My Journey to Publication
My path to publication was full of setbacks, but now my debut novel is about to hit stores! This is the story of how When We Vanished became a real book.
My path to publication was full of setbacks, but now my debut novel is about to hit stores! This is the story of how When We Vanished became a real book.
My debut novel, When We Vanished, contains some violent scenes. A few early readers suggested toning them down. I decided not to - and here's why.
For a long time, the perfect vegan pizza eluded me... but now I've cracked the code! Vegan ricotta + an olive oil-herb base = pizza perfection.
Catch up on some of the recent news about the impact of Covid-19 on food chain workers, particularly workers on farms and in meat-packing plants.
This delectable Persian-style dish is studded with jewel-like barberries, orange zest, golden saffron, sauteed shallots, and chopped pistachios.
For the last leg of our vacation in Taiwan, we journeyed to Guguan to soak in hot springs, bask in nature, and get our feet nibbled by tiny fish.
We ventured to northern Taiwan to visit the geopark at Yehliu and the mountain village of Jiufen... but nothing went quite as planned.
Memories of a day spent in Pinglin, Taiwan: sipping oolong tea, eating shaved ice, hiking lush trails, and making new friends.
In April 2018, we took an epic family vacation to Taiwan. Our first day was spent in Taipei, where we explored tall buildings and ate good food.
Four important lessons I've learned from writing a novel featuring characters from cultural backgrounds that are not my own.