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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!

Interview

May 22nd, 2023

Belonging to a Collage: An Interview with Marjorie Agosín

by Dolores Hunsky

Tint Journal is about to release their first anthology Tinted Trails: Exploring Writings in English as a Second Language and I have had the ...read the full piece >>

Interview

May 8th, 2023

On Inspiration and Identity — An Interview with Juhea Kim

by Andrea Färber

The first time I encountered the name ‘Juhea Kim’ was in the English section of my local bookstore. I know we’re not supposed to judge a book by its ...read the full piece >>

Review

April 24th, 2023

Self-Portrait as a Subject-in-Motion: A Review of "Towards a Theory on City Boys: Prose Poems" by Alton Melvar M Dapanas

by Sofija Popovska

When Jorge Luis Borges wrote The Book of Sand , it was an act of accidental clairvoyance. A real-world manifestation of this endless tome would hit ...read the full piece >>

Interview

April 10th, 2023

Four Questions with Nzube Nlebedim: On Nigerian Fiction, Queer Afrophone Writings, and the Future of African Literary Magazines

by Sam Dapanas

Nzube Nlebedim is a Nigerian journalist, fictionist, essayist, poet, and editor from Lagos. He is the editor of Afrocritik, and founding ...read the full piece >>

Interview

March 27th, 2023

A Conversation With Cristina Loggia: Writer’s Block, Language Barriers, and Finding a Perfect Balance

by Asmi Aggarwal

In this interview conducted in written format, I had the chance of conversing with, Cristina Loggia, author of the spy thriller Lucifer's Game (2021). ...read the full piece >>

Review

March 13th, 2023

Minimalist yet Luminous Multiplicity — A Review of "Water Has Many Colors" by Kiriti Sengupta

by Tabish Nawaz

My interest lies in locating the elusive self in the medium of life it is immersed in, observe its many shades as it splits along experiences, like a ...read the full piece >>

Review

February 27th, 2023

Behind Appearances — A Review of Sanaë Lemoine’s "The Margot Affair"

by Viviana De Cecco

Truth and lies, illusions and reality, loneliness and the life of a couple. These are some of the themes that are addressed in this book by Sanaë ...read the full piece >>

Interview

February 13th, 2023

On Language, Writing, Disability, and More — An Interview with Shahd Alshammari

by Ibrahim Fawzy

Shahd Alshammari is a Kuwaiti-Palestinian author and academic. She holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of Kent in England. ...read the full piece >>

Interview

January 30th, 2023

Finding Peace Within Chaos — An Interview with Author Shifra Steinberg on Her Debut Novel "Imaginary Order"

by Carolina Miniati

Before Shifra settled down in Manhattan to attend Columbia University, she lived in more places than most people visit in a lifetime. Her nomadic life ...read the full piece >>

Review

January 15th, 2023

Reminiscing about Dignity and Unvoiced Love — 
A Review of Kazuo Ishiguro’s "The Remains of the Day"

by Lisa Schantl

As 2022 came to an end, I picked Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s prize-winning novel The Remains of the Day (1989) from my shelf, not knowing that it ...read the full piece >>
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