Ten Questions for Safia Elhillo
“This book really fought me, or I fought it, for the first couple of years.” —Safia Elhillo, author of Girls That Never Die
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Ten Questions for Ottessa Moshfegh
“I was struck by the freedom of third person, how I could roam and jump and skip around, and cozy up to characters and then back away.” —Ottessa Moshfegh, author of Lapvona
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Ten Questions for Christine Kandic Torres
“I wanted to write female friendship in a way that felt honest to me.” —Christine Kandic Torres, author of The Girls in Queens
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Ten Questions for Sloane Crosley
“When you’re in that in-between stage, between starting something and gathering speed, a piece of chipped nail polish is the most riveting thing in the world.” —Sloane Crosley, author of Cult Classic
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Ten Questions for Vanessa Hua
“If I had known about the twists and turns beforehand, I like to think I would have kept going, but maybe it’s better not to know.” —Vanessa Hua, author of Forbidden City
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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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Craft Capsule: On Google Maps
The translator of Migratory Birds and Permafrost uses Google Maps to immerse herself in the settings of her translation projects.
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The African Poetry Digital Portal
Founded in 2017, the African Poetry Digital Portal serves as singular resource for studying contemporary African poetry. Now, with a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the project’s leaders aim to expand their offerings.
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Craft Capsule: The Multi-Genre Mindset
The author of Southbound and The Parted Earth shares her approach to balancing projects in multiple genres.
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Between Worlds: A Q&A With Poet Kiki Petrosino
The author of White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia discusses definitions of poetry, ancestral silence, and unpacking American history’s “white blood.”
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