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When we act and what language we use to defend ourselves matters; on a craft level, this is useful to know because this very logic reveals character. What do you care about? And how does that show up in your life?
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. . . perhaps humanity is not the pinnacle of what a living thing can be . . .
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What’s funnier than somebody having a mental breakdown? We all experienced it, so why can’t we laugh at that?
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The Other Side author Lacy M. Johnson talks about the experience of being kidnapped, overcoming trauma, and fighting the George Wills of the world.
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. . . we wake up in human bodies every day and move forward with our lives, but every second of the day we’re thinking ahead, we’re thinking backward. Unfortunately, we’re rarely in the present time.
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An excerpt from Morgan Talty’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING REZ out from Tin House in July 2022.
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What does a growth of new grass on a hillside in spring make you feel? Is it a mixture of nostalgia and hope? Or what does a distant mountain range wreathed in a crown of clouds make you feel?
...moreThough the temperatures may suggest otherwise, it’s time to start thinking about summertime reads. Our June book club picks are Night of the Living Rez, a debut collection of stories by Morgan Talty, and Refuse to Disappear, by Tara Betts.
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Elissa Washuta discusses her new essay collection, WHITE MAGIC.
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“You should only bluff if you are prepared for the life it brings you,” my dad said. “You bluff, then you can’t go back.”
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Jocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses her debut story collection, MY MONTICELLO.
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An illustrated review of Elissa Washuta’s new essay collection, WHITE MAGIC!
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Lilly Dancyger discusses her debut essay collection, NEGATIVE SPACE.
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“Yes: in terms of an authorial presence, I tried to tread lightly.”
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Mark Eisner shares a reading list to celebrate RESISTENCIA: POEMS OF PROTEST AND REVOLUTION.
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The moment presented itself at dusk the following day.
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How had he seen me upon this initial meeting? How had I seen him?
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Ada followed her song deeper into the bush, until the windmill loomed up before her.
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Megan Fernandes discusses her new collection of poetry, GOOD BOYS.
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Jenn Shapland discusses her debut book, MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CARSON MCCULLERS.
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Our love of the superfluous is helpful in better understanding ourselves.
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E. J. Koh discusses her debut memoir, THE MAGICAL LANGUAGE OF OTHERS.
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Jenn Shapland discusses MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CARSON MCCULLERS.
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Find out what The Rumpus Book Club is reading in January!
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Jeannie Vanasco discusses her new memoir, THINGS WE DIDN’T TALK ABOUT WHEN I WAS A GIRL.
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“This novel is my most intimate and biographical.”
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Find out what The Rumpus Book Club is reading in September!
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Courtney Maum discusses her new novel, COSTALEGRE.
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Kristen Arnett discusses her new novel, MOSTLY DEAD THINGS.
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Morgan Parker discusses her newest collection, MAGICAL NEGRO.
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