Gloria Chao's Blog, page 3
February 7, 2020
RENT A BOYFRIEND Cover and First Chapter
Hello dear readers!
It’s been a little while since I updated here, and I apologize. I’m more active onTwitter andInstagram these days. I also have an infrequent newsletter (2-3 times a year) that goes out with my updates. Feel free to find me in one of those places!
Since my last post, OUR WAYWARD FATE was launched into the world, and it’s been out for 4 months! Thank you to everyone who has read and supported the book!
And the RENT A BOYFRIEND cover and first chapter is now live on ...
April 8, 2019
OUR WAYWARD FATE Cover and First Chapter!
Hello dear readers!
I’m so thrilled that Bustle revealed the cover and first chapter of my upcoming novel, OUR WAYWARD FATE, releasing October 15th! (And for the eagle eye blog followers, this is a new title from when the book deal was announced. Our Wayward Fate was formerly known as Misaligned.)
Click the preview image below for the Bustle article and to find out why the first line of the book is “My mom believes in magic penises.”
And more importantly, why Bustle says, “And if the excerpt...
August 13, 2018
PitchWars Mentor Wishlist
Welcome, welcome, Pitch Wars hopeful! I am so excited to be volunteering as a mentor this year! For those who aren’t familiar, Pitch Wars is a mentoring program where published/agented authors, editors, or industry interns choose one mentee to work with on a specific manuscript for an agent showcase that will be on February 8th, 2019!
A Little about My Work
I write contemporary YA that balances humor, difficult family dynamics, identity struggles, and romance. My debut, AMERICAN PANDA, was r...
April 20, 2018
AMERICAN PANDA Book Tour!
I’ll be traveling the next few months promoting American Panda!
My schedule through June:
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Where to find me this Sunday at LA Times Festival of Books:
10:00am: Signing in Booth #732 with Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
12:30pm-1:30pm: YA Stage, Forging Your Own Path panel with Mary H.K. Choice, Zan Romanoff, Amy Spalding (moderator)
1:30pm: Signing in signing area 9
The YALLWEST schedule can be found here.
Details for other events are forthcoming. All info can be found on my Events pa...
February 6, 2018
RELEASE DAY!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for all of your support. I am so grateful to everyone who has read, reviewed, tweeted, and created fan art, and YOU are the reason that I write.
American Panda Preorder Links: 57th Street Books (Signed Copies!) | IndieBound | Book Depository| Barnes & Noble | Books-a-Million | Amazon
American Panda is also available in Target stores!
If you haven’t already, preorder receipts (including any orders placed today, February 6th!) ema...
January 30, 2018
Another Star!
So honored to receive a starred review from School Library Journal, making this the fourth starred review for American Panda!
*CHAO, Gloria. American Panda. 320p. S. & S./Simon Pulse. Feb. 2018. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781481499101.
Gr 9 Up–Mei Lu is out of place at MIT and everywhere else in her life. At 17, she is younger than all of the other college freshmen. In her Taiwanese family, she is struggling against her parents’ expectations of med school and an approved marriage. Mei is a dancer at he...
January 22, 2018
More American Panda News: Junior Library Guild Selection, buzz lists, and more starred trade reviews!
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So honored that American Panda has been chosen as a Junior Library Guild Selection and so thrilled it has received starred reviews from Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, and Voya Magazine (reviews pasted below)! I have to say, I became teary thinking about my book reaching the readers who need it most.
There was also plenty of buzz as the new year rolled in, with American Panda being featured on the following lists:
Bustle’s 27 Most Anticipated YA Contemporary Books
Barnes & Noble’s 21 Most Ant...
January 15, 2018
American Panda Preorder Campaign
Thank you to everyone for all of your support throughout this journey. Every comment, like, and personal message means the world, and I’m so grateful to each and every one of you!
As a thank you, preorders will receive the following:[image error]
Link to the preorder page is here!
Can’t wait to share this book with you all in less than a month! 
January 8, 2018
AMERICAN PANDA First Chapter!
I’m so excited to share the first chapter of AMERICAN PANDA, which was recently revealed on Bustle!
Check out the excerpt here or click the photo below!
And the preorder campaign will be announced soon—stay tuned!
American Panda Preorders: IndieBound | Book Depository | Barnes & Noble |Amazon Signed copies: 57th Street BooksNovember 16, 2017
Goodreads Giveaway of 15 AMERICAN PANDA ARCs!
Ends Nov 24th! May the odds be ever in your favor!
