My short story “Background” is out today in ! Inspired by the time I was a background actor on a TV set with over 70 other Asian extras 🎬
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Author of DISORIENTATION, a NYT Editors' Choice Book 
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10% into Disorientation and I’ve already laughed out loud 6-7 times. Guffawed, even!
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"Gene knew parents could be withholding, cold, distant. He didn’t know children could be too." Read Elaine Hsieh Chou's new short story, "Background," from her forthcoming short-story collection:
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"...in her “body of work,” Athena never failed to adopt their suffering as her own. If such a thing as a surrogate of misery existed, that was his daughter."
😤 new story just dropped 😤
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Happy Book Birthday to and her beautifully moving debut novel CENTRAL PLACES!!! 💖 I can't wait to talk with Delia next week at , come hang out with us!
skylightbooks.com/event/skylight
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On the occasion of her new short story, "Background," Elaine Hsieh Chou talks about her writing process, working as a background actor, and the ethics of trauma porn. Read her interview with here:
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Holy hell, this knocked my socks off.
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My short story “Background” is out today in @TheAtlantic! Inspired by the time I was a background actor on a TV set with over 70 other Asian extras 
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“A rollicking, whip-smart ride through the hallowed halls of academia.” —
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Really looking forward to this x reading on Sunday, January 29 at 5 pm ET! With Bennett Sims and Nancy Connors 😍
Free & open to the public, register here! writerstudio.com/2022/11/16/the
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I don't care about thoughts and prayers. Keep them.
I want accomplices, tangible resources, actions for change, incessant protest, communal undoing, loving strategy of protection, rage against systemic violence, to collectively change patterns that barrage us all into dust.
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This essay by for !!! The way it makes me smile and tear up at the same time 🥲 "Because molting is an act of love" ❤️
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TONIGHT! discusses THE SURVIVALISTS with in a virtual event hosted by ! Head here to register and join us at 7pm EST! mcnallyjackson.com/event/kashana-
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“All fiction, no matter what length it is, benefits from a sort of playfulness."
Over the weekend, led an invigorating #kundimanclass on flash fiction. It was inspiring to hear all the fun, creative, and witty story ideas folks came up with!
Highlights below.
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At number 4, we have our episode w/ about her debut novel DISORIENTATION!
(We received *a lot* of feedback and comments on this episode in particular for all the hot takes that were dropped here 👀)
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This Thursday at 7 pm ET, I'll be talking with about her deeply funny & whip-smart debut novel THE SURVIVALISTS for a virtual event hosted by ⚡️
Register here and hope to see you there!!! mcnallyjackson.com/event/kashana-
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. is such a fun writing teacher. Gems so far at 's #flashfic workshop:
- "guys, I write for REVENGE."
- "I love when Asian fem writers break free from the expectation for dainty, tulipy prose. It's like, LIBERATION!"
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We can't wait for our first craft class of the year with none other than , the author of Disorientation! Happening today at 3:00 PM ET.
kundiman.org/generative-fla
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Seeking inspiration for your fiction projects this year? Join @elainehsiehchou's craft class where you'll generate flash fiction pieces that will spark ideas for new concepts and story beginnings.
Saturday, 1/14, 3–6 PM ET. Open to writers of color.
kundiman.org/generative-fla
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Delighted to discover that "Media of the Masses" made the cut for ’s "top 10 books" of 2022! It's an honor to appear alongside , , , , , , , , and 🤩📚
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Can't wait to celebrate Delia's beautiful debut!!! 💖
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2/8/23: @elainehsiehchou + @skylightbooks + hopefully all you LA friends who keep telling me about how great it is over there skylightbooks.com/event/skylight
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I’ve been waiting ten years to tell all of you that me and some prince who nobody’s ever heard of have books out today. He’s just out of the frame.
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I’m obviously partial to novels about academia. This one by made me actually laugh out loud. It’s about academic power plays, an absurdist Yellowface scandal & navigating relationships as an Asian Am woman. Academic friends, I promise you’ll enjoy!
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The best books of 2022 is now live and it is spectacular—
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—ultimately I'm glad it's out there and I'm so thankful for all the messages I received from people sharing similar stories ❤️
also translated the essay into Japanese!!
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I just found out my essay "What White Men Say In Our Absence" for is on here 😱 Thank you to everyone who read, shared & engaged with it! It was my first time writing something so personal which came w/ scary territory (yay online harassment) but—
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I am so excited for this class!!! Featuring brilliant readings by K-Ming Chang & Natsumi Tanaka ✨
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In @elainehsiehchou's craft class, generate flash fiction through writing exercises and prompts. You’ll leave with new concepts & beginnings to work with. What better way to start the year!
Saturday, 1/14, 3:00–6:00 PM ET. Open to writers of color.
kundiman.org/generative-fla
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'In these five groundbreaking novels, Asian women characters are allowed to be as defiantly uncategorizable as we are in real life. And to your delight as a reader, you will discover that they are not shy about making a scene.'
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We’re excited to share this year-end roundup of the best books written by Asian American authors in 2022. We asked writers, scholars, and contributors to recommend one book.
Click here to see which books they chose: soapberryreview.com/?p=2066
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"...a brilliant absurdist satire in which the characters’ lives exist in only the most minorly warped of funhouse mirrors, and the characters themselves are real..."
reviews DISORIENTATION by
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➡️ therumpus.net/2022/12/27/the
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“It’s an unflinching, powerful examination of the writer’s experiences with racism and misogyny, and it speaks to the fear and rage felt by so many Asian American women, myself included.”
picks ’s powerful essay for :
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This book by - Beautifully written tales of the lives of deep sea beings, interwoven w/personal anecdotes-I aspire to have the level of awareness of interconnectedness & eloquence of communicating self that they have. Def recommend❤️
Thx for the reco 🙏🏽
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A 2022 highlight: celebrating dear friend 's HOW FAR THE LIGHT REACHES at The Green Arcade in San Francisco with and !!! Inside a mattress store!!! 🛏️
An unforgettable night with so much love, laughter and wonder filling the room 💙💫🐙
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As the year comes to a close, we want to share our Bookify Wrapped—books that we were thankful to read from 2022!
Kicking off our thread is Vandana with "All This Could Be Different" by Sarah Thankam Mathews and "Disorientation" by 📚🍡
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wrote an incomplete list of the books and meals I ate last year for .
feat. , Lee Cole, Ayad Akhtar, Dionne Brand, other baddies
themillions.com/2022/12/a-year
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I love this series so much! Thank you and for the invitation to contribute ♥️
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So happy to be in such great company with and !!! Thank you and 💝
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My interview w is a 2022 staff pick on ❣️ go get enlightened and disturbed (but in a good way) by reading our interview!!
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staff picks!!
a selection of some of the many articles the LARB staff held near and dear in 2022 — and we can’t wait to see what new faves we find in 2023. (can you guess whose is whose?) lareviewofbooks.org/feature/staff-
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. highlights Luke Mogelson's The Storm is Here and 's Disorientation in The Books We Needed in 2022.
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Thrilled to find the latest Pushcart Prize anthology on my doorstep yesterday. Especially looking forward to the stories by , , , Anthony Veasna So, and Elizabeth Tallent!
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Aleia is also the genius behind Slimetown USA if you didn't know!!! 🐌💚
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