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Ziyaad Ally sits next to a homemade figurine of Reigus, a character in his fantasy novel, “Myth Shadow: The Glowing Gate,” that he constructed with his daughter. In the book, Reigus serves as an introductory challenge to the main character, Cassandra. PHOTO: MAXIMILIAN MURPHY/THE HAWK

Q&A with Ziyaad Ally

Sahr Karimu July 12, 2025

Born in 1984, Ziyaad Ally is a self-defined child of the ’80s, a creator influenced by the books he read and the TV he watched in the ’80s and ’90s. “‘Lord of the Rings’ was a big influence....

Eve Fairbanks, an American author and journalist who now lives in Johannesburg, discusses her 2022 book, “The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning" July 6 at De Baba Eatery in the Melville neighborhood of Johannesburg. PHOTO: FINNEGAN CROWLEY/THE HAWK

Q&A with Eve Fairbanks

Cara Santilli, Copy Chief July 10, 2025

Eve Fairbanks, 42, is an American journalist and author based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally from Virginia, Fairbanks moved to South Africa in 2009 after working as a political writer for The...

Mike McCormack speaking about his novel, “Solar Bones” PHOTO: CHARLEY REKSTIS ’20/THE HAWK

A look across the pond

Michelle Mccann April 16, 2019

Irish author speaks on the art of fiction writing Award-winning Irish novelist Mike McCormack did a reading of his 2016 novel, “Solar Bones,” on April 10 in the North Lounge in Campion Student Center. “Solar...

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