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Jean Kwok is the award-winning, New York Times and international bestselling author of Dominion (coming 7/14/26), The Leftover Woman, Searching for Sylvie Lee, Girl in Translation, and Mambo in Chinatown. Her books have been selected by Read with Jenna, Good Morning America, CBS New York, Book of the Month, LibraryReads, Indie Next, Goodreads Choice Awards, Belletrist, and Discover Great New Writers, and most of her work is in development for film and television.

She has been selected for numerous honors, including the American Library Association Alex Award, the Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award, and the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award international shortlist. She immigrated from Hong Kong to Brooklyn when she was
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Jean Kwok Margie, I'm so glad you enjoyed Searching for Sylvie Lee! Amsterdam is a wonderful city. I moved to the Netherlands more than 20 years ago because I m…moreMargie, I'm so glad you enjoyed Searching for Sylvie Lee! Amsterdam is a wonderful city. I moved to the Netherlands more than 20 years ago because I met a Dutch guy and fell in love... and we're still in love today! (less)
Jean Kwok Nell, I'm sorry for the delay in responding. I don't get notified when a question is posted here. Thank you for mentioning Jamie Chung! There's intere…moreNell, I'm sorry for the delay in responding. I don't get notified when a question is posted here. Thank you for mentioning Jamie Chung! There's interest in a screen version of Searching for Sylvie Lee, so who knows?!
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Girl in Translation

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Searching for Sylvie Lee

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The Leftover Woman

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Mambo in Chinatown

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Where the Gods Fly

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I'm the author and I wanted to thank you so much for reading Dominion! I'd always loved romantic fantasy and wrote this book in a dark personal time. It was such a delight to explore tropes I loved like amnesia and enemies-to-lovers while playing wit ...more
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"By the way of Chinese mythology--The Hunger Games meets Fourth Wing, let's just say I was tempted to know the tea! This is a new author for me and seeing how much praise this book is getting so far, even more excited to begin.


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"Thank you Jean and Netgalley for the EARC 🌀

I feel like I get one really good book out of every 5 I read and this is one of those realllllly good ones. This is a great book for those who loved Fourth Wing, The Plated Prisoner Series, Lightlark and Met" Read more of this review »
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“What a relationship looks like on the outside isn't the same as what it's like on the inside. You can be more in love with someone in your mind than with the person you see every day.”
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“Sometimes our fate is different from the one we imagined for ourselves.”
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“Nobody can change who you are, except for you.”
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Kenyatta Kelechi Hi Jean, thank you for the friendship on Goodreads. I look forward to reading your books.

All the best!


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Mysti Jean wrote: "Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"

Mysti, do you have a link or any other info so I can try to find..."


I sent you a link through a message.


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Jean Kwok Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"

Mysti, do you have a link or any other info so I can try to find this commercial? Is it for the Ipad? Where did you see it? Thanks!


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Jean Kwok Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"

Mysti, I didn't know that! Thanks so much for telling me, very exciting! Best, Jean


message 1: by Mysti

Mysti Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!


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