Every single day, authors read at bookstores and libraries – and coffeeshops and bars – all over the country. And these readings are amazing: you get to hear the book in the author’s own voice, ask questions, and meet the writer. For free. Celeste Ng Read Quote
Comparing Asian writers mainly to other Asian writers implies that we’re all telling the same story – a disappointingly reductive view. Celeste Ng Read Quote
Let’s stop reflexively comparing Chinese writers to Chinese writers, Indian writers to Indian writers, black writers to black writers. Let’s focus on the writing itself: the characters, the language, the narrative style. Celeste Ng Read Quote
I play music on my phone to fall asleep when I’m on the road and as an alarm clock to wake me up, so I need it nearby – but there are never outlets by the bed in hotels! Celeste Ng Read Quote
I keep a writer’s notebook and also put all my daily schedules and to-do lists in it. Celeste Ng Read Quote
Whenever I travel, I seem to get sick – it’s probably inevitable when you’re on a plane every single day. Celeste Ng Read Quote
I resisted Twitter for a long time. To me, it was synonymous with networking, which in my mind means unceasing self-promotion and superficial small-talk with strangers. A little like wading into a river with a raging current – and I’m a terrible swimmer. Celeste Ng Read Quote
Growing up, I loved looking at the photos in my mother’s old Betty Crocker cookbook: the chocolate cakes, the cookie house, even the cheese balls and fondues. Celeste Ng Read Quote