Literature
Set in 2007 Shanghai and 1985 Qingdao, “River East, River West” alternates between a mother’s and daughter’s perspectives, highlighting the massive cultural shifts in China both after the cultural revolution and the late aughts.
Commentary
South Africa-based writer Nobuhle N Nyoni self-published a book in 2019. While she says it failed, she shares tips for others wanting to expand their writing careers.
Reading the Room
“The Night Parade” is part ghost story, part myth anthology, part memoir but full of heart.
Literature
Jen Soriano is a Fillipinx writer and movement builder whose debut collection of essays “Nervous” is out now.
Literature
Community spaces and the people behind them are how Ostani has arrived at a place of writing, producing and self-publishing her own book, she says.
Literature
R.F. Kuang’s “Yellowface” explores who has the right to tell stories and provides an unflinching look at the publishing industry, social media and stories about suffering.