Lily Chu's Blog, page 4
June 12, 2022
Essays
For the launch of The Stand-In, I wrote two essays you can find online. A third, about writing about mental health, should be coming soon.
The literary value of a good list - LitHub (about how I use lists)
Place in Story - Bad Form Review (about creating setting)
May 29, 2022
The Stand-In hits 20,000 ratings on Audible
This week, The Stand-In reached 20,000 ratings on Audible.com and re-entered the Top 50 of Audible’s Top Plus listens list. Thank you to everyone who rated and reviewed! You play a huge role in helping others to find The Stand-In. The book was also listed on POPSUGAR’s recent 92 Romance Novels ...
May 22, 2022
Finding the Spark: Writing Modern Romance event
Join me for a panel discussion at an in-person event at the Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street) from 7 to 8:30 pm on June 1. There will be a book signing and books available for purchase. It’s a free event and you can register here. .
I’ll be with romance novelists Farah Heron, Jackie Lau, and Sonya Singh, in conversation with The Social's Jessica Allen. We’ll be talking about our approaches to writing chemistry, attraction, and the thorny business of falling in love.
May 5, 2022
Announcement: Book Deal
I’m very pleased to announce my latest project, Bottled Up.
Author of THE STAND-IN Lily Chu’s BOTTLED UP, about a woman, who comes from an ancient, magical line of Chinese perfumers and whose power to connect people with their true love...
May 4, 2022
Cover Reveal: The Comeback
Frolic ran an exclusive cover reveal of The Comeback! I love the gorgeous artwork by artist Leni Kauffman, who also did The Stand-In. Audible pre-orders are on now. The Comeback will be available July 2022.
About The Comeback
Adriane Hui...
Accolades for The Stand-In
I’m thrilled to announce that The Stand-In has been chosen as:
Target’s Book Club Pick for May
Apple’s Best Books of May
Amazon’s Best Romances for May
Thank you to everyone supporting The Stand-In!
May 3, 2022
Release day for The Stand-In
The Stand-In is now available in print.
I’m thrilled to see it on the shelves (honestly, I am beaming in this photo) and hope you love reading about Gracie and Sam as much as you enjoyed listening to the audio. You can get a copy here, or ask your local librarian to add it to their collections....
May 1, 2022
The Stand-In is Target’s May Book Club Pick
The Stand-In is Target’s Book Club Pick for May! I’m thrilled the book was chosen and that limited signed copies will be available to Target shoppers and readers. Actually, if there is a word beyond thrilled that’s probably where I’m sitting.
Here’s a photo of signing the tip-ins. I went throug...
April 22, 2022
Upcoming Events
Sunday April 24 at 4pm: I’m doing my first in-person event at Books & Books with Abby Jimenez in Coral Gables, FL. RSVP here.
Thursday, April 28 at 8pm: Fireside Chat with Hudson Lin on Instagram Live. Tune into either of our IG profiles to join (@HudsonLinWrites and @LilyChuAuthor)
April 10, 2022
The Stand-In locations
If you’re not from Toronto and are curious about some of the locations mentioned in The Stand-In, I can help! I did some posts on Instagram highlighting most of the spots mentioned (and if you don’t follow me, you totally can and I won’t be mad about it). You can find it here to check out the actual visuals for:
West Toronto Railpath
Yonge Street / Yonge Dundas Square / Nathan Phillips Square
CN tower
Steam Whistle train museum
TIFF lightbox
Royal Alexandra Theatre
The Power Plant (Harbourfront)
The Mu...
