Percival Everett
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This Thing of Existence: Talking with Rion Amilcar Scott
Rion Amilcar Scott discusses his new story collection, THE WORLD DOESN’T REQUIRE YOU.
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When the Sh*t Hits the Fan: A Conversation with Percival Everett
Percival Everett discusses his newest work, THE BOOK OF TRAINING BY COLONEL HAP THOMPSON.
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Black History
Rumpus editors share for their favorite writing that speaks to black history, past and present.
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The Rumpus Interview with Emily Raboteau
Emily Raboteau discusses her essay, “Know Your Rights!” from the collection, The Fire This Time, what she loves about motherhood, and why it’s time for White America to get uncomfortable.
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It Was a Joke
In an essay on author authenticity for The Millions, Alcy Levy examines Percival Everett’s satirical novel Erasure—about a black author whose own satirical novel is taken seriously—in light of recent literary identity shake-ups such as James Frey and Michael Derrick Hudson, who…
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The Saturday Rumpus Interview: Darryl Pinckney
If your family or your people are looking over your shoulder, change your seat or push them away. Ask them to trust you with the truth.
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Inexplicable, and Sometimes Ineffable
All of Everett’s work is, to a greater or lesser degree, satirical; much of it throbs with rage. Percival Everett’s new short story collection, Half an Inch of Water, is out, and Justin Taylor wants you to know that it’s…
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Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett
Noah Berlatsky reviews Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett today in Rumpus Books.
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Finding Wyoming in Paris
I was living in Paris, and for some reason I started writing ranch stories. It makes perfect sense. NPR interviews Percival Everett about his new collection Half an Inch of Water and getting inspiration while nowhere near the place he…
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Fifty and Bored
I’m going to eat my breakfast, then I’m going to go write up my murder report on two beefs, and then I’m going to fill out my usual nothing-happened-this-week report and send it to the state of Wyoming to be…
