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
February 7th, 2022
by Joselle Ali
For this review, our volunteer Joselle had the pleasure of interviewing actress and author Chiara Maxia. As she unravels the text, she sets out to ...read the full piece >>Review
January 24th, 2022
by Andrea Färber
Coming to terms with loss and what it means to grow up in a country that is never truly one’s own, The Properties of Perpetual Light (2021) is a ...read the full piece >>Profile
January 10th, 2022
by Margarita Beatriz Escobar
Ariel Dorfman is one of South America’s most successful and influential living authors. His legacy is one of both literary masterpieces and human ...read the full piece >>Review
December 21st, 2021
by Sam Dapanas
Identity is not fixed. Sometimes, it can be fluid or even unfinished, as if it is never meant to be finished at all. In her last collection of essays, ...read the full piece >>Profile
December 6th, 2021
by Lisa Schantl
Narjes Azimi grew up in the Middle East during a time of war and violence. After earning a BA and MA in English Language and Literature, she dropped ...read the full piece >>Review
November 22nd, 2021
by Matic Ačko
Through the scattered, yet vivid poems of Sandpaper Tongue, Parchment Lips , Melanie Hyo-In Han tells the story of being a young girl belonging to ...read the full piece >>Interview
November 8th, 2021
by Filippo Bagnasco
In this interview, conducted in written form, I had the pleasure to talk to Ovid Pop and Laura M. Pana from the kollektiv sprachwechsel (engl.: ...read the full piece >>Review
October 25th, 2021
by Qing Xu
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2005) by Yiyun Li seeks to carve a middle way for Chinese-American literature, between relentless political ...read the full piece >>Review
October 8th, 2021
by Lisa Schantl
Translingual, Calcutta born writer Amitav Ghosh is known for his well-researched and densely crafted works of fiction and nonfiction, often concerned ...read the full piece >>Review
September 15th, 2021
by Filippo Bagnasco
DREAMing Out Loud: Voices of Undocumented Writers is the 2020 annual anthology of the eponymous writing workshop for undocumented immigrants in New ...read the full piece >>Supported by:
