Cherry Lou Sy

I really appreciated this interview because it got me talking about how expectations shift when people immigrate. The idea of “good” is challenged. What does it mean to be a “good girl”?

Congratulations @lumchanmfa.bsky.social !!!

One of my favorite interviews I’ve done!

In just 14 DAYS, BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be available everywhere that books are sold!

With advance praise from @cherrylousy.bsky.social, make sure to preorder a copy today if you haven't already done so! buff.ly/Vqi64Fw
@susanschulman.bsky.social

Thanks so much for printing this interview @splitlipthemag.bsky.social!

October is Filipino American History Month 🌺
My debut novel Love Can’t Feed You is about migration, sacrifice, and resilience. This week only (Oct 3–8), the ebook is $1.99 on Amazon.

Grateful for every reader who helps keep our stories alive 💛 a.co/d/dmxuPeu

Four Ditmas Lit readers standing in front of a trompe l'oeil screen

Thank you to our September readers Kerry Cullen, @cherrylousy.bsky.social, Allison C. Meier, and Patrick Ryan! We had a blast!

I’ll be reading tonight at Ditmas Lit.

Excited to read!

The Unpredictable Choreography of Marriage, Identity, and Ambition - Electric Literature Lauren Morrow’s “Little Movements” follows a Black choreographer who leaves her life behind to pursue her dreams

Lauren Morrow’s debut novel “Little Movements” explores being a Black artist in a space not built with you in mind, and the toll of constantly having to prove your value. (@cherrylousy.bsky.social)

Want to read about how debut authors talk about how their day jobs influenced their writing? mastersreview.com/in-conversat...

Congrats on a job well done! Happy pub day @missmacansantos.bsky.social !

I’ll be chatting with Eve Chung tomorrow during the softcover release of her debut novel at @wordbookstores.bsky.social in Jersey City!

Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."

www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

Four Humours Framework: 8 Week Generative Course with Cherry Lou Sy — Writing Co-Lab To generate new work, sometimes we must defamiliarize and remember in a different way -- and that is where this course comes in! This is an 8-week generative course where we'll be using the conce...

I'll be teaching a generative 8-week class @writingco-lab.bsky.social this April! www.writingco-lab.com/classes/four...

UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000% The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.

"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."

Lina Khan really is That Girl.

in case you need to hear this today ❤️

Joined a giant book club in Meta and one reader posted that she used AI to generate a book to gift to her daughter based on a questionnaire—all for $36. She is recommending the “service” to others. Ugh.

Black Sci-Fi Writer Octavia Butler Predicted The Dystopia of the LA Fires By Studying History This week, her hometown of Pasadena has seen at least 5 killed, and 5 schools burned to ash.

my latest @teenvogue.bsky.social

my heart broke watching Pasadena, Octavia Butler's hometown, where her middle school is named for her, burn. 5 schools have been damaged.

"Octavia knew"—so did Mike Davis—from studying history. denialism and targeting libraries got us here. what will we do?

Omg happy belated bday! You can always freeze it. If they can do that with wedding cake, you can do it with your birthday cake!

Homeseeking: A GMA Book Club Pick by Karissa Chen: 9780593712993 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK “Sweeping and epic…An impactful love story, told against the backdrop of historical events…One of the best debut novels of this century.”—Pittsburgh...

@karissachen.bsky.social a bit late on the well wishes but happy pub day! Can’t wait to dive in! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726130...

Congratulations and what a beautiful cover! Your daughter is just as talented as you.

Love Can't Feed You by Cherry Lou Sy: 9780593474549 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A beautiful, tender yet searing debut novel about intergenerational fractures and coming of age, following a young woman who immigrates to the United States from the Philippines and finds herself adri...

Not a spring debut but my coming of age novel debuted a few months ago about an immigrant family from the Philippines told from the POV of the daughter. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736797...

a cheesecake on a white plate with the words go go cheesecake time ALT: a cheesecake on a white plate with the words go go cheesecake time

No cheesecake lasts long enough in my house for this to be a question.

Inside the Japanese-American Farm Preserving Endangered Fruit How one family turned their peach orchard into a rallying cry for saving heirloom flavors and building community.

🍑 "These are peaches that make you feel alive."

Great article about the Masumoto Family Farm, a 4th gen Japanese American farm in CA. I had these peaches and it's absolutely true!

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ins...

I’ve been focusing on reading books and listening to audiobooks. Is it worth binging the new Squid Games?

I just found out that George Carlin voiced Thomas and Friends! The things you find out when kids are around…

Congrats @missmacansantos.bsky.social !

6 Can’t-Miss Novels to Read in November, From Daniel M. Lavery, Cherry Lou Sy, and More From inspired detective stories to rich family dramas, here are the books to read this month.

Vanity Fair highlighted LOVE CAN’T FEED YOU this month! www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...

Most people can’t tell real poetry from AI. Can you beat our quiz? Verses in the styles of poets such as Shakespeare and Sylvia Plath are not only mistaken for authentic works — but preferred

www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...