tourmaline was the winner in the Poetry category of the 2019 IndieReader Discovery Awards, where undiscovered talent meets people with the power to make a difference.
Following find an interview with author Ginger Tran.
What is the name of the book and when was it published?
tourmaline. february 2019.
What’s the book’s first line?
– “there’s always the nothingness”, from natural progression. (it’s more hopeful than it sounds.)
What’s the book about? Give us the “pitch”.
– the book is full of poetry about self-healing, rediscovering the self, shifting through trauma, emotional disturbances, mental afflictions, and spiritual rebirthings.
What inspired you to write the book? A particular person? An event?
– it was sort of a natural onset of creative energies needing to come through. my own self-healing needed a tangible process and expression.
What’s the main reason someone should really read this book?
– if they are curious and/or if they want some potential self-help in poetry form.