Veronica
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asian american 🇭🇰 book blogger 📚 chronically (ch)ill 🥄💜wannabe writer ✍🏼 WNDB Walter Grant Recipient ‘25 | RTM ‘26 mentee https://linktr.ee/littlecornerreads
A big thanks to @listentomelovelett.bsky.social who mentioned NarratAbility, which is a directory containing books with chronic illness, mental health, and disability representation. Make sure to check it out! worldreviewofbooks.com/narratability/
Books with Chronic Illness, Mental Health & Disability Representation
NarratAbility is a database or Directory of Books with Chronic Illness, Mental Health & Disability Representation
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My #FakeDatingFoodies mood board! #PitchDis
#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 2w agoAnd finally, day 12 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! The final prompt: Share anything about your book! Your favorite line, a mood board – anything goes! Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of other participants.
It's so hard to choose just one, but Bethany Mangle's Conditions of a Heart is one of my underrated favorites! #PitchDis littlecornerreads.wordpress.com/2024/02/26/c...
Colored Pages Book Tours: Conditions of a Heart (Bethany Mangle) – ARC Review
I’m late on this post because I became a little spendthrifty with my spoons and overexerted myself a little too much which, unfortunately, means I don’t quite have the mental and emotio…
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#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 2w agoDay 10 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! Today's question: What is your favorite book that includes a disabled, neurodivergent, or chronically ill character? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of other participants.
#FakeDatingFoodies was written in five months across five years (the joke is that I only write during NaNoWriMo), and I've been editing it this past year with @roundtablementor.bsky.social 🥰 #PitchDis
#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 3w agoDay 4 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! Here's today's question: How long did it take you to write the book you are pitching? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of other participants.
Excited about participating in #PitchDis for the first time! My MS wasn’t ready last year, and I had some reservations about being “disabled enough” to participate 🙈
#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 3w agoWe're already on day 3 of 12 Days of #PitchDis! Today's question: Will this be your first time participating in #PitchDis? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of other participants.
#FakeDatingFoodies is my first book, and I'm so grateful for all the love it's already received from WNDB and the Round Table Mentorship program 🥺🥰 Here's hoping this is just the beginning! #PitchDis
#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 3w ago12 Days of #PitchDis Day 2! Here is the prompt: How many books have you written? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of others participating.
Hi #PitchDis! I'm Veronica, a chronically ill healthcare provider by day, AAPI book blogger by night, and writer by complete accident. I'm a @roundtablementor.bsky.social mentee editing #FakeDatingFoodies, a YA romance and love letter to Ann Liang romcoms, chaotic found families, and Asian food 🥰
#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 4w agoWelcome to Day 1 of 12 Days of PitchDis! Here's the first prompt for the event - Introduce yourself! Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your reply and search the hashtag to see the replies of others participating.
FRANKLY IN LOVE x THE CHRISTMAS CLASH When her all-American crush asks her out, a restaurant kid fake dates the son of her family's rivals to get her immigrant parents to rescind their "only date Asians" rule. But she’s not just fraternizing with the enemy, she’s falling for him. #QuestPit #YA #W #R
I read the first few chapters, and y'all do NOT want to miss out on this!!
lindsaysunada.bsky.social@lindsaysunada.bsky.social · 4w agoDARKER BY FOUR x K-POP DEMON HUNTERS AURORA 🌙👹⚔️ #Q #YA #F #QuestPit In order to find the demon that massacred her village, Serena Inoue will stop at nothing to claim the #1 spot in the Night Hunter entrance exams; even though she’s not the chosen one.
Selected for the WNDB Walter Grant and RTM mentorship: 🥡 a restaurant kid who can only date Asians 🧁 her all-American cinnamon roll crush ⚔️ the boy from the rival "Chinese" restaurant 🎬 fake dating ❤️🩹 complicated immigrant parent-child relationships 🌪️ chaotic AAPI found family #QuestPit #YA #W #R
THIS TIME IT'S REAL x A PHO LOVE STORY When her all-American crush asks her out, a restaurant kid fake dates the son of her family's rivals to get her immigrant parents to rescind their "only date Asians" rule. But she’s not just fraternizing with the enemy, she’s falling for him. #BluePit #📖 #YA #R
#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway
FRANKLY IN LOVE x THE CHRISTMAS CLASH 🥡 a restaurant kid who can only date Asians 🧁 an all-American cinnamon roll crush ⚔️ the boy whose family owns the rival "Chinese" restaurant 🎬 fake dating ❤️🩹 complicated immigrant parent-child relationships 🌪️ a chaotic AAPI found family #Bluepit #📖 #YA #R #POC
THIS TIME IT'S REAL x A PHO LOVE STORY When her whiter-than-white-bread crush finally asks her out, a restaurant kid will do anything to get her immigrant parents to revoke their "only date Asians" rule--even fake date the boy whose family keeps trying to put hers out of business. #BluePit #📖 #YA #R
#FakeDatingFoodies moodboard, vibes and bonus playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/5DO...
