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The In Conversation section of Tint Journal is a place where discussions about ESL writing, books, and authors take place, where writers, readers, and book lovers come to share ideas, discover new favorite books, and read up on up-and-coming authors.

The section is divided in reviews, where our volunteers introduce our readers to new ESL books and old classics of the genre; interviews, where ESL authors share their creative secrets, their love for language, and their future projects; profiles, where our volunteers discover and present to us valuable names in the world of ESL writing.

Each article features an area for discussion at the bottom, where our readers can ask writers and editors questions or engage in conversation with one another. And if you are the writerly type rather then the readerly one, you can contact us and we’ll walk you through writing your very own In Conversation article!

It’s time to grab a cup of tea and get ready to discover your next favorite ESL book!

Review

April 15th, 2021

It doesn’t always have to be a novel: "The Refugees" by Viet Thanh Nguyen — A Review

by Martina Braunegger

In his short story collection, The Refugees, Viet Thanh Nguyen illustrates the different aspects of being a refugee and how that feeling never really ...read the full piece >>

Review

March 25th, 2021

A Thought-Provoking Literary Feast: "Free Food for Millionaires" by Min Jin Lee — A Review

by Vanessa Cervini Rios

In her novel Free Food for Millionaires , Min Jin Lee explores the roles and struggles of individuals in a society that hardly leaves room for ...read the full piece >>

Review

February 28th, 2021

Discovering the Various Landscapes of Human Life in the Collection "American Odysseys" — A Review

by Filippo Bagnasco

American Odyssey: Writings by New Americans is an anthology of short stories, poems and novel excerpts exploring the immigrant experience in the USA. ...read the full piece >>

Review

January 30th, 2021

On Home and Belonging — A Review of "Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen"

by Dagmar Wallenstorfer

Jose Antonio Vargas, in his memoir Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen , brings to light the daily struggles of illegal immigrants in the ...read the full piece >>

Review

January 15th, 2021

"Once Upon a Time in the East": A Story of Growing Up by Xiaolu Guo — A Review

by Ailun Shi

Xiaolu Guo in her memoir, Once Upon a Time in the East, writes an eye-opening tale to China's history framed in the gripping anecdotes of personal ...read the full piece >>

Review

December 21st, 2020

The Immigrants’ Grit: A Review of "How to Pronounce Knife" by S. Thammavongsa

by Richard M. Cho

An excellent short story collection from the Laotian-Canadian writer Souvankham Thammavongsa, How to Pronounce Knife , is a fitting title for a book ...read the full piece >>

Review

November 17th, 2020

America through Indian Eyes — A Review of "My Dateless Diary" by R. K. Narayan

by Pulkita Anand

With his work My Dateless Diary , Indian English novelist R. K. Narayan (1906-2001) made a detour from his fiction writing. Travelogue had not been a ...read the full piece >>

Interview

October 11th, 2020

A Lover of Language and Place — An Interview with Ines Rodrigues

by Kathy Curto

Ines Rodrigues is a writer on the move. Even when she’s not. The self-proclaimed seeker of sights and wonders, all recorded on the captivating blog, ...read the full piece >>

Review

August 31st, 2020

The Countless Names for Longing — A Review of "Longing" by Giulia de Gregorio Listo

by Ferdoss Shaarani

Longing is a poetry collection written by Brazilian poet Giulia de Gregorio Listo in 2019. She has been featured in The Junction, Literati Magazine , ...read the full piece >>

Interview

July 27th, 2020

Writing Against Collective Amnesia: An Interview with Ha Jin

by Carolina Varga

Xuefei Jin, widely known by his pen name, Ha Jin, is a Chinese-American novelist, short story writer and poet. Ha Jin was born in China in 1956 and ...read the full piece >>
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