Emmeline Chang
@emmelineschang.bsky.social
WRITER ⛥ | Taiwanese Am | Fiction, NF, MG | Seal Press HuffPost BigCityLit | Tin House VONA Kenyon Review Ragdale VCCA Millay | MFA Columbia | Rep: Erin Harris at Folio linktr.ee/emmelinechang www.emmelinechang.com
It’s a ✨COVER REVEAL✨ for Jeong Is Jeong, releasing 2/3/26 from @randomhousekids.bsky.social Pre-order link in bio! “What is Jeong?” a little girl asks her grandma, and so begins a lyrical journey of discovery, kindness, and understanding in this ode to Korean American language and culture.
So excited to share the beautiful cover of my debut fantasy, #ThePoetEmpress, which I am absolutely floored by! 🥰 It's comes out from Bramble 01.20.26 next year! (Credits to artist Kelly Chong & designer Esther S. Kim!) bit.ly/ThePoetEmpress
Thinking about what to do at 9 am at #AWP25? Come join us! @thatkevinchong.bsky.social #awp #asianamericanwriters #aapiwriters #writers #writingcommunity
Emmeline Chang@emmelineschang.bsky.social · 2y agoAWP25: Thursday morning!! Come join us! STRANGE PILGRIMS: ASIAN AMERICANS ON WRITING ABOUT ASIA With the uber-talented Kevin Chong, Christine Ma-Kellams, David Mura, and Karen Tei Yamashita @thatkevinchong.bsky.social #awp #awp25 #asianamericanwriters #aapiwriters #writers #writingcommunity
"Worry comes with the territory. But if you set out on your path, it’ll become worth it. The journey is half the fun, especially if taken with a sense of discovery and adventure. The alternative is to do nothing. To sit in terror and become bitter."
Maurice Ruffin@mauricenow.bsky.social · 2y agoThe give up: What do writers do when we arrive at the end of our chains? Give up? Sure, but you should remember this first. mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/slouching-...
AWP25: Thursday morning!! Come join us! STRANGE PILGRIMS: ASIAN AMERICANS ON WRITING ABOUT ASIA With the uber-talented Kevin Chong, Christine Ma-Kellams, David Mura, and Karen Tei Yamashita @thatkevinchong.bsky.social #awp #awp25 #asianamericanwriters #aapiwriters #writers #writingcommunity
Finally saw a copy of Taipei at Daybreak in the wild! This was at the NTU Eslite. I'm told it's the last one in Eslite in all of Taiwan. If you want them to stock more in brick-and-mortar stores in Taiwan, it may help to order online from Eslite! www.eslite.com/product/1001...
Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER! #litmags #writer #writingcommunity go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
Inside our new issue: Aaron Gilbreath’s practical reflections on earning a living outside of literature; Nicole Graev Lipson’s essay on the sidelining of books on motherhood and a call for their valuation; and news of an audiovisual poetry archive at the University of Arizona. at.pw.org/MarApr2025
‘Those who write for children have the chance to point them towards beauty that they do not yet know exists: towards versions of joy that they have not yet imagined possible.’ Katherine Rundell on the challenges and opportunities of children’s literature: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books?
Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...
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From Colm Tóibín to Sheila Heti, these 25 paperbacks are coming in February.
25 books out in paperback this February!
It’s difficult, perhaps, not to feel that this past month has felt longer than a typical January, its natural disasters, sudden shifts, and political upheavals making this month seem as thoug…
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@michellelernerauth.bsky.social is one of my dearest writer friends. Her debut novel, RING is about loss, grief, suicide, and hope. It’s riveting–and also insightful, beautiful, and full of empathy. You can get it at Bookshop, B&N, Amazon. tinyurl.com/5ty2puej or tinyurl.com/zwwmm7wn0
This afternoon!!! Don't miss it: @michellelernerauth.bsky.social is brilliant, empathetic, and insightful, and this is going to be a treat!
@michellelernerauth.bsky.social · 2y ago
Rosa Kwon Easton and Hyeseung Song in conversation about Rosa’s debut novel, WHITE MULBERRY. Inspired by Easton’s grandmother, WHITE MULBERRY is a rich and moving story of a Korean woman who moves to Japan in the 1930s to pursue her dream of living an independent life. So worth a read! #booksky
RING is out now!! It's a deeply insightful portrait of grief--but also a pageturner. Incredibly perceptive, full of empathy, and emotionally compelling. You can get it here: www.tinyurl.com/RingonBookshop or www.tinyurl.com/RingforKindle
Ring a book by Michelle Lerner
"Ring" takes you on an unforgettable odyssey through the depths of human emotion, from the hollows of grief to the heights of newfound hope. In the backdrop of a snow-covered sanctuary designed to aid...
