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& yes, my family did raise me right. Yes, / they cleaned their bones & cracked them clean / open to suck. Would fight over cartilage & knuckle/Sip the marrow’s nectar from urn. .
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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma discusses his forthcoming translation of THE KURAL.
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There aren’t enough trains in Los Angeles. Not enough for me to sleep.
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Rajiv Mohabir discusses ANTIMAN and CUTLISH.
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Suchitra Vijayan discusses her new book, MIDNIGHT’S BORDERS.
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“[T]he testimonial form is rebellious; it says that it will record what the state tried to erase.”
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Choose, the specter points in opposite directions.
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“I wanted to write a story that doesn’t shy away from the problems but one that’s also hopeful.”
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Anjali Enjeti discusses SOUTHBOUND and THE PARTED EARTH.
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Sonora Jha discusses her new book, HOW TO RAISE A FEMINIST SON.
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Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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Bhaswati Ghosh discusses her debut novel, VICTORY COLONY, 1950.
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For me, performance is a conversation with the sacred and timeless, the sublime.
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Fariha Róisín discusses her debut novel, LIKE A BIRD.
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I was curious. What was the origin of the comb versus brush divide?
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“A poem is like a vision test—its vision is either clear or it’s not.”
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Jenny Bhatt discusses her debut story collection, EACH OF US KILLERS.
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“To really write, I need to hold a pen.”
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Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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The thing we most had in common was that none of us wanted to be there.
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Aimee Nezhukumatathil discusses her new book, WORLD OF WONDERS.
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Aimee Liu discusses her new novel, GLORIOUS BOY.
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Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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Ramiza Shamoun Koya discusses her debut novel, THE ROYAL ABDULS.
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Robin Hemley discusses his new essay collection, BORDERLINE CITIZEN.
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Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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Bishakh Som discusses her debut graphic story collection, APSARA ENGINE.
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Vikram Paralkar discusses his debut novel, NIGHT THEATER.
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A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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