We Can Be Both Torn and Whole: Talking with Jeannine Ouellette
Jeannine Ouelette discusses her debut memoir, THE PART THAT BURNS.
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Loving Something That May Destroy Us: A Conversation with Angie Cruz
Angie Cruz discusses her newest novel, DOMINICANA.
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No Unnecessary Touching: A Conversation with C. Kubasta
C. Kubasta discusses her new collection, ABJECTIFICATION: STORIES & TRUTHS.
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Completely Embodied: Talking with K-Ming Chang
K-Ming Chang discusses her debut novel, BESTIARY.
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A Very Queer Book: Talking with Carter Sickels
Carter Sickels discusses his new novel, THE PRETTIEST STAR.
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Voices on Addiction: A Conversation with Erin Khar
Erin Khar discusses her debut memoir, STRUNG OUT.
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Not All of Us Are on Vacation: Talking with Jason Allen
Jason Allen discusses his debut novel, THE EAST END.
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Bringing the Fun Back: Talking with Andrea Lawlor
Andrea Lawlor discusses PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL.
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What to Read When Straightforward Stories Aren’t Enough
Brittany Hailer shares a list of books to celebrate her debut, THE ANIMAL YOU’LL SURELY BECOME.
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The Outsider: A Conversation with Michelle Tea
Michelle Tea discusses her forthcoming collection, Against Memoir, out tomorrow from Amethyst Editions/The Feminist Press.
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What to Read When You Need to Understand How to Live
Michelle Tea shares a reading list in celebration of her forthcoming book, Against Memoir, out May 8 from Amethyst Editions/The Feminist Press.
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Change Is Necessary: A Conversation with Kristen Arnett
Kristen Arnett discusses her debut collection, Felt in the Jaw, how place informs writing, and deciding to hold her book release party at a local 7-Eleven.
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What to Read When Everyone Is Talking about Rape
A list of memoirs, fiction, poetry collections, and nonfiction that deal with rape culture and the many ways that is shapes our society and the women and men who live within it.
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The Rumpus Interview with Brit Bennett
Brit Bennett discusses her debut novel The Mothers, investigating “what-if” moments, and navigating racism in white spaces.
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Fairy Tales, Trauma, Writing into Dissociation
Our bodies are incredible and intelligent things.
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(K)ink: Writing While Deviant: Amber Dawn
What do we as writers tell each other about the intersections of trauma and desire? How do we encourage (or discourage) each other to reveal the power and tensions in those margins?
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The Rumpus Interview with Deborah Reed
Author Deborah Reed discusses her latest novel, Olivay, the necessity of fire, Los Angeles anxiety, and how she found fulfillment at the edge of the American West.
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The Rumpus Interview with Megan Kruse
Author Megan Kruse talks about her debut novel, Call Me Home, queer characters in rural places, sibling relationships, and how the music of Lucinda Williams inspires her.
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“If I ever caught you spun, we’d be over. Only one of us gets to be fucked up at a time.”
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