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On the Trickle-Down Effects of Trauma: An Interview with Katya Apekina

Katya Apekina made her debut in 2018 with her stunning novel The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish—in which teenaged sisters Edie and Mae are sent to New York to live with their estranged father after their mother’s suicide attempt. With her follow-up, Apekina once again probes complicated family dynamics, this time using pregnancy […]

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Katya Apekina made her debut in 2018 with her stunning novel The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish—in which teenaged sisters Edie and Mae are sent to New York to live with their estranged father after their mother’s suicide attempt. With her follow-up, Apekina once again probes complicated family dynamics, this time using pregnancy

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Discomposition: An Interview with Fred Moten

Fred Moten lives in New York City and teaches at New York University where he is a Professor of Performance Studies. A Distinguished Professor Emeritus from the University of California, Riverside, he is renowned for his work as scholar, theorist, and poet. His poems have appeared in numerous publications, including Poetry, PEN America, poets.org, The

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Fred Moten lives in New York City and teaches at New York University where he is a Professor of Performance Studies. A Distinguished Professor Emeritus from the University of California, Riverside, he is renowned for his work as scholar, theorist, and poet. His poems have appeared in numerous publications, including Poetry, PEN America, poets.org, The

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‘Those Cloudy Infinite Iterations of Self’: An Interview with Olivia Muenz

In an interview with disabled writer Olivia Muenz, whose debut collection I Feel Fine (Switchback Books, March 2023) was selected as winner of the 2022 Gatewood Prize by judge Julie Carr, poet Danika Stegeman (Pilot Spork Press, 2020; Ablation 11:11 Press, November 2023) asks questions that highlight Olivia’s unique voice while placing her work within

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In an interview with disabled writer Olivia Muenz, whose debut collection I Feel Fine (Switchback Books, March 2023) was selected as winner of the 2022 Gatewood Prize by judge Julie Carr, poet Danika Stegeman (Pilot Spork Press, 2020; Ablation 11:11 Press, November 2023) asks questions that highlight Olivia’s unique voice while placing her work within

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Identity to Affinity: A Conversation with Torrey Peters

Torrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition, Baby, published by One World, which won the 2021 PEN/Hemingway award for debut fiction. The novel was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Awards, a finalist for the Brooklyn Public Library Award, and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She has

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Torrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition, Baby, published by One World, which won the 2021 PEN/Hemingway award for debut fiction. The novel was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Awards, a finalist for the Brooklyn Public Library Award, and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She has

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Serena Alagappan’s Sensitivity to (Cultural) Temperature

For Serena Alagappan, the recently elapsed Diwali and rapidly approaching Hanukkah have encapsulated years upon years of “tender” memories. From decorating clay pots, or diyas, for Deepavali to lighting the menorah for Hanukkah, “gather[ing] around flame” with loved ones has been a tradition baked into her brain since childhood – a childhood also defined mostly

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For Serena Alagappan, the recently elapsed Diwali and rapidly approaching Hanukkah have encapsulated years upon years of “tender” memories. From decorating clay pots, or diyas, for Deepavali to lighting the menorah for Hanukkah, “gather[ing] around flame” with loved ones has been a tradition baked into her brain since childhood – a childhood also defined mostly

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