Author of the Month: Zino Asalor
“What others see of us and vice versa is often the result of a great and ongoing internal struggle to appear consistent.” Zino Asalor, our December Author of the Month, talks to Haseeb Ali Chishti.
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Author of the Month: Michal Hvorecký
“My country is turning into a police state and nobody cares, people just continue with their Christmas shopping…” Michal Hvorecký, our Author of the Month for November, talks to Casey Harding.
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Author of the Month: Arthur Davis
“I think you should write what you ‘have’ to write, not necessarily what you want to write.” Arthur Davis, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for October, talks to Sauleha Kamal.
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Author of the Month: David McVey
“The book that pushed me most into writing was Hamish Brown’s Scottish mountaineering work Hamish’s Mountain Walk, which excited me with the way the author linked bashing about in the hills, reading, and writing into an indivisible unity.” David McVey, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for September, talks to Casey Harding.
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Author of the Month: N.V. Baker
“I’d say we are a generation that excels in the second-hand experiences. We are experts on everything and experienced with next to nothing.” N.V. Baker, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for August, talks to Abbigail Rosewood.
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Author of the Month: Ambika Thompson
“I’m also really obsessed by things that one can buy in vending machines…caviar, lettuce, burgers, canned bread, underwear, eggs, rice, neckties, art, and what I’ve now found I’ve always needed, live crabs.” Ambika Thompson, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for July, talks to Casey Harding.
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Author of the Month: Nafiza Azad
“I’ve learned from reading that you can tell a story in two ways: one is via the written narrative and the other is via the subtext, specifically, the things that remain unsaid but implied.” Nafiza Azad, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for June, talks to Casey Harding.
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Author of the Month: Zuha Siddiqui
“Fiction possesses the ability to reveal stories that facts, figures and historical accounts tend to gloss over…” Zuha Siddiqui, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for May, talks to Umamah Wajid.
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Author of the Month: Farah Ahamed
“Fiction writers need, aside from an imagination and self-discipline, a strong sense of self-belief.” Farah Ahamed, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for April, talks to Cecilia Greco.
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Author of the Month: Zoltán Böszörményi
“I could not give a clear resolution. I did not intend to do so. I did not consider myself a judge.” Zoltán Böszörményi, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for March, talks to Constance A. Dunn.
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