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National Author Interviews Examiner Column: Interview with GPA in three parts

Over the past couple of years, I’ve had the opportunity to interview the poet GPA for “The Confessional Heart of a Man”, “The Book of 24 Orgasms” and “The Mind of a Poetic Unsub” for JoeyPinkney.com.

In the wee hours of an insomnia-induced morning on Saturday, July 7, 2012, I put a request out for an impromptu, live author-interview on twitter. GPA, a seminal poet from Chicago, saw the tweet and responded. Within the hour, I set up a private chat room so that we could do a remote interview in real-time.

Over the course of the next two hours, we covered a lot of ground. A three-part interview series is the result. Continue reading National Author Interviews Examiner Column: Interview with GPA in three parts →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, author of Love Comes Later

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Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, author of Love Comes Later

Hind is granted a temporary reprieve from her impending marriage to Abdulla, her cousin. Little does anyone suspect that the presence of Sangita, her Indian roommate, may shake a carefully constructed future. Torn between loyalties to Hind and a growing attraction to Abdulla, Sangita must choose between friendship and a burgeoning love.

A modern quest for the right to pursue love and happiness, even when it comes in an unconventional package, Love Comes Later explores similarities between the South Asian and Arab cultures while exposing how cultural expectations affect both men and women. Identities are tested and boundaries questioned against the shifting backdrops of Doha, Qatar and London, England.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Love Comes Later?

Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar: As someone in a multicultural relationship, I’ve been thinking about how people find love in Qatar for the last few years. Young Arabs Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, author of Love Comes Later →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Malena Lott, author of Life’s a Beach

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Malena Lott, author of Life’s a Beach
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Karma and the Law of Attraction meet at the beach in sunny Mexico in this humorous novella from Malena Lott. Georgia, 40, is on her second honeymoon, hoping to reignite the spark in her marriage, but something feels off.

Avery is a twenty-something receptionist on her first vacation with her older boyfriend. She wants nothing more than a marriage proposal, but the romantic vacay is turning into anything but.

The women’s paths cross in madcap ways as they discover that what brought them together could change the course of their lives.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Life’s a Beach?

Malena Lott: I thought it would be fun to play with the concepts of the Law of Attraction and what women believe they want – and to be careful for what Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Malena Lott, author of Life’s a Beach →