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 23rd, 2025
by Layla Sabourian
In her ambitious debut novel Liquid (Algonquin Books, 2025), Mariam Rahmani explores the porous boundaries of identity, faith, and desire through the ...read the full piece >>Interview
June 13th, 2025
by Niki Radman
Mandira Pattnaik is an Indian writer whose work appears in The Rumpus , Emerson Review , Quarterly West , Best Small Fictions Anthology (2021 & 2024) ...read the full piece >>Other
May 30th, 2025
by Dolores Hunsky
In early March 2025, Marjorie Agosín, a Jewish Chilean American poet, human rights activist and professor of Spanish at Wellesley College, passed ...read the full piece >>Review
May 12th, 2025
by Seher Hashmi
Published in 2018 (Bloomsbury), Red Birds by Mohammed Hanif, an acclaimed British-Pakistani novelist, ushers in absurdism into the arena of postmodern ...read the full piece >>Review
April 28th, 2025
by Dolores Hunsky
The Death of Vivek Oji (Riverhead Books, 2020) is a captivating novel that focuses on family, friends, identity, and belonging. It explores the ...read the full piece >>Interview
April 14th, 2025
by Preeti Kathuria
Born in Berhampur, Orissa, eastern India, Ranjana Padhi is a political activist, author, and editor. She has been involved in autonomous collectives ...read the full piece >>Review
March 31st, 2025
by Andrea Färber
Juhea Kim is a rising star in the literary sky. Her first published novel Beasts of a Little Land (Ecco, 2021) became an international bestseller and ...read the full piece >>Interview
March 17th, 2025
by Christina Wunder
Mimi Kunz, born in 1986 in Germany, is a Brussels-based visual artist and poet. After studying painting and graphics in Germany, she did residencies ...read the full piece >>Other
March 3rd, 2025
by Susi Peter
Our view of languages is shaped by a Eurocentric perspective that we are taught from an early age. Our author, Susanne Peter, reflects on how her ...read the full piece >>Profile
February 17th, 2025
by Viviana De Cecco
Brought as a slave to the United States from Africa at a young age, Phillis Wheatley went on to become the first African-American poet to be ...read the full piece >>Supported by:
