The In Conversation section of Tint Journal is a place where discussions about writing in English as a second language, and about ESL books and their authors take place. Here, writers, readers, and book lovers come together to share ideas, discover new favorite books, and read up on up-and-coming authors.
The section is divided into reviews, where our contributing writers introduce new ESL books and old classics of this category; interviews, where ESL authors share their insights into craft, their love for language, and their future projects; and profiles, where we invite you to discover valuable individuals in the world of ESL writing.
If you would like to contribute your own article to In Conversation, please review our submission guidelines and contact our section editors.
But first: Grab a cup of tea and get ready to discover your next favorite ESL book!
Review
June 22nd, 2026
by Jana Yin
For centuries, Sita has been worshipped in India as the embodiment of strength, righteousness, and devotion. In The Forest of Enchantments ...read the full piece >>Review
June 8th, 2026
by Joyce Bou Charaa
How did Korean women in the 1920s, a time when Korea was occupied by Japan, manage to pursue education and freedom in a traditional patriarchal ...read the full piece >>Profile
May 25th, 2026
by Ayesha Usman
There are writers who shout, writers who dazzle, writers who conquer rooms. And then there are writers like Lore Segal — who sit quietly, observe ...read the full piece >>Review
May 11th, 2026
by Ashish Kumar Singh
Mumbai-based poet Kunjana Parashar won the 2024 Barbara Stevens Poetry Book Award, judged by Diane Seuss, for her debut poetry book They Gather Around ...read the full piece >>Interview
April 27th, 2026
by Anushree Nande
O Jungio is a Nagaland-based writer and the author of Kalopsia (Penthrill, 2019) and A Kite of Farewells (Rupa Publications India, 2025). A cultural ...read the full piece >>Review
April 13th, 2026
by Luisa Angermann
Yasmin Zaher’s debut novel The Coin (Catapult, 2024), winner of the 2025 Dylan Thomas Prize, follows a young Palestinian woman in New York City who is ...read the full piece >>Review
March 30th, 2026
by Andrea Färber
Lind Duraku is a writer from Kosovo, whose debut collection In a Dream (Sekhmet Institute, 2025) features an array of poems, short texts and diary ...read the full piece >>Review
March 16th, 2026
by Jade Hui
Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel, Freshwater (Grove Press, 2018), is a haunting exploration of identity, spirituality, and mental health through the lens ...read the full piece >>Review
March 2nd, 2026
by Kabir Deb
Indian civilization and its history have long been liberal about the human body, its desire, and sexual plurality, treating love and sexuality as ...read the full piece >>Profile
February 16th, 2026
by Sabyasachi Roy
Some authors settle. They find their comfort zone and never leave. Jhumpa Lahiri never got that memo. She started writing in English, became a star, ...read the full piece >>Supported by:
