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Jack Cheng
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in Shanghai, China
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An Artist On Your Terms
Guanyin Hall, Jing���an Temple, Shanghai, China
This happens from time to time: you���ll tell someone you���re a writer, and they���ll ask, ���What do you really do?��� It���s not unlike the way some people will ask, if you���re Asian-American, ���Where are you really from?���
They���re both tired tropes: that Asians are perpetually foreign, and artists are perpetually struggling. The exception...
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See You in the Cosmos
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2017
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47 editions
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These Days
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2013
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Untitled
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2020
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| I asked for a galley from the publisher and will be buying the physical book when it comes out. Bly’s Iron John was and still is an important book for me. It was a stairwell to an underground lake, a gateway to Jung, to men’s work, dream analysis, to ...more | |
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Triangle
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The Hate U Give
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“knowledge is better than ignorance, and it’s better to find out and embrace the truth even if that truth might not feel good.”
― See You in the Cosmos
― See You in the Cosmos
“Most people give up on what they want. They’ll come across the first little obstacle and they’ll give up, and then they’ll try to tear down the people they see doing what they felt like they couldn’t.”
― See You in the Cosmos
― See You in the Cosmos
Polls
What book should we read in June?
You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2018 Newbery contender and already published.
You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2018 Newbery contender and already published.
Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
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Beyond the Bright Sea
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The Hate U Give
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The Lottery's Plus One
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See You In The Cosmos
The King's Locket by Jacob Stull
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Lucky Broken Girl
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Forget Me Not
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Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry
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see you in the cosmos
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The King's Locket
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141 total votes
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Mock Newbery 2020: June Read - See You in the Cosmos | 39 | 215 | Aug 02, 2017 09:28AM | |
| The 104 Book Chal...: Deanne's list of 2017 Kristen Ashley (and a few other) books | 176 | 30 | Dec 21, 2017 08:52AM | |
| Around the Year i...: Pam's 2018 Children's Plan | 7 | 38 | Dec 21, 2017 03:10PM | |
| Verbeelding Bookclub: Verbeelding Book Challenge 2017 | 91 | 153 | Jan 05, 2018 12:06PM | |
| Badass Reading Ch...: Bookish Year: Sandy Needs New Glasses! | 18 | 8 | Jan 10, 2018 01:11PM | |
Mock Newbery 2020:
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