Sathnam Sanghera talks about his debut novel, Marriage Material
Nikesh Shukla
The Asian Writer caught up with Nikesh Shukla to talk about his new food novella, The Time Machine
Palo Stickland
Author, Palo Stickland answers five questions about her first novel, Finding Takri
Shabnam Nadiya
Shamika Shabnam has just finished her degree in English at University of Leicester. Whilst studying she was working on an e-placement at The Asian Writer. I tell her about Lifelines, an anthology of short stories written and edited by Bangladeshi women. She shakes her head. She hasn’t heard of it. I promise to bring a …
One minute with David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang’s Obie Award-winning Pulitzer prize finalist play Yellow Face will run for four weeks in the purpose built brand new state-of-the-art theatre in North London. Designed by David Hughes’ Architects, the theatre opened its doors for the first time earlier this month . In Yellow Face, art imitates life to great and amusing effect in …
Sweta Srivastava Vikram
The Asian Writer caught up with poet extraordinaire, Sweta Vikram to talk about her latest collection, No Ocean Here
Ayad Akhtar
The Asian Writer talks to Ayad Akhtar on the eve of the opening night of his Pulitzer Prize winning debut play, Disgraced
Peter Hobbs
Q. You’re clearly not an Asian writer but what is it about South Asia, particularly Pakistan that inspired In the Orchard, the Swallows? Q. What are your personal experiences of Pakistan and why did you feel compelled to tell this story? What other experiences did you draw on to make the plot work? It’s hard …
Mohsin Hamid
The Asian Writer speaks to Mohsin Hamid about his books, self help and his Twitter etiquette.
Farah Ghuznavi on new writing from Bangladesh
The Asian Writer speaks to Farah Ghuznavi, editor of Lifelines: New Writing from Bangladesh