Octavia Butler Archives

Daydreams of Blackness: Some of Them Will Carry Me by Giada Scodellaro

Scodellaro’s characters have autonomy, know their comforts and desires, and find space and safety in the corners of forgotten places. They grieve on countertops, chewing ice and waiting for the return of a lover who has left for another.

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From the Archive: What to Read When You Want to See a World More F**ked up Than Ours

Reading suggestions from author Celeste Ng for these f**ked-up times: worlds more—or, okay, just differently—f**ked up than ours.

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Performing Violence: A Conversation with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses her debut story collection, MY MONTICELLO.

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Not the Only One: A Conversation with Zakiya Dalila Harris

Zakiya Dalila Harris discusses her debut novel, THE OTHER BLACK GIRL.

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What to Read When You Grew Up Watching Dawson’s Creek

Erin Hensley and Julia Callahan share a reading list to celebrate I REMEMBER EVERYTHING.

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No Resolutions: Talking with Lidia Yuknavitch

Lidia Yuknavitch discusses her new story collection, VERGE.

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Colonialism as Alien Invasion: Cadwell Turnbull’s The Lesson

What if the arrival of alien life wasn’t the future, but just another recapitulation of our bloody past?

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What to Read When the Carnival Is Calling to You

Steph Post shares a list of books to celebrate her forthcoming novel, MIRACULUM.

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What to Read When the World Is Ending

Books to read in this fraught political moment.

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What to Read When Trying to Figure Out Who You Are

Terry H. Watkins shares a list of books to celebrate her novel, DARLING GIRL.

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Smart Girls, Weird Magic: Talking with Kendra Fortmeyer

Kendra Fortmeyer discusses her first novel, HOLE IN THE MIDDLE.

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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Women’s History

Rumpus editors select writing that speaks to women's history—past, present, and future.

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