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
April 15th, 2024
A Poetic Voyage of Conscience through the Maze of Memory: A Review of Ankit Raj Ojha's "Pinpricks"
by Pritikana Karmakar
Ankit Raj Ojha’s debut poetry collection Pinpricks (2022) is a memory work in three undefined acts. It begins as a collection of family vignettes, ...read the full piece >>Review
April 1st, 2024
Coming to Terms with Yourself — A Review of “Almost Happy” by Ella Voss
by Lisa Schantl
The short story collection Almost Happy by Ella Voss (2023, Matador) is a rollercoaster ride through what it means to be a woman of Western origin ...read the full piece >>Review
March 18th, 2024
Recovering Lives Left Behind: A Review of "Saltwater Demands a Psalm" by Kweku Abimbola
by Scott Ward
If you are a dedicated reader of American poetry, perhaps, like me, you sometimes find contemporary poems a bit predictable? The poetic lexicon seems ...read the full piece >>Interview
March 4th, 2024
The International Political Poet: An Interview with Serena Piccoli
by William Allegrezza
When one thinks of Serena Piccoli, one immediately imagines the engaged artist. As David Romero says, “Serena Piccoli's poetry is a hammer seeking to ...read the full piece >>Review
February 19th, 2024
A Glimpse in Time: Unveiling Universal Truths in “Mannequin of Our Times” by Vandana Kumar
by Ana Bojanović
Mannequin of Our Times (2023) by Vandana Kumar is characterized by an exceptional lightness of expression, bordering on levity, in the background of ...read the full piece >>Interview
February 5th, 2024
Becoming Global in English: An Interview with Bruna Dantas Lobato
by Ines Rodrigues
When we did this interview, Bruna Dantas Lobato was in a celebratory mood. Our conversation happened a few days after she got the National Book Prize ...read the full piece >>Review
January 31st, 2024
Love Lost between Modernization and Traditionalism: A Review of “The Lion and the Jewel” by Wole Soyinka
by Zara Miller
Wole Soyinka — 20th century Shakespeare from Nigeria — dictates the pace of transforming Africa’s socio-economic landscape in his award-winning play ...read the full piece >>Interview
January 22nd, 2024
The Ungrateful Refugee’s Voice: An Interview with Dina Nayeri
by Viktoriia Medvied
Dina Nayeri is an Iranian-American novelist, essayist, short-story writer, author of two novels and two books of creative nonfiction (Who Gets ...read the full piece >>Review
January 8th, 2024
A World of One’s Own: A Review of Yiyun Li’s "The Book of Goose"
by Samiksha Tulika Ransom
A month ago, I happened to chance upon Yiyun Li’s interview in the Bad Form review, where she talks about her ‘aha! moment’ for The Book of Goose ...read the full piece >>Interview
December 27th, 2023
An Interview with Catarina Letria on History-Writing, English as a Lingua Franca, and Literary Fiction
by Elnura Huseynova
I first met award-winning fiction author Catarina Letria in Budapest during the first semester of the History in the Public Sphere program (HIPS), ...read the full piece >>