“I am not interested in writing into those established narratives. I am seated here, live and on location and able to give you directly an inside view as to what it is like to live here.” Read More “Talk to the Practitioner: Celeste Mohammed”
Add to FavoritesWhen I was in college, I took a class on French Caribbean literature. For a long time, then, that’s what Caribbean literature was … Read More “Broadening the Bookshelves: Getting to know Caribbean literature”
Catalleya Storm is a writer and activist. I found them through a website called Hearing Like Me, a lifestyle web site for deaf and hard-of-hearing (HOH) individuals, where they pen articles about culture, and that led me to Storm’s YouTube feed, where they posted regular videos about writing and activism. Read More “Talk to the Practitioner: Catalleya Storm”
We sat down with author Rachel Howzell Hall to talk about her process, allyship in the business, and more. Read More “Talk to the Practitioner: Rachel Howzell Hall”
In this month’s Broadening the Bookshelves interview, we sat down with author Elissa Washuta to talk about her craft and the process of publishing into a world that doesn’t always know what to do with you. Read More “Talk to the Practitioner: Elissa Washuta”
Children’s author Alexandra Diaz illuminates the lives of young immigrants. Read More “Alexandra Diaz: Writing with a heart and soul”
A Q&A with independent editor, author, and former literary agent Lorin Oberweger.
Read More “Lorin Oberweger interview: Tapping your story’s full potential”
“I love a lot of dialogue in books because I love humans communicating.” Read More “Lily King interview: How I Write”
“I want to turn metrophobes (people with a fear of poetry) into metromaniacs.” Read More “Richard Blanco: How I Write”
YA author Marie Lu returns to the futuristic dystopia that landed her on the bestseller list – and digs through the past for tomorrow’s stories. Read More “Marie Lu interview: Back to the future”
