Linda Sue Park is an American children’s book author of Korean heritage. Her book A Single Shard, about an orphaned boy in 12 th century Korea who wants to become a potter, was awarded the John ...

When asked how he balances writing about Kathmandu while living abroad, Samrat Upadhyay asks: “What do we mean by authenticity? According to whom?” “I come here often enough,” he says. “I did spend my ...