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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #117: Paula Carter

  • Amy Danzer
  • January 4, 2018
"One of my core beliefs is that, by sharing our stories, we come to understand each other more and build empathy."
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The Rumpus Interview with Bonnie Jo Campbell

  • Catherine Eaton
  • March 17, 2017
Bonnie Jo Campbell discusses her collection Mothers, Tell Your Daughters, the natural world as a character, and finding writing from the male point of view easier.
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The Rumpus Interview with Lucy Jane Bledsoe

  • Elizabeth Stark
  • January 13, 2017
Lucy Jane Bledsoe discusses her latest book, A Thin Bright Line, uncovering the remarkable story of her aunt, and illuminating history through the lens of imagination.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jane Ciabattari and Grant Faulkner

  • Jane Ciabattari and Grant Faulkner
  • December 9, 2015
Jane Ciabattari, Vice President/Online of the National Book Critics Circle, and Grant Faulkner, NaNoWriMo director and 100 Word Story co-founder, talk flash fiction.
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The Rumpus Interview with Kenny Porpora

  • Claire Bidwell Smith
  • February 4, 2015
Kenny Porpora discusses his memoir The Autumn Balloon, addiction and alcoholism, writing truthfully about his mother, falling asleep at Burger King with his laptop while drafting, and how he finally found his personal writing style.
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All Over Coffee Collaboration with Robert Olen Butler

  • Paul Madonna
  • March 21, 2013
A beautiful, three-part All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Robert Olen Butler.
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Review Supplement

  • Seth Fischer
  • September 13, 2009
It’s been a real humdinger of a week at Rumpus Books. Come see what we have.
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Where Celebrities Go to Die

  • Karen Laws
  • September 12, 2009
Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler takes a crack at the underworld in a hit-and-miss new novel.
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