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Rumpus Exclusive: “Neither Wicked Witch nor Fairy Godmother”

  • Ruth O. Saxton
  • August 24, 2020
[W]hat was going wrong? Why were our stories not being written or published?
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Doing This Wild Thing: A Conversation with Leesa Cross-Smith

  • Monet Patrice Thomas
  • March 6, 2020
Leesa Cross-Smith discusses her new story collection, SO WE CAN GLOW.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Bumble Profiles of Literature’s Famous Ladies

  • Melissa Darcey
  • December 26, 2019
Are you wealthy? If so, heyyy.
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Food, Family, and Strong Female Characters: A Conversation with J. Ryan Stradal

  • Susan Straight
  • July 26, 2019
J. Ryan Stradal discusses his new novel, THE LAGER QUEEN OF MINNESOTA.
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Alive and Kicking: Talking with Dana Czapnik

  • Vanessa Manko
  • February 1, 2019
Dana Czapnik discusses her debut novel, THE FALCONER.
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Radical Freedom: Talking with Chaya Bhuvaneswar

  • Blessing J. Christopher
  • December 21, 2018
Chaya Bhuvaneswar discusses her debut story collection, WHITE DANCING ELEPHANTS.
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Loving America: Reading Carlos Bulosan with My Students

  • Matthew Salesses
  • November 8, 2017
Can one love one’s country into a better version of itself? And can that love better the self?
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As Long as What Is Said Is Understood: Talking with Lesley Nneka Arimah

  • Maggie Cooper
  • July 28, 2017
Lesley Nneka Arimah discusses her debut collection What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, mother-daughter relationships, and the pleasures of genre fiction.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Achy Obejas

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • July 26, 2017
Achy Obejas discusses her new collection, The Tower of the Antilles, what she's learned from translating works of others, and why we should all read poetry every day.
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A Language in Constant Rebellion: Talking with Aura Xilonen

  • Andrea Penman-Lomeli
  • May 19, 2017
Aura Xilonen discusses her novel, Gringo Champion, the realities of immigration, translating texts, and her love of cinema.
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Lone Star Cinema

  • Lindsay Nelson
  • May 18, 2017
In clinging to a set of memories that fade more every day, maybe I’m also clinging to an idyllic version of my own past.
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What to Read When You Need More Anne Shirley in Your Life

  • The Rumpus
  • May 12, 2017
Today, the new series Anne with an E premieres on Netflix. Here's a list of books for times when you need a strong female protagonist like Anne Shirley.
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