The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Randa Jarrar
Randa Jarrar discusses her new memoir, LOVE IS AN EX-COUNTRY.
...moreRanda Jarrar discusses her new memoir, LOVE IS AN EX-COUNTRY.
...moreWhere my masculinity dwells, I am in control.
...moreAn exclusive look at the cover of Michael Lowenthal’s forthcoming story collection, SEX WITH STRANGERS.
...more“I always knew I wanted to write a queer saint holy book.”
...moreJameson Fitzpatrick discusses their debut full-length poetry collection, PRICKS IN THE TAPESTRY.
...moreJanice P. Nimura discusses her new book, THE DOCTORS BLACKWELL.
...moreYxta Maya Murray discusses her new novel, ART IS EVERTHING.
...moreTorrey Peters discusses her debut novel, DETRANSITION, BABY.
...moreTeresa Carmody discusses her debut novel, THE RECONCEPTION OF MARIE.
...more“A poem is like a vision test—its vision is either clear or it’s not.”
...moreThese poems present a challenge to the typically imposed strictures of ownership, narrative, and solution.
...moreEach sentence is calculated; each word explodes.
...moreCarter Sickels discusses his new novel, THE PRETTIEST STAR.
...moreMolly Wizenberg discusses her new memoir, THE FIXED STARS.
...moreMiah Jeffra discusses their new book, THE FABULOUS EKPHRASTIC FANTASTIC!.
...moreBilly-Ray Belcourt discusses his new book, A HISTORY OF MY BRIEF BODY.
...moreI’d crossed a line and owned a new secret life. There was no going back.
...moreCameron Esposito discusses her new memoir, SAVE YOURSELF.
...moreAbi Palmer discusses her new book, SANATORIUM.
...moreFenton Johnson discusses his new book, AT THE CENTER OF ALL BEAUTY.
...moreMy body tightened as the knee-jerk worry of being seen and outed flooded back.
...moreJD Scott discusses their new story collection, MOONFLOWER, NIGHTSHADE, ALL THE HOURS OF THE DAY.
...moreThere’s no eye contact, no touch, no damp embraces.
...moreHealing is slow. Fast. Slow again.
...moreIt is an unimaginable gift until you’ve done it, shaving off a self.
...more“I’ve never had a book happen to me the way WE HAD NO RULES did.”
...moreRoy G. Guzmán discusses their debut collection, CATRACHOS.
...moreI needed to reshape the definitions of words that were used against me.
...moreGirlhood remains, like the land, a constant site of male fascination, desire, and violence.
...moreI’ve known since I was a child that the world is ending. I felt it in my bones.
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