In Conversation
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
December 30th, 2024
Longing for Home — A Review of “These Hollowed Bones” by Amelia Díaz Ettinger
by Joyce Bou Charaa
On her blog, Amelia Díaz Ettinger describes herself as a writer of poems and short stories “that reflect the struggle of identity found in ...read the full piece >>Review
December 16th, 2024
A True Poet of Her Daemon — A Review of “Recount and Prophecy” by Alexandra Fössinger
by Agnes Fodor
“Here” is where Alexandra Fössinger will stay — with Viola, to whom she dedicated her new poetry chapbook Recount and Prophecy (Alien Buddha Press, ...read the full piece >>Interview
December 2nd, 2024
Threading a Way between Memoir, History and Reportage — In Conversation with Author Amandeep Sandhu
by Preeti Kathuria
Born in Rourkela, Odisha, in 1973, Amandeep Singh Sandhu studied English literature at the University of Hyderabad. He writes fiction and nonfiction ...read the full piece >>Interview
November 4th, 2024
“To Find and Create Spaces Where I Can Be My True Self”— A Conversation with Melanie Hyo-In Han
by Sofija Popovska
Poet Melanie Hyo-In Han was born in Korea, raised in East Africa, and lived in the US before relocating to the UK. Her experiences as a TCK (Third ...read the full piece >>Review
October 21st, 2024
Two Countries, One Life — A Review of “The In-Betweeners” by Khem K. Aryal
by Hantian Zhang
The In-Betweeners (Braddock Avenue Books, 2023) is a short story collection by Khem K. Aryal, a Nepalese writer and associate professor of creative ...read the full piece >>Interview
October 7th, 2024
“Necessity, not choice, led me to write in English” — A Conversation with Mustafa Marwan
by Ibrahim Fawzy
Mustafa Marwan is an Egyptian writer, aid worker, and trainer with over a decade of experience in more than a dozen conflict zones in Africa, Asia, ...read the full piece >>Review
September 23rd, 2024
A Wild Ride into Sri Lanka’s Conflicted Realities — A Review of “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” by Shehan Karunatilaka
by Lisa Schantl
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Sort of Books, 2022) is the second book by Shehan Karunatilaka, a writer and musician born in Sri Lanka, educated in ...read the full piece >>Review
September 9th, 2024
Simple Verses For A Better Self — A Review of “Clarity and Connections” by Yung Pueblo
by Joyce Bou Charaa
Diego Perez, known as Yung Pueblo, is an American-Ecuadorian author and meditator. He gained great popularity through social media, especially on ...read the full piece >>Review
August 26th, 2024
A Transcript of the Unspeakable — A Review of “If My House Has a Voice” by Elina Katrin
by Sofija Popovska
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, to a Russian mother and a Syrian father, Los Angeles-based poet and creative Elina Katrin weaves together diverse ...read the full piece >>Review
August 12th, 2024
For Progress, There is No Cure: Book Review on “The Maniac” by Benjamin Labatut
by Richard M. Cho
For centuries, faith and science have been adversaries. Churches long fought to debunk any scientific advances they saw as contradicting the Holy ...read the full piece >>