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@michellelernerauth.bsky.social · 2y agoOut this week! “RING is truly a balm for the psyche. I will never forget this beautiful book." —POROCHISTA KHAKPOUR, author of (among many luminous books) the memoir 'SICK' www.tinyurl.com/RingonBookshop or www.tinyurl.com/RingforKindle
What should you read next? Let your favorite movies choose.
What to read next based on your favorite film of the year (redux).
Now that we’ve closed the book on 2024, it’s time to assess its cultural products. Let’s start with movies. This week the Golden Globes distributed their brassy trophies, and the …
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Anyone have a debut book coming out this spring? Tell me about it — it’d be nice to hear about something nice! Your first book only happens once, friend!
If you're interested in more on the topic, @michaelluo.bsky.social 's book, STRANGERS IN THE LAND, is out in April and can be preordered now. bookshop.org/p/books/stra...
Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America a book by Michael Luo
From New Yorker Executive Editor and writer Michael Luo, an urgent, deeply felt history of the Chinese in America and their more than century-long struggle to belong. In 1889, while upholding the late...
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Michael Luo@michaelluo.bsky.social · 2y agoThe scale of what Trump has promised to enact w/ his anti-immigrant agenda is w/o recent precedent. 150 years ago, however, a movement to cast out a different group of people began to accelerate. I wrote this week's Comment for @newyorker.com on history's lessons. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Trying to imagine the loneliness of working at a bookstore named for your mom after she went back to your abuser—and then becoming her assistant, all while your sister works on her biography that won’t mention your abuse. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Alice Munro’s Passive Voice
The celebrated writer’s partner sexually abused her daughter Andrea. The abuse transformed Munro’s fiction, but she left it to Andrea to confront the true story.
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Could be a good start to the year!
Jami Attenberg@jamiattenberg.bsky.social · 2y agoRaise your hand if you’re joining nearly 10,000 other writers in this winter’s Mini 1000. Starts Jan 3, 5 days of us writing 1000 words a day with letters from me (and some special guests!) It’s free and fun and it’ll kick your writing year into gear. 💪 mini1000.substack.com/p/the-next-m...
NBCC member Sebastian Stockman has made a Book Critics Starter Pack of all the NBCC members and other critics he knows or could find on Bluesky. If you're not on the list, just DM him on the NBCC Slack or on Bluesky itself, and he'll add you:
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Join the conversation
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NBCC board member Grace Talusan wrote about nearly drowning in Maine for River Styx:
HOW TO DROWN IN AMERICA — River Styx Magazine
“Within our first six months of dating, my boyfriend and I almost died together.”
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Coming soon! @michellelernerauth.bsky.social’s RING: a novel about loss, grief, suicide, and hope. Despite the serious topic, it’s riveting–and also insightful, beautiful, and full of empathy. Preorder at Bookshop, B&N, or Amazon, or get the ebook at tinyurl.com/5ty2puej or tinyurl.com/zwwmm7wn.
Ring: A Novel|eBook
"Ring" takes you on an unforgettable odyssey through the depths of human emotion, from the hollows of grief to the heights of newfound hope. In the backdrop of a snow-covered sanctuary designed to aid...
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In today's last pod of the year, I wish you all the best. Plus a short breathing exercise. mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/21-wishing...
April is full of debut books you should pre-order. Go on. What’s stopping you? debutiful.net/2024/12/09/t...
The Authors Guild believes it is crucial that authors, not publishers or tech companies, have control over the licensing of AI rights. AI training is NOT publishing, and a publishing contract does not in any way grant that right. Read our statement: authorsguild.org/news/ai-lice...
AI Licensing for Authors: Who Owns the Rights and What’s a Fair Split? - The Authors Guild
The Authors Guild believes it is crucial that authors, not publishers or tech companies, have control over the licensing of AI rights. Authors must be able to choose whether they want to allow their w...
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A terrific piece by Rebecca Makkai--it's an honor to be included. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/b...
Read Your Way Around Chicago (Gift Article)
Chicago is a city of bookish abundance, home to countless literary giants past and present. The author Rebecca Makkai recommends works that capture its spirit.
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One thing I didn't know would happen when my mom died is that I would feel like my own life was, in a way, over too. I can see death standing there on the horizon much more clearly than I could before. It's taller now. Closer. This is a bleak thing to say, but it's just how I've been feeling.
