new england Archives

The Present in Its Most Vivid Colors: A Conversation with Ben Shattuck

What does a growth of new grass on a hillside in spring make you feel? Is it a mixture of nostalgia and hope? Or what does a distant mountain range wreathed in a crown of clouds make you feel?

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Who Has the Most to Lose?: A Conversation with Julian K. Jarboe

Julian K. Jarboe discusses EVERYONE ON THE MOON IS ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL.

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Too Bright to Belong: A Conversation with Clare Beams

Clare Beams discusses her debut novel, THE ILLNESS LESSON.

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The Desire to Be: Talking with Garrard Conley and Taylor Larsen

Garrard Conley and Taylor Larsen discuss their recent work.

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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #177: Grace Talusan

“I was moved to write the unspeakable and unsayable.”

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The World of the Book: Talking with Elizabeth McCracken

Elizabeth McCracken discusses her new novel, BOWLAWAY.

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Finding Her Way: The Devoted by Blair Hurley

[W]hat do you do when you meet the Buddha on the road?

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TORCH: Twitch

America: land where anything can and does happen. Doors blow open by magic when you step on a rubber mat.

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Chewing Rocks: A Conversation with David Biespiel

David Biespiel discusses his new book, The Education of a Young Poet, being comfortable in uncertainty, and extending moments in writing.

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Misfits and Marriage: Talking with Taylor Larsen

Taylor Larsen discusses her debut novel, Stranger, Father, Beloved, writing about New England, falling in love with her characters, and the surprises of debut authorship.

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