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event@bluepit.bsky.social · last mo.Welcome to the third day of #BluePitHype! It's only 3 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A! Today is Art Share Day and also our #AltTextHelp day! Add the hashtag and the community will help you write some! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comic #TTRPG
👋🏻I'm Veronica, an AAPI book blogger who fell into writing by accident. My current project is a YA romcom inspired by a doodled fake book cover my cousin drew. Then, I read Ann Liang's THIS TIME IT'S REAL and realized there was a place on shelves for stories like mine 🥰
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event@bluepit.bsky.social · last mo.Welcome to the first day of #BluePitHype! It's only 5 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A. Today is Introduction Day! Tell us who you are! Make some new friends! We can't wait to meet you and your stories! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic #AmQuerying #Writers
No one told me if I started writing I'd end up on birdfact.com trying to figure out the proper collective nouns for birds, but here we are 🙃 #FakeDatingFoodies
Veronica@littlecornerreads.bsky.social · 11mo agoTurning this into a series because I can: #WriteSky
ALL’S FAIR IN WAR AND MATCHA, RIGHT? 🍵 A modern rom-com loosely inspired by Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, following a Chinese American teen working at her family’s matcha shop and the chaos that ensues when her old childhood friend turned enemy returns to SF. #SEAsianPit #Q #YA #RomCom
MATCHA DO ABOUT NOTHING 💘Loose Shakespeare inspiration 🍵Family-owned matcha shop 🇸🇬Mixed Asian American rep 📚Academic rivals to…? 🌉Bay Area setting 🫂Family drama #SEAsianPit #Q #YA #RomCom
I’m Veronica, an Asian American book blogger who recently fell into writing. I’m in a mentorship program and working on my #FakeDatingFoodiesWIP featuring rival restaurant kids, complicated immigrant-parent-child relationships and a chaotic found family, and I’m always down for a writing challenge!
WIPPIT@wippit.bsky.social · 4mo agoWelcome to #WIPPIT #MayPrep! Each day you will receive a prep prompt to help you develop the story you will write or continue to write. You do not have to post your answers on social media if you don't want to. Write-A-Thon #WIPPITWAT starts June 1. trackbear.app/leaderboards...
Happy AANHPI (AAPI) from your friendly neighborhood Asian American book blogger 💕 If you're looking to diversify your shelves and support Asian authors, I have a few places you can start: bookshop.org/shop/littlec...
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There's no better feeling than closing out a millions tabs when you're done with a post. Enjoy some book recs based on your bubble tea order for National Bubble Tea day 🥳🧋 littlecornerreads.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/c...
Choose a Boba Drink, And I’ll Tell You What Debut Book by an Asian Author You Should Read – Pt. 4
In 2022, I stumbled across a tweet from the Taiwanese president inviting everyone to enjoy her country’s iconic drink for Bubble Tea Day, and my “Choose a Boba Drink, Get a Book RecR…
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A PHO LOVE STORY x THIS TIME IT'S REAL To date her whiter-than-white-bread crush, a restaurant kid must convince her immigrant parents to revoke their "only date Asians" rule by fake dating the only nonparental approved Chinese boy she knows-the one whose family's business could ruin hers #QuestPit
My #FakeDatingFoodies #W is my love letter to 🎬fake dating 💖 Ann Liang romcoms ❤️🩹complicated immigrant parent-child dynamic 🌪️a chaotic AAPI found family 🥡second-gen/diaspora kids and, of course, 🍚Asian food #QuestPit #YA #R
A PHO LOVE STORY x THIS TIME IT'S REAL When her whiter-than-white-bread crush finally asks her out, a restaurant kid must get her immigrant parents to rescind their "only date Asians" rule by fake dating the only non-parental approved Chinese boy she knows-the son of her family's rival #QuestPit #YA
It’s pub day 🥳 Ann Liang’s I Could Give You the Moon is the moodier, bolder big sister to her debut, If You Could See the Sun. @epicreads.bsky.social littlecornerreads.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/t...
To the Moon and Back (I Could Give You the Moon – Ann Liang): ARC Review
To be completely honest, If You Could See the Sun isn’t my favorite Ann Liang book, which to be fair, doesn’t necessarily mean all that much since I’m massively obsessed with her …
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