My first post as Open Book’s June writer-in-residence is up now! As someone who’s been blogging before blogging was blogging (huh?), I’m already having so much fun – I’ve been looking forward to this for months. I’m grateful for this incredible opportunity to talk about the writing process, books, and more! You can check out […]
I’m so honoured to have a review of The Quiet is Loud and an interview at Marías at Sampaguitas literary magazine, both by Maria Bolaños – who also on Instagram at @mariabeewrites. I’ve been following Maria for a while and was immediately drawn to her nuanced, insightful, and beautifully-written reviews, so I’m really fangirling over both
The Quiet is Loud’s book launch was truly life-affirming. It was a lot of fun to talk to my good friend Teri Vlassopoulos about novel research, tarot cards, Filipino identity, and food! If you missed the launch but want to catch up on what we discussed, you definitely can! You can check out the launch
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My author copies of The Quiet is Loud arrived and I can’t stop staring at them (and smelling the pages, let’s be honest). So. How does it feel? You’d think that as a writer I’d be able to answer that, but NOPE. Let’s just say that I’ve been working to get to this point for
The wonderful Open Book recently interviewed some of the authors who’ll be appearing at the Festival of Literary Diversity this May, and I’m proud to be one of them! I answered questions on diversity in Canadian literature, as well as the writing process. An excerpt: During the pandemic I’ve found that I miss coffeeshop writing
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