Filled with empathy and wisdom, personal experiences, and creative inspiration, this is an important collection of essays on the power of literature and the art of writing by a diverse range of international authors. The book explores questions about the art of storytelling and encourages a more inclusive discussion, including:

• Taymour Soomro on resisting fixed narratives about identity
• Madeleine Thien on how writing creates the space in which it can exist
• Amitava Kumar on why authenticity is not a license we carry in our pockets
• Tahmima Anam on how it gives her permission to be unbounded
• Ingrid Rojas Contreras on the bodily challenge of writing about trauma
• Zeyn Joukhadar on subverting the English language and the power of refusing to translate ourselves
• Kiese Laymon on the experience of questioning the desire to write a story
• Deepa Anappara on writing despite circumstances that hinder the creation of art

It also includes essays by Tiphanie Yanique, Xiaolu Guo, Jamil Jan Kochai, Vida Cruz-Borja, Femi Kayode, and Nadifa Mohamed in conversation with Leila Aboulela, Myriam Gurba, Mohammed Hanif, and Sharlene Teo.

Pages: 272, Dimensions: 13.5x13.5cm