At Home in the Past: Q&A with Lea Singer

Writing my first novel, I felt: the past was drawing nearer, often so close, that it hurt. Continue reading →

Writing Beyond Saris and Slums: A Conversation with Jenny Bhatt

by Shoba Viswanathan

“I didn’t want to simplify the caste, class, gender, race, or religion issues. These are complex, intersecting forces of discrimination. There are a lot of gray, murky areas and nothing is simple or we’d have fixed it all centuries ago. So I didn’t want to confirm the reader’s sense of right and wrong but actually make them question their personal biases.” Continue reading →

FIVE in BLOOM: Latter-Year Reads

by Mollie Weisenfeld

Here are books publishing in the latter half of the year. Please set yourself up for a little gift in the mail and pre-order these fantastic Bloomers. Continue reading →

People the Size of Mountains: Q&A with Olga Zilberbourg

“I haven’t felt any pressure to produce writing achievements by a certain arbitrary age. I’ve always been confident that, if anything, aging adds perspective and nuance to my work.”
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4 Women, One Continuous Story: The Slow Bloom of Suite for Barbara Loden

by Maddie King

“Alma is Wanda is Barbara is Nathalie is… arguably, the story that ties these women together has had a slow bloom. Through mediums, languages, spaces, it has refracted.” Continue reading →

A State of Dreaming: Q&A with Jasmin Darznik

by Shoba Viswanathan

” Much of the time it has to do with getting out of my own way. Somehow you have to be fiendishly devoted to your work yet untroubled by how it will be received, or whether it will be received at all.”
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