Craft Capsule: Translating Monozygotic Triplets
The translator of Migratory Birds and Permafrost shares how growing up between different languages and countries has led her to challenge conventional wisdom about the art of translation.
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Ten Questions for Krys Malcolm Belc
“All memoirists are making art out of time, and there isn’t one way.” —Krys Malcolm Belc, the author of The Natural Mother of the Child
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Ten Questions for Brian Broome
“The words start to feel like they’re punching my skull from the inside.” —Brian Broome, author of Punch Me Up to the Gods
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Ten Questions for Donika Kelly
“I need the volume of more than one trusted reader to hear suggestions over my own investment in being right.” —Donika Kelly, author of The Renunciations
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Ten Questions for María José Ferrada and Elizabeth Bryer
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features María José Ferrada and Elizabeth Bryer, the author and the translator of How to Order the Universe.
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Ten Questions for Francesca Ekwuyasi
“I was surprised by how much agency my characters seemed to have.” —Francesca Ekwuyasi, author of Butter Honey Pig Bread
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Craft Capsule: On Becoming a Pop Star, I Mean, a Poet
The author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities traces his origins as a poet.
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Craft Capsule: The Cinema Factory
The author of Horsepower recalls the tricks that helped her revise and assemble her collection.
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Craft Capsule: The Authority of Black Childhood
The author of Horsepower suggests putting aside knowledge and focusing on unlearning.
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Craft Capsule: The Black Bildungsroman
The author of Horsepower reimagines the bildungsroman to honor the narrative arc of Black childhood.
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