‘No matter how serious your theme, the work should be entertaining.’

Described as Indonesia’s most unexpected meteorite, writer Eki Kurniawan talks about his art and craft.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Feb 26, 2017 · 07:00 am

‘The role of the poet today is to be a shape-shifter’: Anne Waldman

Politics, spirituality, gender, publishing. Writer, performer, editor, activist. And above all, poet.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Feb 19, 2017 · 01:00 pm

‘The tiger, the leopard, the elephant are all sacred. What’s happening to them?’: Poet Ruth Padel

It isn’t every day you find a writer of poetry who can explain Charles Darwin.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Feb 05, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Merely celebrating the exceptional achievements of trans-people conceals their struggle

In 2016, trans-visibility was high, but so were trans-deaths and police brutality.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Jan 05, 2017 · 11:30 am

The power of words: Why Trump’s ‘locker room banter’ sounds familiar to Indian women

From speeches in Parliament to comedy nights on television, misogynist banter is everywhere.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Oct 21, 2016 · 12:30 pm

The importance of paying attention – listening – is in my books: Alberto Ruy-Sánchez

One of today’s leading Mexican writers and editors speaks on his obsessions and inspirations.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Mar 27, 2016 · 08:30 am

‘Not even one mainstream newspaper touched it’: Susan Abulhawa on writing Palestine

A writer from Palestine talks about the politics of writing about her homeland.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Mar 20, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Meet Kei Miller, the Jamaican poet and writer you must read

“A profound part of my craft is now to say that I can speak loudly, and I can resist subtlety.”

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Feb 27, 2016 · 11:30 am

Seven books that best reveal the fascinating mindworld of Umberto Eco

The late philosopher, cultural critic and novelist wrote widely, deeply, and, sometimes, confusingly.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Feb 23, 2016 · 08:30 am

How Helen MacDonald combined nature writing, grief memoir and biography into one genre-bending book

The naturalist and historian talks about her award-winning memoir, ‘H is for Hawk’.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Feb 07, 2016 · 12:00 pm

Twenty-one brilliant things only Margaret Atwood could say – and she did

Global literature’s worst-kept secret is that there’s nothing Atwood can’t be fabulous about.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Feb 04, 2016 · 08:30 am

'Like I need some random dude who doesn’t know anything about the world to jump to my defence…'

A conversation with the radical artist and journalist Molly Crabapple after she had drawn blood at the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Shreya Ila Anasuya

· Jan 31, 2016 · 01:30 pm