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Identity as a Hall of Mirrors: Descent by Lauren Russell

  • Jesi Buell
  • October 7, 2020
This book is a marriage of the real world and the imagination, the nexus of nonfiction and fiction.
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Masters of Movement: A Conversation with Morgan Jerkins

  • Donna Hemans
  • August 3, 2020
Morgan Jerkins discusses her new book, WANDERING IN STRANGE LANDS.
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Variants of Unknown Significance

  • Mai Tran
  • June 3, 2020
My gynecologist won’t stop bothering me about getting a genetic test done.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #213: Elizabeth Kadetsky

  • Grace Talusan
  • April 16, 2020
“I like to engage with and argue with the research; this makes the work dynamic.”
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Living with Our Ghosts: A Conversation with Maisy Card

  • Greg Mania
  • March 23, 2020
Maisy Card discusses her debut novel, THESE GHOSTS ARE FAMILY.
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Thoughts on My Ancestry.com DNA Results

  • Tyrese L. Coleman
  • March 26, 2016
There were chains. History books always describe the chains.
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