Black Authors in English Translation
Black Authors in English Translation Vera Wülfing-LeckeDoomi Golo—The Hidden NotebooksAuthor: Boubacar Boris DiopPublisher: Michigan State University Press (2016)Country/language: Senegal/French Allison M. CharetteBeyond the Rice FieldsAuthor: Naivoharisoa Patrick RamamonjisoaPublisher: Restless Books (2017)Country/language: Madagascar/French Saskia VogelThey Will Drown in Their Mother’s TearsAuthor: Johannes AnyuruPublisher: Two Lines Press (2019)Country/language: Sweden/Swedish Kaiama L. GloverDance on the VolcanoAuthor: Marie Vieux-ChauvetPublisher: […]
Interview: Jayant Kaikini, Author of short story No Presents Please
Interview: Jayant Kaikini, Author of short story No Presents Please Earlier this year, in July, Indian writer and poet Jayant Kaikini published his first book in the US, No Presents Please: Mumbai Stories (Catapult Press). Translated from Kannada by Tejaswini Niranjana, this collection introduces compelling and memorable small-town migrants working to build a life in […]
Interview: Marthese Fenech, Author of Falcon’s Shadow.
Interview: Marthese Fenech, Author of Falcon’s Shadow. Tell us a little bit about your recent sequel in the Siege of Malta trilogy, Falcon’s Shadow MF: The hostility between the Ottoman Sultan and the Knights of St John incites the collision of two great empires, intertwining the fates of characters separated by faith, loyalties, and vast […]
Interview: Daven McQueen, Author of The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones.
Interview: Daven McQueen, Author of The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones. “Ethan and Juniper make a case for why allyship – productive, substantial allyship – is important for sustaining the movement. White people and non-Black people of color have to do the work of learning, supporting, and stepping back to let Black folks lead. That […]
Interview: Kelly G. Park, Author of Just Like Me.
Interview: Kelly G. Park, Author of Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot. Mr. Kelly G. Park is a retired sandlot athlete, never having the skills to “take it to the next level” but enjoying every moment of those pick-up games. As a retired sandlot player, Kelly’s thoughts were not about being […]
Indie Review: Courage and Complicity
Indie Review: Courage and Complicity When is Enough, Enough? Claudette Languedoc’s book Courage and Complicity, an engaging tale about a young Caucasian female teacher who takes a position in an Indian residential school in Canada, weighs heavy on my mind. Consider this your trigger warning: You can’t go into this book without some level of […]
Indie Review: I am Mrs. Jesse James
Indie Review: I am Mrs. Jesse James A Marriage of Constants There are two constants in Pat Wahler’s novel I am Mrs. Jesse James: love and revenge. It’s difficult to imagine a marriage withstanding such opposites, yet there’s Zee James loving her husband through injury, giving him children, and traipsing across the country at his […]
Indie Review: Maggie: A Journey of Love, Loss and Survival
Indie Review: Maggie: A Journey of Love, Loss and Survival The Hand a Woman’s Dealt Author, Vicki Tapia, takes the reader on a journey of women’s rights from 1887 to 1941 using her great-great grandmother as the vessel through which she sheds light on the history of women’s rights. Maggie: A Journey of Love, Loss […]
Indie Review: The Storm Over Paris
Indie Review: The Storm Over Paris A Renaissance War I wasn’t sure about William Ian Grubman’s book The Storm Over Paris. I know nothing about art or art history, and the cover intimidated me. It was the WWII era that convinced me to give it a chance. Mori Rothstein should have listened to his wife […]
Feature: Celebrating Black Voices in Publishing.
Feature: Celebrating Black Voices in Publishing. At this cultural moment, elevating black voices and understanding the history of racism in this country is more important than ever. Recent strides including #PublishingPaidMe exposing racial disparities in book advances, #BlackoutBestsellerList drawing attention to Black authors and Black book professionals, and novels like The Hate You Give and […]