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
April 4th, 2022
by Seher Hashmi
If you wish to relish in humour that smoothly changes its pace and texture, then this compact novel of 228 pages titled How to Get Filthy Rich in ...read the full piece >>Review
March 21st, 2022
by Qing Xu
“Truth is stranger than fiction,” opined Mark Twain. In this collection of “real stories” — as the writer Aleksandar Hemon puts it himself — readers ...read the full piece >>Review
March 7th, 2022
by Olga Pinjung
Don’t Forget Us Here is a book about endurance, brotherhood, suffering and finding happiness in hell: Guantánamo. It offers a painful yet hopeful and ...read the full piece >>Review
February 21st, 2022
by Chiara Meitz
Pachinko (2017) by Min Jin Lee leads us into the lives of a Korean family in Japan during the 20th century. Her narrative follows four generations ...read the full piece >>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 >>Supported by:
