Cherry Lou Sy
@cherrylousy.bsky.social
Playwright & writer. Debut novel LOVE CAN’T FEED YOU (Dutton/Penguin Random House) out now! Senior Prose Editor at Adroit Journal www.chapter1.media
This interview was one of my most memorable talks with another writer. Siang Lu for the win! 🏆
Electric Literature@electricliterature.com · 4d agoCherry Lou Sy interviews Siang Lu about his new novel GHOST CITIES. They discuss failure, the Australian literary scene, and why not getting published was the best thing for his development as a writer. buff.ly/EIgehus
"I love to talk about failure....It’s a strange thing that we ruin ourselves in service of a dream." Obsessed with these lines from @electricliterature.com's conversation between @cherrylousy.bsky.social and Siang Lu. The whole piece is well worth reading. electricliterature.com/when-your-de...
When Your Debut Is Not Your First Book - Electric Literature
Siang Lu, author of GHOST CITIES, on dedicating yourself to craft in the face of failure and learning to be your own advocate
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My friend is doing a fundraiser to buy a tractor for their community garden in Bowie,AZ. Pls help www.gofundme.com/f/a-tractor-...
Donate to A Tractor. A Gardener. Hundreds of Fresh Meals for Bowie., organized by Kathryn Ehrhorn
Hi everyone! We're Kat, Jasmine and Sasha from the little… Kathryn Ehrhorn needs your support for A Tractor. A Gardener. Hundreds of Fresh Meals for Bowie.
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"...sometimes leaving something unsaid has a chilling, powerful effect." Writing from the Chinese Diaspora and Against Self-Censorship: @cherrylousy.bsky.social interviews M Lin about The Memory Museum (@graywolfpress.bsky.social). ☁️ buff.ly/UZrTSw1
Need more time to submit to the Adroit Prizes, high school & undergrad writers? We’ve extended the deadline to May 12! Send us your best through the link in our bio.
I really appreciated this interview because it got me talking about how expectations shift when people immigrate. The idea of “good” is challenged. What does it mean to be a “good girl”?
Split Lip Magazine@splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 11mo ago"You’re a good girl if you follow the same path as your parents, if you have a career, get married, [and] have kids. But I was also contending with how that gets subverted when people immigrate." Be sure to check out Nicole Zhao's interview with @cherrylousy.bsky.social! buff.ly/rwnH3Lq
One of my favorite interviews I’ve done!
Split Lip Magazine@splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 12mo ago"What is the responsibility of a 'feminist' when the power swings their way?" Nicole Zhao chats with author @cherrylousy.bsky.social about immigration, feminism, and gender roles. Read it all here! buff.ly/vA6BRk5
In just 14 DAYS, BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be available everywhere that books are sold! With advance praise from @cherrylousy.bsky.social, make sure to preorder a copy today if you haven't already done so! buff.ly/Vqi64Fw @susanschulman.bsky.social
Thanks so much for printing this interview @splitlipthemag.bsky.social!
Split Lip Magazine@splitlipthemag.bsky.social · last yr.Sit back and enjoy our OCTOBER ISSUE. 🎃 🍂 WORDS by @lynnebeckenstein.bsky.social, Priyanka Champaneri, @monmita.bsky.social, & Mingyu Brian Chan. ART by Jean Shon. PLUS Nicole Zhao interviews @cherrylousy.bsky.social. buff.ly/B6xgDQJ
October is Filipino American History Month 🌺 My debut novel Love Can’t Feed You is about migration, sacrifice, and resilience. This week only (Oct 3–8), the ebook is $1.99 on Amazon. Grateful for every reader who helps keep our stories alive 💛 a.co/d/dmxuPeu
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Thank you to our September readers Kerry Cullen, @cherrylousy.bsky.social, Allison C. Meier, and Patrick Ryan! We had a blast!
Lauren Morrow’s debut novel “Little Movements” explores being a Black artist in a space not built with you in mind, and the toll of constantly having to prove your value. (@cherrylousy.bsky.social)
The Unpredictable Choreography of Marriage, Identity, and Ambition - Electric Literature
Lauren Morrow’s “Little Movements” follows a Black choreographer who leaves her life behind to pursue her dreams
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Want to read about how debut authors talk about how their day jobs influenced their writing? mastersreview.com/in-conversat...
In Conversation: Six Debut Authors Discuss How Their Day Jobs Inform Their Writing - The Masters Review
Six fiction authors with new novels met in an online group of debut authors. Recently, they got together to discuss how their day jobs inform their writing. Christine Ma-Kellams is a college professor...
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Congrats on a job well done! Happy pub day @missmacansantos.bsky.social !
Monica Macansantos, alias Butchay@missmacansantos.bsky.social · last yr.Plus I have an interview about my book and my decision to return home to the Philippines after my dad died in @electricliterature.com! Grateful to @cherrylousy.bsky.social for her insightful and thoughtful questions. electricliterature.com/how-a-filipi...
I’ll be chatting with Eve Chung tomorrow during the softcover release of her debut novel at @wordbookstores.bsky.social in Jersey City!
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card. Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available." www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
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I'll be teaching a generative 8-week class @writingco-lab.bsky.social this April! www.writingco-lab.com/classes/four...
Four Humours Framework: 8 Week Generative Course with Cherry Lou Sy — Writing Co-Lab
To generate new work, sometimes we must defamiliarize and remember in a different way -- and that is where this course comes in! This is an 8-week generative course where we'll be using the conce...
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"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission." Lina Khan really is That Girl.
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
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Joined a giant book club in Meta and one reader posted that she used AI to generate a book to gift to her daughter based on a questionnaire—all for $36. She is recommending the “service” to others. Ugh.
my latest @teenvogue.bsky.social my heart broke watching Pasadena, Octavia Butler's hometown, where her middle school is named for her, burn. 5 schools have been damaged. "Octavia knew"—so did Mike Davis—from studying history. denialism and targeting libraries got us here. what will we do?
Black Sci-Fi Writer Octavia Butler Predicted The Dystopia of the LA Fires By Studying History
This week, her hometown of Pasadena has seen at least 5 killed, and 5 schools burned to ash.
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@karissachen.bsky.social a bit late on the well wishes but happy pub day! Can’t wait to dive in! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726130...
Homeseeking: A GMA Book Club Pick by Karissa Chen: 9780593712993 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK “Sweeping and epic…An impactful love story, told against the backdrop of historical events…One of the best debut novels of this century.”—Pittsburgh...
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🍑 "These are peaches that make you feel alive." Great article about the Masumoto Family Farm, a 4th gen Japanese American farm in CA. I had these peaches and it's absolutely true! www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ins...
Inside the Japanese-American Farm Preserving Endangered Fruit
How one family turned their peach orchard into a rallying cry for saving heirloom flavors and building community.
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I’ve been focusing on reading books and listening to audiobooks. Is it worth binging the new Squid Games?
I just found out that George Carlin voiced Thomas and Friends! The things you find out when kids are around…
Congrats @missmacansantos.bsky.social !
Monica Macansantos, alias Butchay@missmacansantos.bsky.social · 2y agoOmg it's real: my book now has a beautiful cover and ISBN! My collection of essays about grief, home, and belonging, RETURNING TO MY FATHER'S KITCHEN, can now be pre-ordered from Northwestern University Press, with a release date of May 15. nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014839...
