I wrote 4000 words of a new novel this week & am restored. Authoring - meeting readers, speaking, selling, handshaking is gratifying & rewarding. But filling the blank page w/ new words, transmuting imagination into text - makes me feel alive. Writers gotta write - who knew? Lmao

Tbh I’m still reeling with how much kindness Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, Maz, Tom Pepinsky & Neo have shown me. It’s been such an unironically joyful and warm experience at Cornell meeting students, faculty, just hanging out. So grateful!!! Everyday I’m amazed I get to do this for a living 🥹

“Malas is a marvel. At once epic and intimate.' —Vanessa Chan 🌹✨

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ahh yes the writing of the dreaded second novel - while your head continues to be flooded by what people have said abt your first and as much as you ignore reviews you're a normal person who has internalized criticisms and are now STYMIED trying to write basic sentences g'morning

Can you imagine in 2017 writing “the case for colonialism” —

if screwball comedienne កល្យាណ is this funny just chilling in the S&S basement, trust that the book is even funnier...everyone pls get The Ministry of Time out 5/7

PS: This is night owl lobby material and as a staunch member of the morning brigade i object to the content but love Ka nonetheless

All my friends who don’t have websites with events listed, and me scouring the internet to figure out where and how I get to their book launches… yall come on now

The best part of all this is the estate of Jean Stein being like, do NOT get it twisted. We stan.

The classic pivot from sad important literary fiction to funny silly genre fiction, hello it’s me hi

writing funny stuff is so hard. i tried to make a joke on the page then got so mad at how bad it was i became my own heckler

Damn I stayed up too late and now I’m hungry again

Mega thanks to April’s mesmerizing Franklin Park Reading Series stars, Lisa Ko, Clare Beams, Vanessa Chan, Rachel Lyon, Alexandra Tanner, and allen bratton, and lots of love to our amazing audience! 🗓️Next up: Our Nonfiction Night on May 13!

I know I’m back in nyc bc I nearly ran into the iconic Raul Esparza while on my first run in nine weeks

Tonight was crazy

Today on TCI 🍃🌿☀️

'Life is too short to just be productive all the time.'

- Vanessa Chan (Vanessa Chan)

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I wish I was one of those ppl who loves being on the road, soaking in sights & experiences, meeting new people, gallivanting around with new lovers... but truth is I love being home, just love to find the years-old butt dent in my couch and plant myself there with a buldak ramen

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