Geoff Wisner
Geoff Wisner is an American author, book reviewer, and editor. His articles appear in publications such as The Christian Science Monitor, Words Without Borders, Transition Magazine, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, and Wild Earth. He is a graduate of Harvard University. He currently lives in New York City. He is married to Jennifer Marie Brissett, a writer.
Books
', published by Yale University Press- '
Work reviews
- by Tahar Ben Jelloun, The Quarterly Conversation
- by Mia Couto, The Quarterly Conversation
- by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, The Quarterly Conversation
- by Maaza Mengiste, The Christian Science Monitor
- edited by Damion Searls, The Quarterly Conversation
- by Chinua Achebe, The Christian Science Monitor
- edited by Ilan Stavans, The Christian Science Monitor
- by Margaret Drabble, The Christian Science Monitor
- by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Quarterly Conversation
- , by Petina Gappah, The Christian Science Monitor
- by Rob Spillman, The Quarterly Conversation
- , Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher, Wall Street Journal
- , The Stone Virgins by Yvonne Vera, African Review of Books
- , The Fire of Origins by Emmanuel Dongala, African Review of Books
- "Abuses of Haiti", The Uses of Haiti by Paul Farmer,
- "Wolves in the Hills", High Noon in Southern Africa by Chester Crocker,
- "Dry Season", African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe by Doris Lessing,
- The Lives of Beryl Markham by Errol Trzebinski, ''Boston Sunday Globe''
Articles
- , Global Exchange
- , Global Exchange
- , excerpt from The Best of Bad Hemingway, ''The New York Times''
Interviews
- , A Quarterly Conversation interview with Scott Esposito
- Laura Cococcia interviews Geoff Wisner
- conducted by Victor Dlamini on SAfm.