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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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Interview: Author Yvonne Martinez

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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Interview: Author Suzanne Moyers

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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Interview: Author Aanchal Malhotra

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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Interview: Hannah Fields from Folkways Press

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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Interview: Author Gracie Bialecki

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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Interview: Novelist and Political Commentator Ahdaf Soueif

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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Interview: Netta Johnson from Stonehouse Publishing

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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Interview: Author Elizabeth Bales Frank

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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