This Is Not a Metaphor
On the far side of silence, I suspect, is joy.
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Posts Tagged: lawyers
Place, Patois, and a Pinch of Politics: A Conversation with Celeste Mohammed
Celeste Mohammed discusses her debut novel-in-stories, PLEASANTVIEW.
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The Thread: Dress Codes
How much of gender and identity is about dressing up as the part?
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The Logic of the Book: Talking with Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich discusses The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir, the importance of narrative structure, and the difference between facts and stories.
...moreCensoring Censorship
Emma Garman discusses the ability of UK’s elite to pay lawyers to keep their names out of the press. She raises the topics of censorship, public interest, and the availability of these resources to people of all classes: The loftiest interpretation of public interest is our common concern with the workings of government, but we’re […]
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Guildtalk #1: The Rumpus Interview with Eddie Joyce
Guildtalk, brought to you by The Rumpus and the Authors Guild, brings attention to exciting new voices in American literature. The first installment features Richard Russo and Eddie Joyce.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jacinda Townsend
Novelist Jacinda Townsend tells us about her new book Saint Monkey, her love of Morocco, and past life as a lawyer.
...moreCelebration and Bitterness, Comfort and Dread
In Please Come Back to Me, Jessica Treadway examines the ambiguities of the human heart, sometimes answering life’s dilemma’s too elegantly.
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