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Sleeping with Myself

  • Eve Ettinger
  • February 2, 2021
I exist in a field of landmines, never quite sure when one will go off or why.
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The Psychiatrist and the Butch

  • Shoshana Raphael
  • February 1, 2021
My dad, a psychiatrist, wants to write a sex book.
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Dark and Light at the Same Time: A Conversation with Fariha Róisín

  • Amy Reardon
  • January 25, 2021
Fariha Róisín discusses her debut novel, LIKE A BIRD.
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Haunted by Hoax: Paul Griner’s The Book of Otto and Liam

  • Josh English
  • January 20, 2021
But Griner is too skilled a realist to allow The Book of Otto and Liam to become a simple revenge story.
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Finding Firm Ground: A Conversation with Nadia Owusu

  • Donna Hemans
  • January 13, 2021
Nadia Owusu discusses her debut memoir, AFTERSHOCKS.
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Some of the Places I Am Stuck

  • Cameron Gorman
  • January 12, 2021
I lived there, suspended in the moment before I chose to move.
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Voices on Addiction: Heroin/e

  • Starr Davis
  • January 6, 2021
She introduced me to the ugly of religion and to the beauty of the world.
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Making It Through: A Conversation with Kelly J. Baker

  • Sarah Boon
  • December 30, 2020
Kelly J. Baker discusses her new essay collection, FINAL GIRL.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kimberly Grey

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • December 29, 2020
Kimberly Grey discusses her new collection, SYSTEMS FOR THE FUTURE OF FEELING.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • December 23, 2020
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore discusses her new book, THE FREEZER DOOR.
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We’re All Difficult Women Now: Talking with Avni Doshi

  • Naheed Patel
  • December 21, 2020
Avni Doshi discusses her debut novel, BURNT SUGAR.
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Touching What Once Was: A Conversation with Meredith Clark

  • Shin Yu Pai
  • December 9, 2020
Meredith Clark discusses her debut lyric memoir, LYREBIRD.
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