Stained with Autobiography: Talking with Christopher Gonzalez
Christopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.
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Posts Tagged: justin torres
What to Read When You Want to Read about Sin
Grant Faulkner shares a reading list to celebrate ALL THE COMFORT SIN CAN PROVIDE.
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Hope Past the Page: A Conversation with Matthew Clark Davison
Matthew Clark Davison discusses his debut novel, DOUBTING THOMAS.
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We Can Be Both Torn and Whole: Talking with Jeannine Ouellette
Jeannine Ouelette discusses her debut memoir, THE PART THAT BURNS.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #225: Debra Jo Immergut
“I found that the tap seemed to open when I accessed deep emotion and memory.”
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What to Read When You Can’t Write
Courtney Maum shares a reading list to celebrate BEFORE AND AFTER THE BOOK DEAL.
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Notable Los Angeles: 2/3–2/9
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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What to Read When You Want to Escape the White Gaze
Contributors to GRAFFITI share a reading list of books that that don’t consider the white gaze.
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Notable Los Angeles: 11/4–11/10
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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Notable Portland: 7/11–7/17
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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Notable Los Angeles: 5/27–6/2
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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Notable Los Angeles: 5/13–5/19
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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Galaxies in Houston: A Conversation with Bryan Washington
Bryan Washington discusses his debut story collection, LOT.
...moreNotable Los Angeles: 4/30–5/6
Literary events and readings in and around L.A. this week!
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What to Read When You Want to Run Away with the Circus
Tessa Fontaine shares a list of books to celebrate her forthcoming debut memoir, The Electric Woman.
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Saying What Shouldn’t Be Said: A Conversation with Julie Buntin
Julie Buntin discusses her debut novel, Marlena, why writing about teenage girls is the most serious thing in the world, and finding truths in fiction.
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Homogeneity in the literary scene isn’t a recent development. Earlier this year, Junot Diaz caused a stir by branding the unbearable too-whiteness of his workshop experience. Justin Torres and Ayana Mathis couldn’t help but contribute: “One of the characters is sort of referred to as having something like almond skin, something that would identify the […]
...moreNotable NYC: 2/15–2/21
Saturday 2/15: Luna Miguel, Jacob Steinberg, and Gabby Bess read poetry. Mellow Pages, 7 p.m., free. Sunday 2/16: Stephen Elliott and Julia Fierro join Gina Frangello as she reads from her novel A Life in Men (February 2014). Fierro’s forthcoming Cutting Teeth (May 2014) examines thirty-somethings attempting to enjoy a beach house with their children. […]
...moreThe Rumpus Original Combo with Justin Torres
Justin Torres has had a lot of jobs. He worked on a farm. He walked dogs. He drove a truck, picking up donations around New England. He even had a stint at Brainwash, folding laundry. Thankfully, along the way he began writing, and his debut novel We the Animals was released in September.
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We the Animals, the beautiful debut novel from Justin Torres, moves in small moments. Tiny chapters, spare prose, and meticulous sentences take us through the complicated, messy childhood of three brothers.
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