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Yi Shun Lai (say "yeeshun" for her first name) is the author of the forthcoming young adult historical novel A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic (Atheneum Books, Spring 2024). Her prior books are PIN UPS, a memoir (Homebound Publications, 2020) and the novel NOT A SELF-HELP BOOK: THE MISADVENTURES OF MARTY WU (Shade Mountain Press, May 2016).

She is a columnist at The Writer magazine.

She teaches in the MFA program at Bay Path University.
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	A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic 3.53 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu 4.02 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Days Of Monsters by Stefan G. Bucher (Goodreads Author), Yi Shun Lai (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pin Ups (Little Bound Books Essay Series) 4.76 avg rating — 34 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tahoma Literary Review by Tahoma Literary Review, Joseph Ponepinto (Editor), Kelly Davio (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Tahoma Literary Review: Issue 13 (Fall/Winter 2018) by Tahoma Literary Review, Ann Beman (Editor), Jim Gearhart (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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People. People, people, people. I am so excited to share with you this really exciting news: my debut young adult novel, A Suffragist’s Guide to the Antarctic, has been selected by the Junior Library Guild!!!

Every year, the Junior Library Guild, which has been helping librarians to pick great books for their libraries since 1929, selects some books to receive its gold standard designation. These

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message 1: by Sara

Oct 15, 2009 07:21PM

Hi Yi Shun,
Clearly, I don't check my GoodReads updates often enough...you replied to my message about marathons 23 days ago! But you know, after 5 marathons, I DO feel as though I'd been done IN. Your typo was right on. Hee hee.

I see you read Scarpetta and gave it two stars. I'm still struggling to finish...only because my son gave it to me for Christmas (!) last year and I feel I ought to. I've listened to some of her other books on audible.com and enjoyed them, but this one...bleh.

I hope you're doing well. My college and now FB friend in upstate NY says she's seen a few snowflakes already. Good writing weather, I say.

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