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…