There are many themes and inspirations in The Quiet is Loud that I feel are quite overt - just a few off the top of my head: identity, belonging, self-reflection, mythology, tarot cards, Filipino food, and unexpected friendships. But I thought it might be fun to share four inspirations that…
Happy to be part of rob mclennan's 12 or 20 Questions series! Check it out here. 1 - How did your first book change your life? How does your most recent work compare to your previous? How does it feel different? It helped me to better understand myself as a…
I'm beyond thrilled to announce that The Quiet is Loud is now published in the United States! A lot of American friends have been asking about it and I'm happy that it'll be easier for them to purchase. As always, I’m so grateful for your support. Americans can visit…
I'm looking forward to this conversation with my editor Bryan Ibeas and JJ Dupuis, author of the ridiculously compelling Creature X Mystery series. Thank you to Becca at Bakka Phoenix for hosting! Visit my Events page for more details.
I'm excited to share some of my favourite Canadian speculative fiction novels at 49th Shelf - and they're doing a giveaway of The Quiet is Loud too! Here's an excerpt: As a writer, I’m relatively new to speculative fiction. But as a reader and a lightly superstitious human, I can’t…
Filipino Heritage Month - Discussion with Invisible Publishing Fiction Editor Bryan Ibeas Tuesday, June 22 2021, 9 pm My fantastic editor Bryan and I will talk about our working relationship as Filipino-Canadians and how it influenced the writing of The Quiet is Loud, and how underrepresented stories can be supported.…
Katie Li is a writer friend of mine who I've had many great discussions with over the years, about everything from writing to mixed-race identity. As such, I'm very excited to share an interview she did with me as part of her Writers on Writing series. It was an honour…
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…
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…
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…
