Conversations with Literary Ex-Cons: Gustavo Alvarez
Gustavo “Goose” Alvarez talks with Cullen Thomas about PRISON RAMEN, and more.
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Constant Motion: Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
More than a longing for an origin story, Hernandez Castillo’s memoir is an attempt to bring the invisible to light.
An Exploration of Belonging: Talking with Donna Hemans
Donna Hemans discusses her new novel, TEA BY THE SEA.
Both Past and Present: A Conversation with Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Poet Marcelo Hernandez Castillo discusses his debut memoir, CHILDREN OF THE LAND.
Telling the Story of Now: A Conversation with Valeria Luiselli
Valeria Luiselli discusses her new novel, LOST CHILDREN ARCHIVE.
Stories of Survival: A Conversation with Katya Cengel
Katya Cengel discusses her new book, EXILED.
Playing God: A Conversation with Daniel Olivas
Daniel Olivas discusses his recent short story collection, The King of Lighting Fixtures, writing humor, and the role of religion in his work.
TORCH: Over the Borderline
I'm writing about the border through the eyes of children because the border is a problem of the imagination.
Haunted by Child Refugees: Valeria Luiselli’s Tell Me How It Ends
These aren’t ghosts; these are children who have braved a perilous journey to escape the violent nightmares back home.
This Week in Short Fiction
In a political climate in which undocumented immigrants are painted as criminals and rapists and half the country is crying for deportation, this week’s story reminds us that immigrants are…
A Study of Homeland in Displacement
To think of Brazil as a different place than I remember it is to think of my unbelonging, as someone out of place in my memory.