The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Natalie Scenters-Zapico
Natalie Scenters-Zapico discusses her new collection, LIMA :: LIMÓN.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #174: Melissa Rivero
“[W]e don’t see the complexity of the individual experience.”
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This Week In Indie Bookstores
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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Undertones
One moment white, the next Latina, the next neither.
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If You Don’t Know, Now You Know: Talking with Joseph Rios
Joseph Rios discusses his debut collection, SHADOWBOXING: POEMS AND IMPERSONATIONS.
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Constellations of Identity: A Conversation with J. Michael Martinez
J. Michael Martinez discusses his third collection of poetry, MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS.
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Reinventing the World: José Olivarez’s Citizen Illegal
If they come for one of us, they will come for us all.
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ENOUGH: On Junot Díaz, from a Survivor
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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The Miracle Bowl
Praise the family that tethers me. Praise the well-used kitchen utensils and scoured mixing bowls and butter knives, thick slabs of jelly on the bread.
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Welcome to This Week in Trumplandia. Check in with us every Thursday for a weekly roundup of the most pertinent content on our country.
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A Language in Constant Rebellion: Talking with Aura Xilonen
Aura Xilonen discusses her novel, Gringo Champion, the realities of immigration, translating texts, and her love of cinema.
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Vincent Toro: Challenging Whiteness and Refusing to Be Colonized
Poet Vincent Toro on his debut collection, Stereo.Island.Mosaic, his writing process, and searching for identity.
...moreThis Week in Indie Bookstores
Best-selling author James Patterson is handing out bonuses to bookstore employees once again, celebrating the people who make best-selling authors possible. The Daily Beast has a roundup of some of the best independent bookstores across the country. As if you needed another reason to move to Canada, Toronto is getting five new bookstores.
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