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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Gene Kwak

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • November 17, 2021
Gene Kwak discusses his debut novel, GO HOME, RICKY!
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Derrick Austin

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • October 26, 2021
Derrick Austin discusses his new poetry collection, TENDERNESS.
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Of Language and Lineage: Carlina Duan’s Alien Miss

  • Alice Liang
  • September 24, 2021
All the while, the sound of the poetry behind the telling is sharp, rhythmic, and controlled.
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On Baby Fever

  • Krys Malcolm Belc
  • September 13, 2021
I want to ask Anna for a map of desirability. Where was I before, where was I pregnant, where am I now?
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Before the First Book: A Roundtable Discussion

  • Patrycja Humienik
  • August 25, 2021
With Steven Espada Dawson, Elisa Gonzalez, and Gaia Rajan.
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Other Stories, Other Lives: Life among the Terranauts by Caitlin Horrocks

  • David Galef
  • June 23, 2021
By the time the television cameras arrive, the rest of the world may be surprised, but we’re not.
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The Alternative Hypotheses: A Conversation with Brandon Taylor

  • Alvin Park
  • June 23, 2021
Brandon Taylor discusses his new story collection, FILTHY ANIMALS.
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A Poet of Ecology: Talking with Kate Gaskin

  • Randy Brown
  • April 28, 2021
Kate Gaskin discusses her debut collection, FOREVER WAR.
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Allowing for Breathing Room: A Conversation with Jessica Lind Peterson

  • A. Kendra Greene
  • March 26, 2021
Jessica Lind Peterson discusses her debut essay collection, SOUND LIKE TRAPPED THUNDER.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Mike Alberti

  • Jennifer Bowen
  • February 18, 2021
“I think about loss as echoes or circular structures.”
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Nodding to the Unknowable: A Conversation with Theodore Wheeler

  • Ryan Borchers
  • January 29, 2021
Theodore Wheeler discusses his new novel, IN OUR OTHER LIVES.
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The Fluidity of Language and Identity: Melissa Faliveno’s Tomboyland

  • Melinda Copp
  • December 30, 2020
When was the first time you remember seeing yourself in a book you were reading?
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