Jamaica
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The Cost of Liberation: Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Patsy’s imagined freedom in America, she discovers almost immediately, was an illusion.
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An Exploration of Belonging: Talking with Donna Hemans
Donna Hemans discusses her new novel, TEA BY THE SEA.
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ENOUGH: The Choice
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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Living with Our Ghosts: A Conversation with Maisy Card
Maisy Card discusses her debut novel, THESE GHOSTS ARE FAMILY.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #195: Curdella Forbes
“I wanted the thing to feel as ordinary as bread.”
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Nicole Dennis-Benn
Nicole Dennis-Benn discusses her second novel, PATSY.
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Truth through Fiction: Talking with Nicole Dennis-Benn
Nicole Dennis-Benn discusses her second novel, PATSY.
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A Sense of God: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore
Perhaps one of the most beautiful things Moore does is to give voice to those who would not or did not have a voice.
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Music and Spirituality: A Conversation with Marcia Douglas
Marcia Douglas discusses her forthcoming novel, THE MARVELLOUS EQUATIONS OF THE DREAD.
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Interrogating the English Language with Safiya Sinclair
To be forced to speak in the language of the colonist, the language of the oppressor, while also carrying within us the storm of Jamaican patois, we live under a constant hurricane of our doubleness.
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The Rumpus Interview with Naomi Jackson
Naomi Jackson discusses her debut novel, The Star Side of Bird Hill, how she approached writing about mental illness and its affects on a family, and choosing to to tell a story from multiple perspectives.
