The Hour of the StarClarice LispectorNew Directions Publishing, 2020 Review by Rachel Gerry Brazilian journalist José Castello tells a bizarre anecdote about a run-in with Clarice Lispector on the streets of Rio, shortly before her death: Clarice is standing...
Photo Credit: Dario Lozano-ThorntonInterview by Chimedum Ohaegbu Francesca Ekwuyasi’s debut novel, Butter Honey Pig Bread (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2020), was a contender for Canada Reads and was long-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. The book moves through three perspectives,...
Interview by Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li What initially drew me to Felix Wong’s piece was its honest and complex portrayal of an event that impacted his family’s history, but which had been largely left unspoken. Struck by the structure...
Kimiko Does CancerKimiko TobimatsuArsenal Pulp Press, 2020 Review by Muniyra Douglas A life turned upside down by a single phone call. A young woman must navigate difficult familial, platonic, and romantic relationships suddenly impacted by a new medical revelation....
Interview by A.N. Higgins Kiran Bhat is a novelist, short story writer, and poet who has travelled all over the world. When we spoke, he was based out of Sydney, Australia, but he never stays in one place for...