Every Moment Has Infinite Possibilities: A Conversation with Julie Iromuanya
Julie Iromuanya discusses her debut novel, MR. AND MRS. DOCTOR.
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Join NOW!Julie Iromuanya discusses her debut novel, MR. AND MRS. DOCTOR.
...moreJocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses her debut story collection, MY MONTICELLO.
...moreRumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Black History Month!
...moreTracy Strauss shares a reading list to celebrate her debut book, I JUST HAVEN’T MET YOU YET.
...moreRumpus editors share for their favorite writing that speaks to black history, past and present.
...moreAngie Thomas discusses her debut novel, The Hate U Give, landing an agent on Twitter, and why she trusts teenagers more than the publishing industry.
...moreHere, in one handy list, are a few of our favorite spy novels. Watch your back!
...moreClarence Major discusses his new collection Chicago Heat and Other Stories, the artist’s role in politics, Donald Trump and race relations, and Paris in the good old days.
...moreWednesday 1/25: Perfectly Queer presents Funny Bits: Humorous Stories from East Bay Queer Writers featuring Ajuan Mance, Willy Wilkinson, and Anna Pulley. Free, 7 p.m., The Octopus Literary Salon. John Else (True South: Henry Hampton and “Eyes on the Prize,” the Landmark Television Series That Reframed the Civil Rights Movement) in conversation with Spencer Nakasako […]
...moreIf 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.
...moreSometimes we bypass the classic novels on the way to the rich offering of current literary fiction. Fair enough; there is so much to love in today’s fiction. But once in a while, dust off a classic gem and consider the language, the depth, the metaphorical heft these books carry—along with being engrossing, powerful reads. Reading […]
...moreMary Karr talks about her new book The Art of Memoir, the perception of memoir from a “trashy” form, the virtues of poetry, and the complexity of truth-telling.
...morePaul Griner talks about his newest novel, Second Life, his just-released story collection Hurry Please I Want to Know, putting real life into fiction, and whether creative writing can be taught.
...moreA few links to get you started reading this Saturday morning. (I know it’s nice out, but I took my coffee out to my little backyard and am ignoring my cat’s mournful stares from the window, and encourage you to do so as well.) At the Guardian, Tom Shone takes on the auteur theory — and […]
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