Fighting the Weightiness of Metaphors: A Conversation with M. Leona Godin
Dr. M. Leona Godin discusses her new book, THERE PLANT EYES.
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We Are More: Shattering the Ethnic Monolith Myth in The Gimmicks
To say the past is in the past ignores the abundant ways it controls their lived experience.
The Dangerous Myth of the “Perfect Victim”: A Conversation with Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Jonathan Parks-Ramage discusses his debut novel, YES, DADDY.
Subverting the Wild West: A Conversation with Anna North
Anna North discusses her new novel, OUTLAWED.
The Desire for a Pain-Free Existence: Talking with Karen Tucker
Karen Tucker discusses her debut novel, BEWILDERNESS.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Sayantani Dasgupta
“I wanted to write a story that doesn’t shy away from the problems but one that’s also hopeful.”
Hell Is a Young Man: Fraternity by Benjamin Nugent
The brutality of frat culture, Nugent suggests, is a veneer that hardly masks its devotees’ miseries and insecurities.
Life Gets in the Way: Talking with Emily Hashimoto
Emily Hashimoto discusses her debut novel, A WORLD BETWEEN.
FUNNY WOMEN: How to Write the Perfect Fantasy Novel
Get creative! “Brian” could become “Bryawn,” courter of women, slayer of ogres.
Girl Power: Quan Barry’s We Ride Upon Sticks
But this is We Ride Upon Sticks: someone’s perm falls out, someone becomes prom queen.
Queering the Southern Gothic: A Conversation with Genevieve Hudson
Genevieve Hudson discusses her debut novel, BOYS OF ALABAMA.
Telling Our Own Stories: A Conversation with Kate Reed Petty
Kate Reed Petty discusses her debut novel, TRUE STORY.