opfku.blogg.se - Jessie sutanto

In 2 weeks, Elizabeth Barnhill, book buyer for Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX is joining me ( airing July 21). She regularly does giveaways where she critiques queries or the first few pages, and she’s especially interested in helping writers from marginalized communities. She’s passionate about women’s rights and diversity in publishing. She was fortunate enough to do my Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford, which is surely one of the most gorgeous places in the world. Jesse grew up going back and forth between Jakarta and Singapore and consider both places my homes. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.Circe by Madeline Miller | Buy from Amazon | Buy from.

How Jesse has 4 new books coming out next year (including a sequel to Dial A for Aunties ).

If any of the real people characters in the book are based on have realized they’re “in the book.”.

Her family’s reaction to the book (given it’s partially inspired by them).

Why she included a letter to the reader explaining her personal background at the beginning of the book.

What a typical Indonesian-Chinese wedding is like (and some things Jesse did at her own wedding).

How Jesse managed to keep such an over-the-top plot out of eye-roll territory.

Jesse’s inspiration for Dial A for Aunties.

This post contains affiliate links (plus: here’s your Amazon Smile-specific affiliate link ), through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Sutanto (author of Dial A for Aunties) shares her family background, how she integrated it into her novel, and her family’s reaction to the book. Powered by the Simple Podcast Press Player

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