Grace Lin

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Episode #305: Live at the Carle Museum with Melissa Hung! — Book Friends Forever Grace and Alvina are together at the Carle Museum, recording a live episode with special guest Melissa Hung, curator of Grace's solo art exhibit at the Carle Museum! They talk about how the show came ...

Oh wait, I should link to the podcast episode: bookfriendsforever.com/home/episode...

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

Wednesday morning reminder that your voice still matters. Can you take five minutes to call your reps? 5calls.org

Israel begins daily pause in fighting in 3 Gaza areas to allow entry of 'minimal' aid The Israeli military on Sunday began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day, part of measures including airdrops as concerns grow over surging hunger and as Is...

"Minimal aid" is hardly a moral response when children are starving. This should not be political or controversial - we're talking about the most basic of all human rights. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Illustration of Chinatown gate from “The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon”

Illustration of dragon from “The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon”

Homemade candle + the book “The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon”

for the fall, I’m collab w/my local indie to offer deluxe bk gift boxes! We’re planning the boxes to include an autographed book, enamel pin, sticker, a handmade candle & a print. But not sure which image to make a print of….The Old City Gate or The Dragon at the beach? Let me know what you think!

David Baldacci testifies before Senate committee as an Authors Guild member, and discusses concerns about AI companies about the theft of creative work.

“I truly felt like someone backed up a truck to my imagination and stole everything that I’ve created.” —David Baldacci

The Authors Guild asked Baldacci to stand before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee, and he delivered a powerful testimony.

Read about it! authorsguild.org/news/david-b...

Screenshot from The Carle website: An intricate painted illustration of two children riding a horse into the sea. Title reads: The Creative Threads of Grace Lin. On Asian American identity and narrative plentitude.

For @carlemuseum.bsky.social I wrote a curator’s essay about the career of @authorgracelin.bsky.social, Asian American identity, and narrative plentitude (with thanks to @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social for coining the term) carlemuseum.org/explore-art/...

Cover of The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon, by Grace Lin. Picture shows the title on a large sphere in a stone lion cub's mouth, with a girl behind him, a Chinese lantern, and a dragon by the side. All framed by a red gate.

Grace Lin's wonderful new book, The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon features the lion cub from a Chinatown gate who must figure out how to fix things when the Sacred Sphere gets lost.

Read my review:
www.sonderbooks.com/Childrens_Fi... @authorgracelin.bsky.social

3-d printed sculpture of characters from Grace’s book

Grace signing book

“The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon” books

A lovely librarian gave this to me at ALA! Isn’t it amazing? I’m trying to decide if I should paint it or leave it grey. Regardless, it captures the book perfectly!😍

Speaking of, I just signed a bunch more books @high_five_books ;so if you want an autographed copy 😁:

bit.ly/H5_GGD

Thank you!

Behind-my-art video from @carlemuseum.bsky.social ! Come visit the Carle!

🖼 “The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place”, on view through January 4, 2026

🖼 “Open + Shut: Celebrating the Art of Endpaper”s, on view through November 9, 2025

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

Hello all—you don’t need me to tell you the world is a heartbreak right now but you might not know about 5calls.org—it makes calling your reps really easy. I try to do it everyday, and it makes me feel better even if it doesn’t change things.

5calls.org

The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon

#Bookaday I added @authorgracelin.bsky.social's The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon to my 2025 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

I Wrote One Of The Books At The Center Of SCOTUS' Scary Ruling. Here's What They Don't Want You To See. "It’s hard not to feel a chill down your back when you imagine all of the possibilities that could come out of this case."

inspiring, frustrating, and full of actionable items—an incredible piece by @katherinelocke.bsky.social for my darling @kathriller.bsky.social over at huffington post. the power of TWO katherines!

www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus...

Cover of library of unruly treasures by Jeanne Birdsall

Reading this bk on the plane to #ALAAC25 and it is SO charming. @jeannebirdsall.bsky.social & I love classics but she knows how to capture the essence of them & make it relevant to today’s readers. 🙌👏

comes out in Aug but you can preorder an Autographed 🤩 copy:

highfivebooks.org/collections/...

