Interviews and Reviews
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The End is Not the End: A Conversation with Lucian Mattison
The End is Not the End: A Conversation with Lucian Mattison by Sam New Lucian Mattison was a featured author during Ancient Futures: Old Dominion University’s 47th Annual Literary Festival. While having coffee at Cure Coffeehouse that week, he spoke with… Read more
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A Love of Contrasts, an Interview with Virginie Beauregard D.
A Love of Contrasts: an Interview with Virginie Beauregard D. translated from French by Peter Schulman BSR: How did you come to write poetry? Were you inspired by other authors, friends or have you always wanted to be a poet?… Read more
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Highlighting True Stories Through Historical Fiction: Interview With Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Highlighting True Stories Through Historical Fiction: Interview With Dolen Perkins-Valdez Dolen Perkins-Valdez is the New York Times bestselling author of three historical fiction novels: Wench (2010), Balm (2015), and Take My Hand (2022). Wench was a finalist for two NAACP… Read more
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Labor of Love and Distance, An Interview with Anna Qu
Labor of Love and Distance, An Interview with Anna Qu In her critically acclaimed debut memoir, Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor, Anna Qu delves into the intersections of love and labor, highlighting the sacrifices made by… Read more
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On Literary Lineage, Transformation & Writing in Many Tongues with Poet Amanda Galvan Huynh
On Literary Lineage, Transformation & Writing in Many Tongues with Poet Amanda Galvan Huynh In her powerful debut collection Where My Umbilical Is Buried, poet and Old Dominion MFA alumna Amanda Galvan Huynh traces many kinds of inheritance – traumatic,… Read more
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Small Apocalypses: An Interview With Lamar Giles
Small Apocalypses: An Interview with Lamar Giles By: Henry Stevens Lamar Giles is an ODU graduate and author of young adult novels and short stories including Fake ID, Not So Pure and Simple, and The Getaway. This interview focuses on… Read more