Ten Questions for Melissa Faliveno

“It’s pretty clear that the entire system is due for a serious reckoning.” —Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland
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“It’s pretty clear that the entire system is due for a serious reckoning.” —Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland
“I write sporadically and edit often.” —francine j. harris, author of Here Is the Sweet Hand
The author of Horsepower recalls the tricks that helped her revise and assemble her collection.
“I would remind myself that every book has its own life and to just have faith in the story.” —Cherie Dimaline, author of Empire of Wild
“We need the industry to be more reflective of the audience.” —Adrian Tomine, author of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist
The author of Horsepower reimagines the bildungsroman to honor the narrative arc of Black childhood.
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features Ryad Girod and Chris Clarke, the author and the translator of the novel Mansour’s Eyes.
“Feel for the thread. Follow it through the dark.” —Kendra Atleework, author of Miracle Country
The author of Horsepower examines and resists the racism and subconscious anxieties that infect the U.S. literary imagination.
“Kevin Killian always told me great fiction lets you know how things smell.” —Andrew Durbin, author of Skyland