Journalist and blogger Judith Torrea visited City of Asylum in March 2015 to read from Juarez in Shadows: Chronicle of a City that Refuses to Die.
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Sampsonia Way presents the ultimate book list based on the Salon Readings that City of Asylum/Pittsburgh held during 2014. Each of the books on the list was written, edited, or translated by the stellar lineup of invited writers, journalists, and translators. Enjoy!
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block, former PEN Mexico president Jennifer Clement discusses the writing process behind her novel Prayers for the Stolen.
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block, Qais Akbar Omar talks about writing his memoir, A Fort of Nine Towers.
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block exiled Iranian writer Shahriar Mandanipour talks about his writing process in exile, the catharsis of writing, and his routine.
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“The message for Vanessa showed his growing awareness of the issue of African-American heritage and its value on the kente market.”
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block, Huang Xiang discusses the inspiration for his newly translated book The Thunder of Deep Thought.
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block Burmese writer Khet Mar discusses her upcoming collection, Nightbirds & Other Stories.
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block we talk to Iranian novelist Yaghoub Yadali about his newly translated novel Rituals of Restlessness.
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Ali Cobby Eckermann, a Yankunytjatjara and Australian poet, read at City of Asylum’s 2014 Jazz Poetry Concert.
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