What Are You Reading? feat. Stephanie Sy-Quia

From Gays Reading by Jason Blitman

May 1, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 199

About this episode

Debut novelist Stephanie Sy-Quia discusses her reading habits and her new book, A Private Man.

In this episode of What Are You Reading? debut novelist  Stephanie Sy-Quia  shares what she's been reading and talks about her new book,  A Private Man .  Stephanie Sy-Quia was born in California in 1995 and is based in London. Her writing and criticism have been published in  The Guardian ,  The White Review ,  The Boston Review ,  Granta , and elsewhere. Her debut poetry collection  Amnion , published in the UK by Granta Poetry in 2021, received a Somerset Maugham Award and was a Poetry Book Society Winter Recommendation; was longlisted for the Rathbones Folio and RSL Ondaatje Prizes; and won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. She is the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award and is a fourth-generation teacher. Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club  HERE SUBSTACK! MERCH! WATCH! CONTACT! hello@gaysreading.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Blitman

Guest: Stephanie Sy-Quia

Topics covered

debut novel
book discussion
author interview
literary criticism
poetry

Keywords

Stephanie Sy-Quia
A Private Man
Amnion
debut novel
literary criticism
poetry collection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Guardian, The White Review, The Boston Review, Granta, Granta Poetry

Books & works: A Private Man, Amnion