Meet the Storyteller

On Myth, Magic, and Multicultural Storytelling: Candy Gourlay’s thoughts about Tall Story

Two days ago, I posted my review of Candy Gourlay’s Tall Story. We also posted the first part of our interview with Candy in Behind the Books. Today, we are privileged to have Candy in GatheringBooks yet again, as she shares her thoughts about her award-winning-debut novel Tall Story. Candy has been asked a lot [...]

Meet the Storyteller: Candy Gourlay in GatheringBooks

We are truly privileged to have Candy Gourlay in Behind the Books as our Featured Storyteller for our Festival of Asian Literature and Immigrant Experience bimonthly theme until the first week of July. This will be the first installment of our 2-part Feature on Candy.  Click on the title below to be taken to our Behind the [...]

Featured Guests for May-June in GatheringBooks

We have just recently launched our new bimonthly theme “Festival of Asian Literature and the Immigrant Experience.” As such, we are excited to share with you the group of people who would be our featured Guests here for May-June. Meet the Storyteller: Candy Gourlay We are very proud to feature award-winning Filipina author Candy Gourlay [...]

Interview Wednesday: The Women [and Poetry] in Margarita Engle’s Writings

Last week, we posted the first part of our interview with Margarita as we explored her creative process and inspiration for her latest novel The Wild Book. Interview Wednesday is hosted this month by Carmela Martino from Teaching Authors. Our final interview with Margarita is now live in Behind the Books where Margarita generously shares with us [...]

Interview Wednesday: Margarita Engle’s Wild Verses in The Wild Book

It is with great pleasure and excitement that we welcome Cuban American award-winning author Margarita Engle in GatheringBooks for our Girl Power and Women’s Wiles theme. Interview Wednesday is hosted this month by Carmela Martino from Teaching Authors. We also feel that Margarita’s visit is in keeping with April being National Poetry Month. How positively [...]