
Writing

Vajra Chandrasekera’s latest novel reckons with the ongoing violence of Sri Lankan Buddhism.

On Searching for Meaning and Solving a Koan of Loss
American novelist David James Duncan speaks with Ann Tashi Slater about overcoming periods of loss and impermanence.

Listening into the Silence
Eco-feminist writer and philosopher Susan Griffin on meditation, creativity, and environmentalism

Writing as an Act of Truth
In a new essay collection, twenty-two Tibetan writers demonstrate the resilience of their community in exile and the persistence of Tibetan literature.

Storytelling, Death, and Putting Flesh Back on Bones
Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat speaks with Ann Tashi Slater about storytelling, death, and lineage.

Finding Your Own Narrative
A conversation with Gish Jen and Ann Tashi Slater on cultural ancestry, existing between worlds, and how we figure out—or don’t—who we are.

“I Must Change My Life”
In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, novelist Charles Johnson discusses why he believes that art should force us out of our usual ways of seeing the world.

The Incredible Lightness of Quitting Twitter
A novelist reflects on the self-destruction of her blue-check account.

On Going into the Zone
A Conversation with New Yorker staff writer John McPhee and Ann Tashi Slater on writing process and the bardo.

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