Writing

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 was highly rewarding for many reasons, and our shared cultural identity was one of them. …

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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 with her about writing, research, and identity. It’s so damn validating to talk with her …

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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 all my posts this month here. And while you’re at it, check out writer-in-residence posts …

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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 of these. Check out the review of The Quiet is Loud here, and my interview …

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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 video replay below, or on Invisible Publishing’s Instagram page.   View this post on Instagram …

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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 over half my life, and I honestly think I’ve never seen anything more beautiful than …

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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 a lot and think of it wistfully, the way I remember relics like phone booths …

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I’m excited that The Quiet is Loud is one of Loan Stars’ top 10 Adult picks for May! Loan Stars is “the readers’ advisory tool that allows library staff across Canada to collaboratively select their favourite forthcoming titles.” TQIL appearing on the list means that it’s one of the titles that has had the most recommendations by libraries and library staff. Such an incredible honour, and my book potentially being …

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My debut novel The Quiet is Loud is forthcoming from Invisible Publishing May 4, 2021. Here’s where you can pre-order it online: Invisible Publishing Your local indie bookstore – here are just a few (an asterisk indicates a city that actually appears in the novel!): Bookmark, Charlottetown Bookmark, Halifax King’s Co-op Bookstore, Halifax Argo Bookshop, Montreal Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, Montreal Books & Company, Picton Blue Heron Books, Uxbridge Another …

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