ALA attendees: you won't want to miss @authorgracelin.bsky.social's Featured Speaker address on Monday, June 30! She will also be signing copies of THE GATE, THE GIRL, AND THE DRAGON following her talk; more details here: www.littlebrownlibrary.com/landing-page...
#ALAAC25

Kid made book about Grace Lin

Kid made book about Grace Lin saying her life is beautiful (tag saying this book is fiction)

Kid made book saying Grace Lin ate dumplings everyday (tag saying the book is realistic fiction!)

At an event this past weekend, a reader gave me a book she made about ME. It was definitely fiction but she did get some things right….

Booksellers!!

Me and @debbi_michiko_florence will be on the rd Oct 5-12 for our 3rd Very Asian Book Trip! We will be stopping by stores for stock signings- hopefully yours? 🤞

If you’d like your store to be considered, pls fill out the form! Readers, let your indie know:

bit.ly/signupVABT2025

Melissa Hung and Grace Lin, both East Asian women wearing glasses and floral print outfits, pose in front of the intro panel for an art exhibit in a museum, The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place. The panel features an enlargement of one of Grace's illustrations of a girl walking while reading. The text on the panel is in English on top and Traditional Chinese on the bottom.

An art exhibit in a museum. There is a structure in the center made of temporary/movable walls with a replica of a Chinatown gate, through which someone can walk through to see the art inside. Outside the gate is a red, round table with chairs, and a child-sized dim sum cart.

This weekend was the opening of The Art of Grace Lin @authorgracelin.bsky.social at @carlemuseum.bsky.social! There are more than 90 artworks (plus sketches & objects). Thanks to The Carle for having me as guest curator and bringing my design ideas to life. The show is up through 1/4/26.

Condemn Trump’s Use of National Guard and Military Against Americans ⭑ 5 Calls On Friday, June 6th, hundreds of residents rallied in downtown Los Angeles to protest ICE immigration raids of local businesses to target migrant …

Just in case you don’t know about this, here is a small way to make your voice heard: 5calls.org/issue/nation...

ICE arrested 36 Chinese & Taiwanese immigrants after raiding an LA nightclub. That's them, ziptied on the sidewalk.

Yo Asians—if you weren't already outraged and mobilizing on behalf of others, guess what? That "First they came for the..." poem has gotten up to us.
www.latimes.com/california/s...

In Honesdale, PA, long-time home of the @highlightsfound.bsky.social !

Yay, you!!!

The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place

This spring is whirlwind! On June 14, a retrospective exhibit of my art will open at the Carle Museum! To celebrate @alvinaling.bsky.social
and I will be recording a live episode of our BFF podcast there! Do you have any questions for us? Let us know!

carlemuseum.org/explore-art/...

Grace lin getting honorary doctorate degree

I guess I can have my books say “by Dr. Grace Lin” now.😁

review: The Gate, The Girl, And the Dragon In The Gate, The Girl, and the Dragon, Grace Lin balances an array of elements to create a quick moving story that is captivating and believable.

review: The Girl, The Gate, and the Dragon by @authorgracelin.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social pearlsandrubys.slj.com/2025/05/31/r...

Painted illustration of a girl in glasses reading a book while sitting on the limb of a tree, surrounded by all kinds of birds. Her dress is green, matching the background color. Text below reads: The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place. June 14, 2025-January 4, 2026

Time to share something I’ve been working on since last year! I’m the curator of a retrospective exhibit of the art of @authorgracelin.bsky.social for the Carle Museum. It opens soon on June 14: carlemuseum.org/explore-art/...

Very Asian Book Trip 2025 Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence will be back on the road in October 2025 for their third Very Asian Book Trip, stopping by indie bookstores for stock signings and meet-and-greets! This will be a ...

*and speaking of indie bookstores! @debbi_michiko_florence and I would love to visit your store (if geography and time allows) for this fall’s Very Asian Book Trip. Please sign up if you’d like to have us:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I know this because of the independent booksellers* who are hand selling the book and all of you readers who are sharing and talking about the book. Thank you. 🙏🫶 🙏2/3

Ny times bestseller list

Indie bestseller list

Apologies if this is braggy (pls scroll by if it’s annoying) but “The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon” has made the Times AND the Indie list for 3 weeks in a row!🤩 This is longest any of my bks have been on the list! 1/3

I made a little video using the photos I took from my Boston Chinatown trip! I may have gotten a little overzealous with the zoom feature but it was fun! I hope people are enjoying the book, if you are—please spread the word! I’d love for the book to reach as many readers as possible.💜🫶🙏