InterviewsTag

Jennifer Maruno and Vivian Rosas Illustrate the Power of Peaceful Action in Momma's Going to March

Peaceful activism has long been a tool for meaningful change, and many young people are now seeing these actions with great frequency, especially as they grow up in a world where social media carries ...

The 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize Finalists Discuss Their Work

In just a few days, the Griffin Poetry Prize will hand out the largest monetary poetry award in the world to one special book and it's author(s). Each year, we cover the prize by featuring a roundtable ...

Li Charmaine Anne's Characters Carve Asphalt and a Place For Themselves in the World in Crash Landing

When you're a teenager, finding your own place is more than just a matter of comfort – it can feel more like a matter of survival. For Jay Wong, the waning days of the summer before senior year mean ...

A Discussion of Blasphemy and Other Ancestors: 4 Novellas by Padgett Powell, Darius James, Lee Henderson, & Jean Marc Ah-Sen

"It's the fate that awaits us all," says Jean Marc Ah-Sen of the four novellas in Blasphemy and Other Ancestors (Gordon Hill Press), written by him, Padgett Powell, Darius James, and Lee Henderson, explaining ...

A.G.A Wilmot on Unexpected Peace, Creepy Clowns, & Reliable Cries

A.G.A Wilmot has carved out a niche as writer perfectly balancing style and substance with work that is as atmospheric and evocative as it is thoughtful and timely.Following their searing 2018 debut, The ...

Sahar Golshan Encourages Readers to be SO LOUD! in Her Debut Picture Book

It's as important as ever for some voices to be heard, especially as there are those who are actively trying to dull or silence them. And, it takes a unique and gifted author to tell a story that will ...

Yilin Wang Curates a Crucial Anthology of Sinophone Poetry with The Lantern and the Night Moths

While the work of Tang Dynasty Classical Chinese poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Wei has long been celebrated in China, and throughout the world, there are key texts that add to this tradition that have ...

In Conversation with Author Yewande Daniel-Ayoade and Illustrator Ken Daley

Author Yewande Daniel-Ayoade crafts a unique and uplifting fable in her latest picturebook. It's the story of an eight-year-old girl in a West African village who loses her father, who was the king, ...

Emily Austin Uses Her Trademark Sass to Rewrite Bible Verses for the LGBTQIA+ Community

For an author with a background in Religious Studies, Emily Austin is well placed to call up passages from The Bible and examine them closely. This also gives her the ability to look at the text from ...

Robert Colman Explores the Loss of Memory and Self in a Profound, Personal Poetry Collection

How do we redefine the self when memory begins to deteriorate? This is the central question at the heart of Robert Colman's new poetry collection, Ghost Work (Palimpsest Press).In this profound and ...