🇩🇪 I have some very exciting news: The Quiet is Loud will be published in German with Piper Verlag! I have family in Germany (and support Germany in international football tournaments 😉) so naturally I am over the moon about this. I look forward to reaching new readers in a country that’s very special to …
I was recently interviewed by my friend Teri Vlassopoulos for the Quarantine Review podcast! Not only was I thrilled to be involved with the Quarantine Review again, but I got to virtually chat with Teri while sitting in my surprisingly soundproof closet, balancing my laptop and my microphone, being so much in awe of Teri’s …
When writing The Quiet is Loud, it was important to me that Freya develops a close friendship with someone she could theoretically have romantic feelings for, but doesn’t. I’ve had many friendships like this, where there was never any hint of something romantic developing. We spent lots of time together, we got to know each …
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 are a little more unusual. …
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 deny the pull of the …
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I was honoured to be the writer-in-residence at Open Book for June 2021. It was a lot of fun, and something I’d looked forward to for months. Here are direct links to my posts for the month: Isolation Creation: How the Pandemic Improved My Writing When Research Influences Life It Takes As Long As It …
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. Working with Bryan on TQIL …
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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 and a pleasure to chat …
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 …
