Ten Questions for Shruti Swamy
“Often it was the help of an outside perspective that allowed me see what I was trying to do.” —Shruti Swamy, author of A House Is a Body
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“Often it was the help of an outside perspective that allowed me see what I was trying to do.” —Shruti Swamy, author of A House Is a Body
“It’s pretty clear that the entire system is due for a serious reckoning.” —Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland
“I write sporadically and edit often.” —francine j. harris, author of Here Is the Sweet Hand
The author of Horsepower recalls the tricks that helped her revise and assemble her collection.
“I would remind myself that every book has its own life and to just have faith in the story.” —Cherie Dimaline, author of Empire of Wild
“We need the industry to be more reflective of the audience.” —Adrian Tomine, author of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist
The author of Horsepower reimagines the bildungsroman to honor the narrative arc of Black childhood.
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features Ryad Girod and Chris Clarke, the author and the translator of the novel Mansour’s Eyes.
“Feel for the thread. Follow it through the dark.” —Kendra Atleework, author of Miracle Country
The author of Horsepower examines and resists the racism and subconscious anxieties that infect the U.S. literary imagination.