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Glitter and Tattoos and Campiness: An Interview with Gabe Montesanti

  • Jill Talbot
  • June 20, 2022
There was a lot of screaming, and it was very visceral and slippery. If I had to describe my childhood in one scene, it would be that one.
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Bring the Inward Outward: Talking with Greg Mania

  • Elle Nash
  • August 24, 2020
Greg Mania discusses his debut memoir, BORN TO BE PUBLIC.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Gabrielle Calvocoressi

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • September 19, 2017
Gabrielle Calvocoressi discusses her new collection Rocket Fantastic, the fluid nature of gender, and the reader as collaborator with the text.
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Swinging Modern Sounds #73: Prince Rogers Nelson, Guitar Player: A Symposium

  • Rick Moody
  • June 23, 2016
I started thinking about additional, more slantwise ways we might talk about his legacy. What if I organized a bunch of guitar players?
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Jennifer Whitaker

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • March 29, 2016
Jennifer Whitaker discusses her new collection The Blue Hour, persona poems, the violence in fairy tales, and writing about sexual abuse.
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The Power of Pen Names

  • Katie O'Brien
  • October 9, 2015
At Lit Hub, Tobias Carroll explores the history of authors using pen names, and what happens when these pseudonyms take on their own persona: Under the best conditions, they can…
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