Author Archive
“We all compartmentalize parts of ourselves to an extent”: An Interview with Katie Gutierrez
Katie Gutierrez’s debut is a novel about time. The driving force of the book is Lore, a woman who once led two lives, keeping two families in two cities. Time is the enemy of the secrets Lore is keeping—and also the necessity writers build on.
“Writing about motherhood provides a great vantage point from which to write about society”: An Interview with Jessamine Chan
The double-sided expectations are the heart of Jessamine Chan’s debut novel. Motherhood is deeply personal and yet easily judged by Instagram followers and the state alike. Chan’s book asks: Can motherhood be measured by the performance of it?