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Uncollapsing Memory: A Conversation with Vince Granata

  • Mary South
  • June 4, 2021
Vince Granata discusses his debut memoir, EVERYTHING IS FINE.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Laraine Herring

  • Gayle Brandeis
  • June 3, 2021
“That’s the power of art, I think. It is transformative. It can love us all back home.”
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Depths of Story: Who’s Your Daddy by Arisa White

  • Keisha Bush
  • April 23, 2021
The inherited wounds cut so deep one wonders if they can ever be fully healed.
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Landscape as Mindscape: A Conversation with Michael Prior

  • Benjamin Voigt
  • April 5, 2021
Michael Prior discusses his new collection of poetry, BURNING PROVENCE.
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We Can Be Both Torn and Whole: Talking with Jeannine Ouellette

  • Megan Vered
  • March 24, 2021
Jeannine Ouelette discusses her debut memoir, THE PART THAT BURNS.
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The Gothic Horror of the Fourth Trimester: Talking with Julia Fine

  • Sara Petersen
  • February 24, 2021
Julia Fine discusses her new novel, THE UPSTAIRS HOUSE.
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Voices on Addiction: Thief in the Night

  • Heather Stokes
  • February 16, 2021
Addiction steals your integrity. Your freedom, too.
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Sleeping with Myself

  • Eve Ettinger
  • February 2, 2021
I exist in a field of landmines, never quite sure when one will go off or why.
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Dark and Light at the Same Time: A Conversation with Fariha Róisín

  • Amy Reardon
  • January 25, 2021
Fariha Róisín discusses her debut novel, LIKE A BIRD.
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Haunted by Hoax: Paul Griner’s The Book of Otto and Liam

  • Josh English
  • January 20, 2021
But Griner is too skilled a realist to allow The Book of Otto and Liam to become a simple revenge story.
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Finding Firm Ground: A Conversation with Nadia Owusu

  • Donna Hemans
  • January 13, 2021
Nadia Owusu discusses her debut memoir, AFTERSHOCKS.
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Writing What Bothers: A Conversation with Frances Cha

  • Violet Haeun Kim
  • September 3, 2020
Frances Cha discusses her debut novel, IF I HAD YOUR FACE.
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