Rupture Files

Nathan Alexander Moore is a Black transfemme writer. She is an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Boulder whose research explores Black transfemininity, speculative fictions and temporality. Their debut chapbook, small colossus, was published in 2021, and their fiction was shortlisted for the 2022 Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Award. She was a 2023 Lambda Literary Fellow in poetry.The Rupture Files is their first book.

‘The writing is alive … [in] this insightful and, ironically, most human collection.’ — The Skinny‘A whirlwind of a book where the mythic and technological collide. A radiant and unforgettable read.’ — Akil Kumarasamy, author of Meet Us by the Roaring Sea‘Anybody who reads The Rupture Files will no longer fear the end of the world … you’ll want to hurry through these lively pages, but this is one to savour slowly, allowing each word to sink in and change you.’ — Pear Nuallak, author of Pearls from Their Mouth‘Moore has created the dystopian masterpiece! … a must-read collection that gives us greater insight into the personal costs of living, loving, and collecting family.’ — DaMaris B. Hill, author of A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing‘These characters ... claim dangerous bodies with unfettered joy. Moore’s command of language is as tender as a mother’s voice and just as sharp.’ — Taylor Alyson Lewis, poet

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