‘Our Violent Ends’ review: Chloe Gong’s tragic end to gripping duology

The highly anticipated conclusion to Chloe Gong’s Shanghai Shakespearian romance has arrived, and you are not ready for the pain of Our Violent Ends!  In the year following the events of These Violent Delights, Roma is reeling after the death…

‘Our Violent Ends’ interview: Chloe Gong talks her upcoming sequel, post-college/pandemic writing process, and future projects

Following the success of the widely acclaimed These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong returns a year after her debut’s publication with its highly anticipated sequel, Our Violent Ends. This Shakespearian retelling set in 1920s Shanghai continues after the devastating conclusion of…

November 2021 New Book Releases: Graphic novels and lush fantasy

This month is chock full of amazing graphic novels to enjoy–from graphic memoirs to comforting fantasy. There’s also a few bittersweet conclusions (Our Violent Ends?) and many highly anticipated new book releases. There’s so much to enjoy this month for…

Our Favorite AAPI Authors Recommend 12 Must-Read Books

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month might be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t continue to celebrate, read and boost AAPI voices. We asked some of our favorite AAPI authors about what books they would recommend for AAPI…

Top 10 Books of 2020

2020 has never made us more grateful for books. It’s hard to sum up the past year in a short introduction for a top 10 books list, so we won’t exactly do that. What we will say is that during…

Interview: Author Chloe Gong on writing about identity and colonialism in ‘These Violent Delights’

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong was one of my most anticipated reads of 2020, and it did not disappoint! In my interview, Gong shared a lot about her writing process and the intention behind her work. I know I…