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Laughing through Life: A Conversation with Samantha Irby

  • Haley Sherif
  • April 6, 2020
Samantha Irby discusses her new essay collection, WOW, NO THANK YOU.
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Finding Hope in Resistance: Talking with Amy Roost

  • Sarah Boon
  • April 3, 2020
Co-editor Amy Roost discusses the anthology FURY: WOMEN’S LIVED EXPERIENCES DURING THE TRUMP ERA.
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All These Ostriches: A Conversation with R. Eric Thomas

  • Samantha Irby
  • February 12, 2020
R. Eric Thomas discusses his debut memoir-in-essays, HERE FOR IT.
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A Decade of Surface over Significance: Sleeveless by Natasha Stagg

  • Philippa Snow
  • February 5, 2020
A former editor at V, Stagg is no stranger to the slippage between life and editorial.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #205: Beth Alvarado

  • Irene Cooper
  • January 30, 2020
“For me, when I write nonfiction, my mind moves from the outside to the inside.”
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #200: Amplify

  • Melissa Duclos
  • November 14, 2019
“Being misunderstood is a really terrible feeling.”
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At Home and Not at Home Everywhere: A Conversation with Xu Xi

  • Tiffany Hawk
  • November 8, 2019
Xu Xi discusses her new essay collection, THIS FISH IS FOWL.
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Energizing the Choir: A Conversation with Lindy West

  • A. Malone
  • November 4, 2019
Lindy West discusses her new essay collection, THE WITCHES ARE COMING.
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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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Everyday Ferocity: Kathleen Hale’s Kathleen Hale Is a Crazy Stalker

  • Margot Parmenter
  • October 23, 2019
Throughout the collection, Hale speaks with an assured, accessible voice.
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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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A Rope to Grab in the Chaos: Talking with Esmé Weijun Wang

  • Sara Fredman
  • September 13, 2019
Esmé Weijun Wang discusses her debut essay collection, THE COLLECTED SCHIZOPHRENIAS.
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