"She should have been more mature for a 40-year-old." That's a paraphrasing of a book review I read recently. It made me wonder if this person actually knew any 40-year-olds. Sure, there are people who should know better no matter how old they are, but why would a protagonist that…
Filipino Heritage Month follows Asian Heritage Month/AAPI Heritage Month. May and June kinda knock my mixed-race brain around. I sometimes feel like I don't belong in these conversations - especially as a writer - but at the same time I feel like I deserve to celebrate my heritage as much…
In June 2021 I had a lot of fun as Open Book's Writer-in-Residence, and so I'm excited to announce that I'm now writing a regular column for them! My first article is about my experience with the highs and surprising lows that arise after publishing a book. It's a must-read…
