Essays

A Historic March in London

A Historic March in London

The Nation

“How Far Are You From Gaza?”

“How Far Are You From Gaza?”

AGNI

A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha

A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha

Massey University Press

What a Global Approach to Writing Teaches Us

What a Global Approach to Writing Teaches Us

Lit Hub

Many Rights, Few Responsibilities

Many Rights, Few Responsibilities

Lit Hub

We Owe More to Our Young Writers

We Owe More to Our Young Writers

Lit Hub

As Sri Lanka Goes So Goes the World

As Sri Lanka Goes So Goes the World

Lit Hub

The Awakening: Women and Power in the Academy

The Awakening: Women and Power in the Academy

The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Short Fiction

Siege

Siege

Guernica

Fault Lines

Fault Lines

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation

Beauty Treatments

Beauty Treatments

Kweli Journal

First Son

First Son

Atticus Review

Sleeping Alone

Sleeping Alone

VQR


Poetry

Listening to Ishmael Reed

Listening to Ishmael Reed

The Normal School

Learning Their Letters

Learning Their Letters

The Normal School

Love, Philadelphia

Love, Philadelphia

The Normal School

Say My Name

Say My Name

The Normal School

Three Poems

Three Poems

Action, Spectacle

New Poetry and Photographs

New Poetry and Photographs

Flash Frontier

The Heart Shows No Signs

The Heart Shows No Signs

Poetry Foundation

Bride Price

Bride Price

Poetry Foundation

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Opinion

A Voice for Palestine is a Voice for Israel

A Voice for Palestine is a Voice for Israel

Huffington Post World

On the fate of Independent Bookstores – The Writing on the Wall for Independents

On the fate of Independent Bookstores – The Writing on the Wall for Independents

Huffington Post Books

A note on Violence in YA Literature – I’m with Meghan Cox Gurdan

A note on Violence in YA Literature – I’m with Meghan Cox Gurdan

Huffington Post Books

USAID: Helping the Poor or Setting Up Puppets?

USAID: Helping the Poor or Setting Up Puppets?

Common Dreams

“We’re Talking Jaipur: Friendliest Literary Festival in the World.”

“We’re Talking Jaipur: Friendliest Literary Festival in the World.”

Huffington Post Books

The City and the Writer: In Colombo with Ru Freeman

The City and the Writer: In Colombo with Ru Freeman

Words Without Borders

An Introduction to Sri Lankan Literature

An Introduction to Sri Lankan Literature

Words Without Borders

PEN International: Mobilizing Writers to Defend Free Speech

PEN International: Mobilizing Writers to Defend Free Speech

Huffington Post Books

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Book Reviews / Author Interviews

An Interview With Colum McCann on his Novel, Apeirogon

An Interview With Colum McCann on his Novel, Apeirogon

KGB Bar Lit

Review of NoViolet Bulawayo’s Glory – Chasing out the old horse

Review of NoViolet Bulawayo’s Glory – Chasing out the old horse

The Boston Globe
MARCH 10, 2022

Review of David Chariandy’s BROTHER – “An incendiary saga of immigrant brothers outside Toronto”

Review of David Chariandy’s BROTHER – “An incendiary saga of immigrant brothers outside Toronto”

The Boston Globe

Review of “The Boat People” by Sharon Bala – “Seeking Asylum but Finding Heartbreak”

Review of “The Boat People” by Sharon Bala – “Seeking Asylum but Finding Heartbreak”

The New York Times Book Review

Review of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West: Lessons in Humanity

Review of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West: Lessons in Humanity

The Boston Globe

Review of Arvind Adiga’s Selection Day: Not Quite Cricket

Review of Arvind Adiga’s Selection Day: Not Quite Cricket

The Boston Globe

Review of Javier Marías’ Thus Bad Begins

Review of Javier Marías’ Thus Bad Begins

The Boston Globe

Review of Anuk Arudpragasam’s novel, The Story of a Brief Marriage

Review of Anuk Arudpragasam’s novel, The Story of a Brief Marriage

The New York Times Book Review

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