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Hauntings in the Kingdom of Money: Emily St. John Mandel’s The Glass Hotel

  • Glenn Bertram
  • May 26, 2021
There is an admiration, here, of the transitory soul.
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The Blacker the Berry, the Quicker They Shoot

  • Shamecca Harris
  • June 15, 2020
Fear is real. Pain is real. Loss is real. Suffering is real.
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Stay Free: Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha

  • Sean Carswell
  • January 22, 2020
Cha constructs a Los Angeles sharply different from most representations of the city.
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No One Is Disposable: Talking with Emma Copley Eisenberg

  • Sarah Perry
  • January 13, 2020
Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses THE THIRD RAINBOW GIRL.
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What to Read When You’re Feeling like a Criminal

  • The Rumpus
  • February 2, 2018
Rumpus editors share their favorite fiction, poetry, and nonfiction books that deal with crime, criminals, and the criminal justice system.
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: We Aren’t Killers; They Are

  • Leslie Jill Patterson
  • May 20, 2017
One story mirrors our identity—any of us could be falsely accused! The other tale is about the Other—because it’s unfathomable that one of us would commit murder. We aren’t killers; they are.
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The Rumpus Interview with Joe Ide

  • Gina Prescott
  • March 15, 2017
Joe Ide discusses his debut novel, IQ his writing process, and why he enjoys fly fishing.
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The Last Book I Loved: So Long, See You Tomorrow

  • Kevin Dean
  • December 20, 2016
By drawing us into his childhood, Maxwell shows us how to revisit our own. We become the storytellers of our own lives.
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Tragedy in Spades: a Crime Documentary (the Play)

  • Elissa Bassist
  • April 6, 2016
Probably internationally acclaimed playwright Liza Birkenmeier, dubbed “the next big thing” by someone somewhere, who wrote national bestseller “Funny Women #136: Recommendation Letter” is also here to help you with your weekend…
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The Last Book I Loved: The Loss of All Lost Things

  • Anjanette Delgado
  • March 15, 2016
I recognize something in the stories... It’s the culture of “I made it” versus the culture of staying behind, the culture of achievement versus the culture of guilt.
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The Rumpus Interview with J. Aaron Sanders

  • Joe Miller
  • February 29, 2016
J. Aaron Sanders discusses his debut novel, Speakers of the Dead, his writing process, and the wisdom of sharing his early drafts with his students.
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Photographing Crime

  • Lyz Lenz
  • December 17, 2015
It’s a paradox that many of the show’s images are strangely striking even if the crimes they represent are horrifying. Joseph Stalin had at least 750,000 executed between 1937 and…
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