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  • Spooky season was finally upon us in October. I got some good ones in this month, alongside a few classics, old and new. I also took advantage of a trip to Kansas to visit Watermark Books & Cafe in Wichita, and two great local authors that were new to me: Sarah Smarsh and Nghiem Tran.

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  • Favorite Books of 2023

    This year I completed a whopping 180 books! (A breakdown of genres and author demographics will come separately, along with recommendations for broadening your reading in 2024). In the meantime, here are my favorites: 10 nonfiction and 10 fiction. Grab them from your local library or favorite indie! Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (2020)

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  • I spent the entirety of my October reading poetry manuscripts from my fellow classmates in the Brooklyn Poets Mentorship Program, a year long program of intensive study that culminates in the completion of full collections by participants. It has been an inspiration and a joy to see my classmates’ work come together (and my own

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