The Quiet is Loud

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 with Maria here. Thank you […]

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   A post shared by

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 my printed novel. It’s everything,

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 and the sound of a

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 on library shelves across Canada

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 Story Bookshop, Toronto* Book City,

I’m so happy to share the cover of The Quiet is Loud, coming May 4 (so soon, ack) from Invisible Publishing! I love the book’s cool tarot-inspired cover, designed by the amazingly talented Megan Fildes. Tarot symbolism is a key part of the book, and I love how easily I can picture this cover as a card itself, being pulled and interpreted in a reading.⁠⁠ To find out more about The Quiet is Loud, and