I had the pleasure of speaking to Suzanne about her experience writing the book Lost Souls of Leningrad, her research, and what inspired her to begin writing in the first place.
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After reading Someday Mija, You’ll Learn the Difference Between a Whore and a Working Woman I had the pleasure of speaking to Yvonne about writing as well as her time as an activist.
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I recently read ‘Til All These Things Be Done (read more about it here) by Suzanne Moyers and had the pleasure of speaking with her about what inspired her to write the book, what kind of research was necessary in order to do it, and why she decided to end Til All These Things Be Done the way she did.
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Aanchal Malhotra is an Indian author and historian best known for groundbreaking work on the oral history of the Partition of India in 1947. Her debut book Remnants of a Separation was published by Harper Collins in India in 2017 to mark the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence and has changed the narrative around the Partition.
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I liked Hannah from Folkways Press as soon as we started chatting. I discovered that we had the same point of view about diversity in publishing, had both gotten our master’s abroad, and we even shared similar childhood experiences, like our love of reading and writing from an early age. It was an absolute pleasure catching up with Hannah to talk about her journey of launching Folkways, how it’s going so far, and where she sees the future taking her.
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I’ve recently been making an effort to become more involved in the writing/reading/literary scene in Paris. It feels like a waste to live here with the interests that I have and not be more open and involved. In my efforts, I met American author Gracie Bialecki. Gracie, who has a published collection of poetry and a novel under her belt, has been living in Paris for almost four years.
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Ahdaf Soueif founded the groundbreaking Palestine Festival of Literature – PalFest – in 2007, which takes place in the cities of occupied Palestine and Gaza. She is the renowned author of – among other titles – the bestselling The Map of Love (shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1999 and translated into more than 30 languages), Cairo: A City Transformed, her account of the Egyptian revolution of 2011, and Mezzaterra (2004), an influential collection of essays. She is also a political and cultural commentator, and her articles for the Guardian are published in the European and American press.
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Netta Johnson, co-founder of Stonehouse Publishing, let us pick her brain about all things writing, history, and women writers, and she also offered a bunch of insight into the ins and outs of the publishing world.
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Just Warm Spaces is a micropod hosted by two Afghan women, Negine Jasmine and Rona Akbari. I’ve enjoyed listening to these two discuss topics such as creativity and nourishing your soul. I had the pleasure to discuss the podcast with Negine Jasmine to learn more about the podcast and the hosts behind it.
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After I finished reading the latest novel by Elizabeth Bales Frank, Censorettes, I instantly felt the need to pick her brain and discover more about the author as well as the story. Elizabeth was kind enough to give me a bit of her time last week, on Censorette’s publication day, no less! Keep reading to learn more about the author, the history behind her novel, and her advice to aspiring writers.
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Chaii Lab is a podcast run by a group of four friends Naman, Muna, Laabiah, and Fatima. These four ladies cover a variety of topics from suffering from imposter syndrome to giving everyday advice like how to tell your immigrant parents you are moving out (yes, it’s really a big deal). We hope this interview with the four founders gives you more insight into who they are as people and if you do not already the chance to start listening to them!
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"My Brother's Friend" is a weekly podcast dedicated to discovering global streetwear communities. We sat down with the founders, Nisha and Sofia, to learn more about them and the project.
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We are delighted to have had the chance to interview the four founders of Brown Girls Food Club, Hamaila, Hala, Amber, and Ayesha. Brown Girls Food Club hosts monthly meetups at minority-owned businesses that only BIPOC (Brown, Indigenous, Person of Color) womxn can attend in Austin, Texas. However, at the moment, they are doing Zoom meetings, which any BIPOC womxn can attend.
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Magda Szabó is a Hungarian writer who lived and worked in the mid-20th century. Under Stalinist rule from 1944 to 1956, she was not allowed to publish her works because her writing did not align with the guidelines of Socialist Realism. Instead, her writings are filled with female characters she referred to as "terrible women" because they did not behave in conventional ways.
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Yasmine had the chance last month to interview Haley Shapley about her new book Strong Like Her. Shapley is a freelance writer in the Seattle area who writes on numerous topics such as travel and fitness. Strong Like Her is Shapley's first book and is about female athletes from the past to the present day.
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Moms Mabley was the first female comedian to appear on stage at the Apollo theater, holds the record for most performances, and was a trailblazer for future female comedians.
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Have you ever been given an opportunity that seems to just fall into your lap? That’s what happened to me when we started this project back in August.
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