Real Person, Imagined Scene
The author of Selected Books of the Beloved investigates the uses of specificity in narrative poetry.
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How It Felt: A Profile of Namwali Serpell
In The Furrows, Namwali Serpell draws readers into the roiling nature of grief in a powerful narrative that explores memory, loss, and Black identity without resting on what she calls the “meaningless platitude” that art promotes empathy.
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Conjuring Egypt With Music
The author of Country of Origin listens to old-school Arabic music to help her render the mood of Egypt at the dawn of the postcolonial period.
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Portals Into Bygone Times
The author of Country of Origin muses on the transporting power of photographs.
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Ten Questions for Truong Tran
“I wrote this book with the constraint of honesty.” —Truong Tran, author of book of the other
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Ten Questions for Shayla Lawz
“I was using the text as a future image of what my own life could be.” —Shayla Lawz, author of speculation, n.
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Ten Questions for Mahogany L. Browne
“There was so much shame in this project for me to dispel and bury.” —Mahogany L. Browne, author of I Remember Death by Its Proximity to What I Love
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Ten Questions for Kat Chow
“I find it really hard to follow a routine in almost every part of my life.” —Kat Chow, author of Seeing Ghosts
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Ten Questions for Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
“Show up no matter what so your writing knows you are there.” —Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, author of Savage Tongues
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Ten Questions for Mariana Oliver and Julia Sanches
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features Mariana Oliver and Julia Sanches, the author and the translator of Migratory Birds.
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