(My publisher Trish O’Hare at GemmaMedia just sent me a link to this review of Dragon Chica by Lyn Miller-Lachmann, author of the novel Gringolandia about life in Chile under Pinochet. This review just made my day! Writing can be a lonely affair, as writers never know if our works will be meaningful to other [...]
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Crossover Dreams: Dragon Chica Review
Posted in Asian American Literature, Asian Pacific American, Book Club Guide, Dragon Chica, Reviews, Saving Sourdi, Writing Process, tagged Asian American, Asian American Literature, Cambodian Americans, crossover novels, Dragon Chica, feminist, gringolandia, immigration, Khmer Rouge, Nea, refugees, Saving Sourdi, young adult novel on October 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dragon Chica in Australia
Posted in Asian American Literature, Asian Pacific American, Book Club Guide, Dragon Chica, Reviews, Writing Process, tagged Cambodia, Cambodian Americans, Dragon Chica, Khmer Rouge, Nea as protagonist, Saving Sourdi, Walter Mason, YA review of Dragon Chica on January 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Australian author, Walter Mason (Destination Saigon, 2010), posted the most beautiful review of Dragon Chica today. I was deeply moved by his insights and his lovely prose. This kind of profound reading is what makes all the years of writing and working on a novel worth the effort! Dragon Chica Posted by Walter Mason Labels: [...]
Dallas Loves the Dragon Chica!
Posted in Asian American Literature, Asian Pacific American, Book Club Guide, Dragon Chica, Reviews, Saving Sourdi, tagged Anne Morris, Cambodian Americans, Cambodian refugees, Dallas Morning News, Dragon Chica, GemmaMedia, Khmer Rouge, Nea as protagonist on December 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Book Review: ‘Dragon Chica’ by May-lee Chai 12:00 AM CST on Sunday, December 19, 2010 By ANNE MORRIS / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News Anne Morris, a member of the National Books Critic Circle, lives in Austin. When a church sponsors an Asian refugee family and sets them up with a trailer in [...]
YA novelist praises Dragon Chica
Posted in Asian American Literature, Asian Pacific American, Book Club Guide, Dragon Chica, Reviews, Saving Sourdi, Writing Process, tagged Cambodian American, Dragon Chica, Khmer Rouge, Medeia Sharif, Nea, Netgalley.com, Saving Sourdi, Sharif Writes, Young Adult, Young Adult novels on September 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s always exciting when I hear that another writer likes a book that I wrote. Young Adult author Medeia Sharif recently posted a wonderful review of my novel Dragon Chica on her blog. Wow! Who knew this was coming? Sometimes Heaven can be kind. I don’t know Medeia personally, so I was naturally really psyched [...]
Rave Review for Dragon Chica
Posted in Asian American Literature, Asian Pacific American, Book Club Guide, Dragon Chica, Reviews, Saving Sourdi, Writing Process, tagged Dragon Chica, GemmaMedia, Net Galley, Netgalley.com, New Paper Adventures, Novel reviews, Saving Sourdi on September 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My publisher GemmaMedia was very happy today, sending me the link to a rave review of Dragon Chica from “New Paper Adventures,” a book review site on the blogosphere. Through the www.netgalley.com program, bloggers who regularly post book reviews can get advance reading copies in pdf form of new books, which is how this reviewer [...]
