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Anger Is the Engine: A Conversation with Lilly Dancyger

  • Michele Filgate
  • October 28, 2019
Lilly Dancyger discusses BURN IT DOWN: WOMEN WRITING ABOUT ANGER.
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The Precipice of Possibility: Leslie Jamison’s Make It Scream, Make It Burn

  • Zakiya Harris
  • October 9, 2019
This thrill that comes with being on the precipice of possibility runs rampant throughout Make It Scream, Make It Burn.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • July 24, 2019
Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton discusses SHAPES OF NATIVE NONFICTION.
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The Brain Wants What It Wants: Talking with Elisa Gabbert

  • Tyler Barton
  • July 5, 2019
Elisa Gabbert discusses her newest book, THE WORD PRETTY.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Michele Filgate

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • May 22, 2019
Michele Filgate discusses WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON'T TALK ABOUT.
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Being in the Room: Talking with Kendra Allen

  • Martha Anne Toll
  • May 1, 2019
Kendra Allen discusses her debut essay collection, WHEN YOU LEARN THE ALPHABET.
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The Beautiful Mundane Is Everywhere: Talking with Ross Gay

  • Hannah Cohen
  • February 6, 2019
Ross Gay discusses his forthcoming essay collection, THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS.
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Pull Up a Chair: A Conversation with Tyrese Coleman

  • LaToya Jordan
  • January 21, 2019
Tyrese Coleman discusses her debut memoir, HOW TO SIT.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #157: Sarah Viren

  • Mesha Maren
  • December 6, 2018
”There’s a danger to the word [’mine’] that I find really rich and exciting.”
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Facing a Lived Reality: A Conversation with Kelly Sundberg

  • Arielle Bernstein
  • September 4, 2018
Kelly Sundberg discusses her debut memoir, GOODBYE, SWEET GIRL.
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Woven from Dreams: A Conversation with Kiki Petrosino

  • Julie Marie Wade
  • April 27, 2018
Kiki Petrosino discusses her newest collection, Witch Wife, the career she'd have in an alternate universe, and the relationship between reading and writing.
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Morgan Jerkins

  • Deesha Philyaw
  • January 31, 2018
Morgan Jerkins discusses This Will Be My Undoing, getting her start on the Internet, and why her collection of linked personal essays isn’t just another Millennial read.
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