Time for a belated recap of my writing in the first half of 2023. I started 2023 at the Djerassi Alumni Residency where I worked on my novels-in-progress for two weeks. In January, for the San Francisco Chronicle, I reviewed Have You Eaten Yet? by Cheuk Kwan. In Februrary, I wrote about Sonora Jha’s The Laughter for The Washington Post, and in March, I reviewed Love at Six Thousand Degrees by Maki Kashimada for NPR.

Also in March, I was interviewed by Berkeley Fiction Review, the literary journal at my alma mater, UC Berkeley. It was an honor to judge their fiction contest in the spring for the journal where I used to read the slush as a student.

In April, I reviewed Han Kang’s fabulous new novel Greek Lessons for NPR, and in May, I wrote about Ava Chin’s Mott Street for the Chron, and Elysha Chang’s A Quitter’s Paradise for NPR’s Summer Books List.

In June, High Country News ran my piece on Jane Wong’s memoir Meet Me Tonight In Atlantic City, and I wrote about a host of books for Boston Globe’s summer reading list. Finally, I reviewed You Can’t Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin for the Chron.

Phew! More to come in the second half of 2023 . . .