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Cruising
Poetry
Psychoanalysis
Space
Auto Theory
Exocapitalism
Capitalism
Claire Star Finch
45 120
Queer Temporality
Safe Space
Archival Practices
Arbitrage
Juf

Featuring new conversations with and readings by artists and poets, as well as recordings we've made over the past years of events at rile* books. rile* is a Brussels-based bookshop and project space for performance and publication, hosted by Sven Dehens and Chloe Chignell. More info at www.rile.space.

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The recording of the launch of 45-120, a bilingual anthology of poetry edited by the Juf project and published by Caniche editorial, 2025. The launch took place at our space in Brussels on the 26 October 2025 where we were joined by the editors Bea O... more

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The recording of the reading with Claire Star Finch to celebrate the publication of their first novel Fuck Me Judith published by After 8, 2025. A groundbreaking, anachronistic experiment in literature informed by the counter traditions of New Narrat... more

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The recording of the launch of Exocapitalism – Economies with absolutely no limits (becoming press 2025), with authors Roberto Alonso Trillo and Marek Poliks that took place in rile* the 9th October 2025. Exocapitalism is a rigorous account of the dy... more

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The recording of the launch of Crossings: creative ecologies of cruising, a collaborative work by queer scholar João Florêncio and artist Liz Rosenfeld from the 29th of June 2025. After a reading from the book, Liz Rosenfeld was joined in conversatio... more

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Recent Guests

Claire Star Finch
Experimental writer and performer
Author; After 8 Books / Éditions Ismael (as publisher for various works)
Episode: Fuck Me Judith, with Claire Star Finch and Chloe Chignell
Roberto Alonso Trillo
Theorist and artist; co-author of Exocapitalism
Exocapitalism (author)
Episode: Exocapitalism, with Roberto Alonso Trillo and Marek Poliks
Marek Poliks
Researcher in the philosophy of technology; co-author of Exocapitalism
Exocapitalism (author)
Episode: Exocapitalism, with Roberto Alonso Trillo and Marek Poliks
Liz Rosenfeld
Berlin-based interdisciplinary artist and educator, co-author of Crossings
Crossings (co-authored with Joao Florêncio)
Episode: Liz Rosenfeld, Crossings: creative ecologies of cruising
Joao Florêncio
Queer scholar, co-author of Crossings
University of Linköping
Episode: Liz Rosenfeld, Crossings: creative ecologies of cruising
Rosie Stockton
Author of Permanent Volta and Fuel; poet
Author
Episode: Rosie Stockton and Hannah Baer
Hannah Baer
Author of Trans Girls Suicide Museum; writer across memoir, criticism and theory
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Episode: Rosie Stockton and Hannah Baer
Mia You
Poet and author of Festival (Belladonna Collaborative) and I, Too, Dislike It (1913 Press)
Poet/Author
Episode: Mia You with Obe Alkema
Obe Alkema
Poet based in the Netherlands, author of Bewogen Selfies (Het Balancier)
Poet
Episode: Mia You with Obe Alkema

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Chloe Chignell
Host and organizer of rile* books events; frequent facilitator of live readings and author conversations at the Brussels-based space

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Rosie Stockton and Hannah Baer
Q: How does ambivalence function in your writing and in psychoanalytic practice?
Ambivalence is a core mechanism that allows multiple meanings to coexist, preventing total certainty and opening space for empathy, critique, and political possibility.

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A poetry and literary arts program that blends live readings, author conversations, and book-launch events in intimate, bookshop and project-space settings. Episodes cover bilingual poetry, experimental writing, and the intersection of poetry with theory, performance, and visual art. Guests range from poets and novelists to theorists and interdisciplinary artists, with frequent explorations of memory, desire, gender, and political imaginaries. Live recordings from Brussels-based venues and bookstore events give the show a vibrant, participatory feel, often weaving readings with discussions of publication processes, co-authorship, and the politics of spaces for avant-garde writing. A notable strength is the seamless mix of literary practice ... more

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7. Hannah Baer
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