds me as long as I will let it.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #192: Lara Vapnyar

  • Svetlana Satchkova
  • September 12, 2019
“This novel is my most intimate and biographical.”
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No One Can Be Saved: A Conversation with Amanda Goldblatt

  • Diane Cook
  • September 3, 2019
Amanda Goldblatt discusses her debut novel, HARD MOUTH.
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