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
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 >>Interview
August 7th, 2024
Tint Author Talk with Cleyvis Natera and Jane Muschenetz
by Andrea Färber
On July 26, 2024, Tint Journal held its first Tint Talk. With this new online format, our aim is to bring together different ESL writers for a reading ...read the full piece >>Review
July 15th, 2024
The Poetics of Mortality and Memory — A Review of Lisel Mueller’s “Alive Together”
by Faith Manalili
It has been more than a hundred years since the poet and teacher Lisel Mueller was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1924. Her work, which spans nine ...read the full piece >>Review
July 1st, 2024
Tale of Mystic and Madness: A Review of Anukrti Upadhyay's “Daura”
by Namita Suberi
Anukrti Upadhyay, an author currently based in Mumbai, spins a web of mystery and illusion that perches precariously between reality and dream. ...read the full piece >>Review
June 10th, 2024
“Seduce and let yourself be seduced into radical questioning” — A Review of “READ&RIOT” by Nadya Tolokonnikova
by Anna Major
Nadya Tolokonnikova is a Russian artist and political activist. In 2011, she founded the feminist protest and performance art group Pussy Riot, which ...read the full piece >>